Now these guys are good! Based in the Cincinnati/ Dayton, Ohio area, leader Billy Hamilton has a fine voice and plays sharp, tight harmonica, his breaks concentrating on content rather than flash, and he writes some excellent material with pointed and/ or humorous lyrics. The originals are in the majority, though there are also some intriguing borrowings. His band, The Lowriders, is sympathetic and cool, providing a subtle but often driving backdrop often based around Jeff Long's Hammond B-3 or piano. Their influences seem to range from vintage Buddy Guy, Ray Charles and Chuck Berry through Professor Longhair and the boundary leaping organ grooves of the likes of Jimmy Smith, Jimmy McGriff and Brother Jack MacDuff on to the likes of the funky R&B of Lee Dorsey and Robert Parker, the Stax sound and seventies funk. They never stray into self-indulgent territory, preferring instead to maintain the groove, and solos are kept short and sharp. Parti...