Sunny Bleau & The Moons

Passion & Regrets

Endless Blues Records

Singer-songwriter Kelly Brock, a.k.a. Sunny Bleau, is known for her lyrics, vocals, and personality. She performs with her writing partner guitarist-composer Nic Cocco, and together they create some great music. On “Passion & Regrets” they have teamed up with producer Mick Kolassa who brings together Rick Steff, keyboards; bassist, Bill Ruffino; drummer, James Cunningham; harmonica player, Kiersi Joli; and guitarist Jeff Jenson who guests on three tracks. All vocals are sung by Sunny Bleau.

“Passion & Regrets” opens with “Two Glasses of Whiskey on Ice”, a tale of an older woman who had a romantic encounter with a Beale Street musician, a sad and sexy tune. “You Better Put The Coffee On” is about a woman who refuses to be taken for granted, “I woke up this morning, and found my man was up and gone, well you left me a note…you better put the coffee on”, with some great guitar from Cocco.

“Low-Down-Middle-Aged-Blues”, features Steff on piano, and Dr. Peter Stephenson on Hammond organ, it’s an adaption of Stephenson’s award winning “Helpless Blues” as the song celebrates aging gracefully. On “Peacock Strut”, the first song where guitarist Cocco is joined by Jenson as they duel in duet, “well try as you must, I don’t need your Peacock strut”.

“S-H-E-E-E-W-O-M-A-N” is an assertive feminist anthem “some call me trashy, some call me unfit, cause I’m a sheeewoman”, with some more great harp from Joli. “Why Don’t You Do Right?” written by Kansas Joe McCoy husband to Memphis Minnie, and re-arranged by Cocco; was first recorded by vocalist L’il Green with guitarist Big Bill Broonzy, in 1941.

My favorite “Waitin’ On A Man”, “can drive a woman crazy, I would sit around waitin’ for him to call, I wanted him to show me somethin’, he kept me waitin’ & waitin’, & waitin’; waitin’ on a man can make a woman loose her self-respect, waitin’ on a man can make a woman find out who she really is”, with some great piano from Steff.

“You Put Me Out” is about the anguish of being in a one-sided relationship with some great Hammond B-3 organ from Steff, “I might be the one you

always regret”. “Deep Regretful Blues” is about a woman who hurt a man and later regrets it, “I know I broke your heart, I got the deep regretful blues”, adapted from “Regret Blues” from Michael Hishon. The closer, “Memphis Bound (It is Well with My Soul) written by Horatio Spafford and re-arranged, features Steff with more Hammond B-3, “when I die, I won’t be going to heaven…’Cause Beale Street is hallowed ground”.

The cover photo of a roller-coaster, is symbolic of the “Passion & Regret” of the up and down life of a blues woman; with a cover designed by Jen Taylor. This fabulous album produced by Mick Kolassa firmly establishes Sunny Bleau as an artist destined for further recognition, and a future concert headliner.

Richard Ludmerer
Contributing Editor/Making A Scene

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