Lew Jetton & 61 South Press Kit (Click Here)

     Here's some Press & Reviews....

Blues Revue Magazine:
Lew Jetton & 61 South blur the line between straight-ahead blues and Southern Rock ( "Two Lane Road," "I Been Cheated").  Jetton's husky vocals front a terrific rhythm section (Greg Walker on bass and Erik Eicholtz on drums), and his guitar shares space with Sam Moore's and with Dan Bell's organ.  Guest Bob Lohr's piano fills out "Cadillac Gal" and "Nighttime Into Day," a romantic R&B ballad boosted by Terry Mike Jeffrey's sax.  They visit the roadhouse on "Cause You Lie To Me" (a rocking adaptation of Tampa Red and Albert King's "I Get Evil," boogie hard on "The Trouble," and lay down a jazzy shuffle on "Come Out Baby." Potential standards include "Tattoo Blues," and "Waffle House Woman."  Thumbs up for Tales From A 2 Lane (self release).

Real Blues Magazine:
" a Southern drawl singin' voice that's straight 'ol blues and the guitar work  drips with Dixie blues-rock flavour, but with a touch of Chicago.  61 South has a harmonica player that I swear is the reincarnation (in style at least) of Slim Harpo  and he plays like no one else on the blues scene today.... Straight authentic Southern style blues in all its down-home glory....too damn good to be a local secret. and  61 South should be on festival stages all over the U.S. showing how real Southern Blues should sound at it's best.....This CD is one of those rare ones that make  it all worthwhile.  To discover a disc this entertaining and rewarding gives one a great boost of adrenaline and motivation.....  Hopefully, this release will be the first of many and  61 South will become household names amongst blues fans who love the REAL THING.  5 bottles for a thoroughly entertaining debut release.  Southern-fried and tasty....more please!"
 

Nightlife:
" the real deal-- a passionate singer with a riveting voice and a strong, original guitar tone... magnificent playing consistently increases in ferocity, even when it seems as if it's past the breaking point...The explosive conviction of the singing carries  a long way here, and so does the feel for the blues as an art form."

Blues Revue:
 (State Line Blues CD) "Show Me" echoes "Honest I Do."  "Hushpuppies" is fine rocking blues, "State Line Blues"a mid-temp eight bar shuffle-stroll. "Homegrown Tomato" with strong harp and B-3 solos, has a country edge.  "Bad Boy" and killer original "Heavy Weather" reveal an Omar Dykes quality, with the band effectively hybridizing The Howlers and The Allman Brothers."

Blues News:
"straight ahead blues-rock with a nice mix of up-tempo and slow tunes. All of the original tunes are
well written.... a strong vocalist in the Greg Allman/Dru Lombar (Dr. Hector) blues rock style..I thoroughly recommend State Lines Blues....Top-notch songwriting backed by soulful vocals and  good playing make this CD worth buying."

Blues On Stage:
"The writing is very good, standing up to "blues standards" well.....Several of the tunes feature vicious guitar runs.......The music is a mix of hard-driving blues and slower tunes with a touch of soul... vocals are strong, his voice sometimes sounding a bit like Gregg Allman with a  deeper voice or like that of Darius Rucker of Hootie and the Blowfish with a raspy voice."

Music City Bluesletter:
   (State Line Blues CD)  " a distinctive voice and muscular guitar work dominate the band's sound, with some impressively understated work on the B-3, and some slick harp licks   But no band shines without good material, and the writing is part of what's special about the album. In the driving opening cut  about ending a marriage, with all the powerful emotions involved: "I'll always curse the day I gave you my good name, I'll love you til the end of time, but that day it finally  came."
   One of the album's best tunes and perhaps the highlight of the album,  "What's Wrong," asks that simplest of questions that usually has a much less than simple answer.  It features a slow burning guitar behind the pleading vocal, which from its tone, tells you he knows the unpleasant answer before he asks.  Another favorite, "Show Me," has a swampy feel and features an intriguing interplay between the harp,  B-3, and  guitar.
   Another highlight cut, the title song includes one of the album's best lines - "It's a state of mind, it's a state of mine, on the state line." Again, they play well off each other, and  offers up perhaps the best vocal, "standing on the state line in the middle of the road."
   They just may have a thing for food, with songs about homegrown  tomatoes and hushpuppies.  Or just possibly, these tunes are talking about something else entirely.  Both are a lot of fun.  Subject matter from a weatherman sneaks in, too, with the soulful "Getting Colder" and the rollicking closer, "Heavy Weather."  Even the covers are well chosen.  The irresistible high energy of Hip Linkchain's "House Cat Blues" and the EddieTaylor classic "Bad Boy" mesh well with the material.
   State Line Blues leaves you with a good vibe, feeling like you've just met someone who you'd like to know better, and who's probably going to become a good friend.  Check it out."

"La Hora del Blues":Here comes a powerful contemporary rock-blues band who play on a very effective solid way. . They have practically travelled round middle west states, performing in lots of clubs and festivals that take place in that part of the USA. Personally I have been pleasently surprised by thir personal way they have of approaching to the blues, because they cleverly play it showing that they really feel what they are playing. The vocal conviction together with the guitar playing  give to this band an impressing strength and dramatism that few blues bands can reach. GREAT !
 

Delta Snake Daily Blues:
"From the opening notes of this compact disc, it's obvious these guys mean business....  This band does things their way, and though influences come to mind, it comes out as 61 South.....the writing throughout this CD is solid.....  Jetton proves to be a good songwriter mixing things up well, and the backing from the rest of the band is suited to what they do. Plenty of room is afforded for each individual's  talents, and musically, they are excellent."

News 4 U:
       "The group's music has a groovin' kinda-southern-rockish blues sound with a driving beat....The vocals are backed by a strong fast beat while the guitars answer the lyrics, and an organ sound pumps in the background. It spells HOT. The album is full of good original cuts and two standards: “Bad Boy” and “House Cat”