Spontaneous Combustion
Released: Sep 24, 2002
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Released: Sep 24, 2002
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Rarely has an album title so captured the essence of a performer. Ever restless and eager to expand her musical horizons, this fiery slide guitar star burns with an unquenchable inner flame, which...
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Up From the Skies: The Polydor Years
Released: Jul 7, 1998
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Released: Jul 7, 1998
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With her bluesy intonation and trademark gusty delivery, it is a wonder that singer/songwriter Ellen McIlwaine (guitar/piano/vocals) wasn't more commercially successful. This single-disc anthology...
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Women in (E)motion
Released: 1998
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Released: 1998
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This live recording from Germany captures the essence of her stage show at the turning of the millennium. It's stark evidence of how increasingly rhythmic her work became through the years. She...
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Looking for Trouble
Released: 1988
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Released: 1988
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Recorded for a small Western Canadian label, this release is an unusual but affecting blend of world beat and electronics, combined with the passionate performer's powerful playing and singing....
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The Real Ellen McIlwaine
Released: 1975
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Released: 1975
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Her best. McIlwaine sings and plays slide guitar in a blues/rock vein and composes prolifically. This album also includes music by Stevie Wonder, Jack Bruce, John Lee Hooker, Booker T., and Tracy...
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The Real Ellen McIlwaine/Everybody Needs It
Released: 1995
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Released: 1995
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Ellen McIlwaine's Everybody Needs It with Jack Bruce is a very special record by an artist who deserves tremendous recognition. A photo of the Cream bassist adorns the back cover -- McIlwaine on...
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Honky Tonk Angel
Released: 1972
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Released: 1972
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Although she has remained arguably unknown, Ellen McIlwaine (guitar/vocals) is one of the more profound figures to have risen through the ranks of the 1970s singer/songwriter movement. Having grown...
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We the People
Released: 1973
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Released: 1973
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The brilliant slide playing that inspired the respect of fellow guitarists John Lee Hooker, Johnny Winter, Jeff Healey, David Lindley, and others is obvious right off the top. In her unfettered...
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