1.   The album features an eclectic collection of old blues, jazz, and romantic pop standards.

2.   But sometimes, like a high-pitched riff in an old blues song, the self-assured facade gives way to painful awareness of the world he is trying to escape.

3.   He writes foursquare, oompah pieces, reminiscent of old blues and spirituals.

4.   In time, they performed in coffee shops near the university, each man taking turns accompanying the other on guitar as they played old blues standards.

5.   It was the stuff of old blues and mountain music, which face tragedy through resilient humor.

6.   My mom liked old blues stuff, Robert Johnson, Joseph Spence, Leadbelly.

7.   No question, she has those old Ottawa Delta blues on this fine, swampy album.

8.   Old blues masters like Robert Johnson and T Bone Walker may be long gone, but still they teach from beyond the grave.

9.   The five got together for six hours on a Friday and batted out arrangements to some old blues songs.

10.   Play it for friends who find the old blues too grim.