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Reviews Blues Revue December 2003
"Highway 80 East heads straight for roots nirvana, fueled by solid Southern soul and blues. The Bluebirds are fine instrumentalists and all three 'birds sing superbly. Got You On My Mind is swamp-pop perfection. Even Now is a soul ballad of staggering power and tenderness." | Living Blues October/November 2003
"You've gotta love this disc, if only for the photograph on the cover, which was taken by Maudle Schuyler Clay as part of her 'Delta Land' series. Luckily, the music inside is just as interesting. They go to their own back catalog when the Flett brothers fronted A-Train, one of the hottest and most legendary bands on the north Louisiana scene, for the rousing Bend Over Baby and Get a Grip. -- Andria Lisle" | Roots Music Report
"Roots blues lively & Splendid. The Bluebirds blues it out on this release. The members in this band shine.
A superb CD to listen to! 5 star rating" | offBeat May 2003(Jazzfest Issue)
"It's rare, almost impossible, to find a roots band that can essay so many styles as the Bluebirds and make every one of them sound not only fresh but also completely unforced and honest...
the Bluebirds are simply Louisiana's most soulful roots-rockers. Somebody make these geezers famous, and fast. --Robert Fontenot" | Gambit Weekly Jazzfest Preview April 29, 2003
"Shreveport trio the Bluebirds roars like a rootsier version of ZZ Top, thanks to the always inventive and soulful slide guitar playing of six-string wizard Buddy Flett. The band plays a mix of classic roadhouse blues mixed with it's own original material, and it's brand new CD, Highway 80 East, is the best album of the band's carreer." |
Everybody's Squawking About The Bluebirds
"Personally, I think it is much better than Swamp Stomp, more like the real roadhouse potential I thought the band had. 'Cleveland, MS' is just a great song".
James, Lien, Music Editor, CMJ, Sept 18, 1996
"The boisterous bayou beat of northern Louisiana is alive and well in the hands of this suitably steamy Shreveport trio...(the dozen) originals are solid slices of swamp soul..."
Michael Point, DOWN BEAT, Sept 1995
"Buddy Flett spews mesmerizing big-beat blues rock on his trio's debut... a first round knockout. His no nonsense solos with fingers and slide provide a textbook study in taste and tone... Slowhand slider and blues sharpshooter"
Jaz Obrecht, GUITAR PLAYER, July 1995, April 1996
"A terrific little band with original material that packs a sweet punch, fronted by Buddy Flett, a well-traveled and supremely gifted guitarist"
Chris Morris, BILLBOARD, Dec 10, 1994
"'South From Memphis' leaves 'Swamp Stomp' in the dust. Buddy Flett emerges as one of the truly unheralded talents of the region. The Bluebirds are staking out a turf entirely their own, and if there's any justice this combo will be flying high out of the Shreveport city limits in the future."
Scott Jordan, OFFBEAT, New Orleans, Sept 1996
"Theirs is likely to be the best Bluesrock you'll hear this year... sensational bottleneck playing. For some good, stompin' Louisiana bluesrock, don't miss the Bluebirds... Swamp Stomp was the Best Blues-Rock release of 95"
Tim Schuller, THE MET, Dallas, TX, April 8,1995, Feb 14, 1996
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 2009 Marks the 23nd Anniversary of the Bluebirds, formed in May 1986
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