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"Their just really isn't anyone else who can do what Barrelhouse Chuck does. He plays the real Chicago blues piano. I was surprised how good he can sing too." ~ Kim Wilson

"Got My Eyes On You" Barrelhouse Chuck
Chuck's disc is a first rate Chicago blues CDs and those legendary cats give the best of them on every track. If you ask me, "Got My Eyes On You" has "traditional album of the year" written all over it, a winner in my book. The other thing that impressed me is the quality of Sirens' CDs - the cover is always stylish and sound quality is well above average, true audiophile releases!
As always it will be my pleasure to feature those two discs in my shows - rest assured that I will give this some heavy airplay. I'm sure my listeners will enjoy it as much as I do.
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© Przemek Draheim www.blues.pl/draheim draheim@blues.pl

Editorial reviews
...SALUTE TO SUNNYLAND SLIM will be a treat for traditional blues lovers, including straight-ahead Chicago blues, swinging jump blues, playful boogies, a jazzy shuffle, and a couple of mournful slow blues. Extra bonus track is worth the cost alone! A must for blues collectors and fans......a killer CD from beginning to end!
- Living Blues (07/01/1999)

Prescription For The Blues
With obvious pride, chuck Goering carries the torch for Sunnyland Slim, Little Brother Montgomery, Leroy Carr, and other revered figures of blues piano. Glad to say, he shows enough personality to avoid felony charges of mimicry when handling slow blues and romps associated with his mentors. And Chuck's a capable singer, at his most delightful in Sunnyland's inebriated "Barrelhouse Woman". Helfer, a former comrade-in-blues of Big Joe Williams, guests on three tracks, moving Chuck over to the churchy Farfisa organ for "Ain't Nobody's Business."
- Frank-John Hadley, DownBeat November 2002

"8 Hands on 88 Keys - Chicago Blues Piano Masters" (The Sirens Records www.thesirensrecords.com)
"It isn’t often that four Chicago piano virtuosos convene for a marathon recording session, but this one must have been a riot, judging by the sheer fervor of the performances. Each artist sounds utterly unlike the rest, with Barrelhouse Chuck laying down relentless boogie rhythms, Detroit Junior accompanying his fat chords with moans and cries, Pinetop Perkins luxuriating in unbelievably slow and sultry tempos and Erwin Helfer ripping through blues, boogie, and jazz numbers at a breakneck pace. Together, these great Chicago originals play down-home music that’s about as unvarnished as it gets."
- Howard Reich, Chicago Tribune March 3, 2002

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"You've captured the true essence of the music and I know you're not copying anyone, it's just you now. I haven't enjoyed watching someone else so much in a long, long time!"
- Honey Piazza

25 years of Chicago Blues Piano. "Chuck really plays! Not a bad tune on the whole CD!"
- Sam Myers

"Can you leave tomorrow? I want you to join my band."
- Albert King (Seattle 1980)

"I wish my son could play like you."
- Willie Dixon

"You put your life out on the keys every time you play."
- Erwin Helfer

"Man I got's to have him in my band."
- Jimmy Rogers

"Barrelhouse, you sound great."
- Dave Brubeck

"You bang that piano real nice."
- Albert Collins

"Who’s playin’ that pianta? You play my shit good!"
- Muddy Waters

"Barrelhouse is my favorite blues piano player."
- Erwin Helfer

"Of all the younger blues piano players, not only is he the greatest, but he is also liked and known by the great piano players. He’s like family to these people. The proper schooling has taken place."
- Billy Flynn

"Chuck, you got that Chess sound."
- Bo Diddley

"Oh man, Chuckie can play … he plays all my stuff, all of everybody elses, and then some of his own!"
- Pinetop Perkins

"Barrelhouse Chuck plays great Chicago blues in the true spirit of the masters who handed their music down directly to him. They knew they were putting their music in capable hands"

"Brash exuberance of youth and tasteful and deeply felt brand of traditional blues. A Keeper of the flame, he both nurtures and expands upon this distinguished heritage."

"Barrelhouse Chuck can whip that pearl as he displayed great fills and solos in the styles of Pinetop Perkins, Sunnyland Slim and his mentor and close friend, Little Brother Montgomery. Chuck brought down the house with his version of 'Pinetop's Boogie.'"
- San Diego Blues Organization "Blues News"

"Barrelhouse Chuck adds the brash exuberance of (relative) youth to his tasteful and deeply felt brand of traditional blues. As keeper of the flame, he both nurtures and expands upon the heritage."
- David Whities

"Blues doesn't get anymore authentic than this!"
- David Adler Cultural Center

"Original blues masters like Little Brother Montgomery, Sunnyland Slim and S.P. Leary took this young aspiring musician into their homes and welcomed him into their lives and onto their bandstands, anointed him with their musical blessings and called him "son." No endorsement in the world can top that. That means more than any words can say."
- Justin O'Brien

"Barrelhouse Chuck plays from the heart-like his mentors-and "Salute To Sunnyland Slim" gives back to those who gave so generously to him. Very simply, this is great Chicago blues in the true spirit of the masters and handed down directly from them. They knew they were putting their music in capable hands."
- Justin O'Brien

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