Bob's Chat

I received notification from Pixeldrain that starting from 26 January 2026 the file expiry will be reduced to 60 days. As many of my compilations are hosted on Pixeldrain, and the links are mostly still active, I suggest all followers of this blog grab whatever you need over the next week as the links will soon expire for many of the older compilations.

I sometimes get asked about renewing expired links. Just before Xmas I was asked to renew links for 3 compilations. When I checked 2 were still active, I made a new link for the other one, and to this day it sits there with zero downloads. So I'm going to have to adopt the approach of other blogs and will not be renewing any expired links unless I know the person asking or they comment regularly on the blog.

Now to the subject of comments/feedback. With very few exceptions all of us who run these free music sharing blogs welcome comments/feedback. We provide you with the free music and you give us some small thanks in return. That's how it's supposed to work. Lately comments here have dropped off to none or just 1 or 2, and if I check the downloads I see figures like 55 or 86 downloads, even up around 100. When I do get comments it's always from the same small group of loyal followers, but the majority are just taking and remaining silent. 

So I'm informing you that I'd like to see an increase in comments/feedback, and if there is not then I will take steps to filter out the "lurkers" who just take and never find the time to say thanks. I can password lock the folders, I can go private again. I really do not want to do either as it means more work for me. But take this as a friendly reminder, or the day may come soon when you can no longer access the blog or open the folders.

Here today for your listening pleasure are two new compilations. Blues, R&B, Soul & Gospel Records Volume 227 with 21 tracks from 1957 to 2023. As usual an eclectic mix featuring Buddy Rich, Bobby Rush, Dinah Washington, Solomon Burke, Wilson Pickett, and other noted artists.

Country, Pre-War & Acoustic Blues Volume 101 today gives you Gospel Blues Volume 06 - Jesus Turned The Water Into Wine (1927-2024). Lots of rare tracks here from early recorded artists like Lonnie McIntorsh, Charley Patton, and The Utica Institute Jubilee Singers, through to contemporary performers like Sue Foley, Guy Davis, Chris Kramer, and Harold Stewart.

Anyway my friends enjoy today's music and don't forget to take a few seconds to say thanks, or give some feedback, not just to me but to everyone who shares free music on the various internet blogs and sites.