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by George W. Harris • April 3, 2023 • Vocalist Deb Callahan belts it out on a collection of mostly from her own pen and  guitarist Chris Arms and a swampy team of Allen James/g, Garry Lee/b, Tom Walling/Dany Schogger/p-org and a backing horn-vocal  More...

Deb Callahan – Backbone Blue Pearl Records https://www.debcallahanband.com/ 12 tracks/47:58 Reviewed by Mark Nelson Philadelphia native Deb Callahan has given us 6 releases over the last 2 decades. Her soul/blues material has pleased fans. It’s be  More...

Blues Magazine, Netherlands written by: Martin van der Velde  Philadelphia blues-soul singer and songwriter Deb Callahan has just released her 6th CD. She has dedicated the album to Tom Walling, the drummer she has worked with for the past 16 years, who   More...

BACKBONE Deb Callahan (Blue Pearl Records) *****+ This is the 6th album for this Philly based blues singer/ songwriter, the follow-up to 2015’s Sweet Soul, and it’s a knockout. Backbone swings and grooves from the first note to the last, powered  More...

FRIDAY, APRIL 7, 2023 Deb Callahan: “Backbone” (2023) CD Review Deb Callahan is a blues vocalist based in Philadelphia. Her new album, Backbone, features mostly original material, songs that she wrote or co-wrote. The band backing her includes core m  More...