Luther Allison

"Luther Allison delivers the real thing. Soulful shouter and scorching soloist, he performs the deep, hard blues as if his life were hanging in the balance."
-- GUITAR PLAYER

"Supercharged, scalding guitar...gritty, soul-tinged vocals ...unequalled kinetic attack."
-- CHICAGO TRIBUNE

"One of the greatest bluesmen of his generation."
--ROLLING STONE

"Luther Allison was one of the greatest bluesmen of his generation. A fluid guitarist with a biting tone and a vocalist of feral power."
--ROLLING STONE

Intense, focused guitar work and gravelly, soulful vocals. Allison performed with the fiery energy of a teenager and the grizzled soul of a veteran."
--PEOPLE

"Luther Allison delivers the real thing. A soulful shouter and scorching soloist, he performs the deep, hard blues as if his life were hanging in the balance. A passionate shouter and ferocious guitarist, Luther Allison played hard, hard blues. His solos combine the wisdom of a master storyteller with elegance, elasticity and fearsome sting."
--GUITAR PLAYER

"Allison has a trademark wild streak and displays a lived-in blues soul...His mixture of rock-edged ripping and sweet, slow grit is the real deal, as his torrid live shows attest."
--GUITAR

"Complementing his ferocious, searing licks with gritty vocals, Allison squinted, switched and grimaced as he launched notes out into the night air to dance with the spirit of Robert Johnson." 
--LOS ANGELES TIMES

"One of the hottest live acts in the blues. Allison is an over-the-top guitarist with a raw, dirty sound utterly unlike the smooth speed of many of his contemporaries....His playing has primitive passion and strong musical imagination." 
--BOSTON GLOBE

"This soulful ace burns up stages with his raw, powerful sound."
--USA TODAY

"A burn-down-the-house live performer. The multi-talented Allison is a soulful singer, an excellent, original songwriter, and a powerful guitarist, equally capable of playing screaming slide, scratchy soul rhythm and stabbing single-note solos, all with overflowing energy, abundant confidence and a deft touch...high-intensity. Allison delivers dancing-on-a-razor's-edge West Side guitar. He comes on like a guitar-slinging Otis Redding, delivering the sweet and sour r&b ballads with heart-stopping intensity." 
--GUITAR WORLD