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They re at it again... this bunch of seasoned players from NE Missouri. With Heartless, their 4th independent release, BJ Allen & Blue Voodoo keep on rockin the blues, featuring more new music with 8 original tunes written by either JP Hurd or Jerry Fuller, and 3 cover tunes that are favorites from the band s live set. Laying the foundation are David Daniels on drums and JP Hurd on bass. This rhythm section is tighter than a tick on a hound-dog s you-know-what! With bold bass lines and a steady groove, these boys will rock ya all night long! JP also blows harp and writes some of the band s original material. Jerry Fuller handles the guitar licks with flair. Also contributing as a writer and doing double duty on the keyboards, Jerry brings the zing to all the band s arrangements, whether covers of blues favorites or the band s original tunes. Fronting this group is vocalist, BJ Allen, who employs a dynamic range of styles. At once sweet, sultry, sassin', sexy and always right on the money - BJ puts her heart and soul into every song and you can take that to the bank! Starting off with the swingin Don t Know What You re Missin, and ending up with a gospel-tinged version of Janis Joplin's Get It While You Can, this collection will have you tappin your toes and singin along from start to finish. Traditional 12-bar shuffles Radio Song and Take Out Some Insurance are woven into the mix with the James Brown style Borderline, the quirky Its All About You, and Dinah Washington s classic, Sunday Kind of Love. There is a 6/8 groove to the heart-wrenching title track, Heartless, and Iron City leans to the grungie side of blues rock. Tryin To Find the Groove has a very contemporary twist and the group's protest song, Do Something lyrically cries out for social justice with a nice, travellin groove. Moving from fun to funky to soulful ballads and back again, Heartless is a must have for any fan of contemporary blues.