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"KEEPER OF THE BLUES"
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"I listened to these tracks here online
 and have to say I haven't heard as much
 reality in a singer and writer in a long time!
Lonnie is the 'Keeper' of bluesy soul!!!"  
                                ~Miguel Henhagen

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1 Keeper of the Blues

2 Sleeping in My Bed

3 World Needs Some Healing

4 Shame Shame Shame

5 Kayla Mae

6 Dark Cloud

7 Broken Mirror

8 I'm a Country Boy

9 Spilled Milk

10 Whippin the Devil

11 I Found a Feather

After Lonnie played the King Biscuit Blues Festival in his home town of Helena,
Arkansas in 1986, he was asked to record a single for the Rooster Blues label. This in turn led to his first album for Rooster Blues, Portrait, released in 1993. 

"Lonnie Shields' debut album, Portrait, introduced an accomplished, talented bluesman, one that was
equally capable of playing guitar with abandon and delivering a song with soul. Unlike many of his peers, Lonnie  doesn't oversell a song, he caresses it with his voice, knowing when to bring it all back home. Supported by guitarist Big Jack Johnson, keyboardist Frank Frost and drummer Sam Carr, he's able to pull off contemporary blues, laidback soul and funky grooves, resulting in a truly impressive and detailed Portrait. "    ~ Thom Owens, All Music Guide  
                                                                                                                                        

"12 tracks, 56 mins, recommended. Available again. Strong debut album by young bluesman from West Helena, Arkansas. Recorded over a period of several years with accompaniments by a number of fine Southern musicians the result is a well crafted and varied selection of material. Lonnie has a strong soulful voice, not unlike that of his hero Z.Z. Hill and is a good, if not terribly distinctive, guitar player. The material, all written by Lonnie, ranges from soul (Boxing Gloves) to R&B (Eight Days A Week) to tough juke joint blues (Fistful Of Dollars/ Cry, Sky). 12 tracks in all. Accompanying musicians include Eddie "Vaan" Shaw, Big Jack Johnson, Lorenzo Smith, Sam Carr and others. Nice."   ~RootsAndRhythm.com

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Lonnie recorded
and released
Tired of Waiting
in June of 1996 for
the London-based
JSP Records label.
   

Blues from the Heart-vol. II
--Blues Artists' Gift to the Autism,
Society was recorded live
at The Soup Kitchen Saloon
in Detroit in March, 1996. 
Lonnie performed Fistfull of Dollars
as his live selection out of the eleven
tracks on the disc. 

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Blues on Fire was the second release for Lonnie on the JSP label, released in 1997 out of London.  Performing are some notable names in the blues today with Lonnie on guitar and vocals, Barry Harrison -drums, Randy Lippincott -bass, Johnny Rawls -guitar and vocals, Bruce Feiner -tenor sax, Robert Feiner -baritone sax, Shemekia Copeland -vocals, Brian Charette -keyboards and Hammond organ, and Mike Jones -trumpet.

Recorded over a period of several years with accompaniments by a number of fine Southern musicians the result is a well crafted and varied selection of material. Lonnie has a strong soulful voice, not unlike that of his hero Z.Z. Hill and is a good, if not terribly distinctive, guitar player. The material, all written by Lonnie, ranges from soul (Boxing Gloves) to R&B (Eight Days A Week) to tough juke joint blues (Fistful Of Dollars/ Cry, Sky). 12 tracks in all. Accompanying musicians include Eddie "Vaan" Shaw, Big Jack Johnson, Lorenzo Smith, Sam Carr and others. Nice."   ~F.S.--Roots and Rhythm

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"Down in the Delta, the blues covers ground ranging from ballads to boogies, and this
notable release from Rooster Blues Records proves that no one combs the down-home
musical landscape better than Arkansas' Lonnie Shields. A well-kept secret since his exceptional debut recording in 1993, Portrait (named Album of the Year by Living Blues magazine), Shields is bound to break through to the vastly larger audience he deserves with the richly textured sounds and seductions of his latest effort, Midnight Delight. As varied in his styles as his late mentor, Frank Frost, he offers up dark danceable blues (like "I'm Bad" and "What Am I Gonna Do with All These Women?"), engaging soul ("Midnight Delight," "Woman, I Want to Talk to You"), and irresistible radio-ready fare ("Flowers in the Rain," "Long, Lonesome Road"). On this recording, Shields showcases a level of musicianship and songwriting lyricism rarely attained by peers of far greater renown"         . --Alan Greenberg