Portrait : John “Juke” Logan (1946-2013)

Rockin' the blues

Three albums and a live with Doug MacLeod, that's about it, but enough to get a hell of a foot-stomping time. Three albums that rock, swing, boogie by a jack of all blues trades who unravels and revamps the blues with a rockin' heart, injecting different styles he feels like. But make it clear, it's not blues-rock.
This brilliant chameleon from South California (1) who was a real and respected blues connoisseur could put a J.J. Cale touch here, a Zydeco or New Orleans carnival beat there, a Latin feel a la Los Lobos (he was a good friend of David Hidalgo) or a bit of soul, always with a sharp sense of tasty exciting arrangements and generally a good dose of humor in his songwriting.