The Flatrock Riverfest happened for a couple years in a park outside Michaels On The River, a downriver blues club which still exists today. These recordings were done at the 2001 Riverfest and they took a few years to see the light of day, but it was worth the wait. With songs from a diverse selection of Detroit blues acts, some of which are still playing today, some of which have since broken up. This CD serves as a reminder of the great times had at those festivals. bands include: The Playboys, Lucas, Buck & The System, The Amazing Boneheads, Stoney Mazar & The Westsiders, Blue Rose, Mystery Train, and the band that helped put this festival together, the Diamond Dukes. 8 bands/12 songs.

The Best Of Heatstock 2006 (NCP099)is another great CD with 16 cuts (One from each band which played at the 2006 show) 79+ minutes of Heatstock action, which is all we could cram onto one disc. (this years show will be the 27th and 28th of July at the same location we have been at since '99)

Travelin' Blues:
1. The Rolling Mill - 3:30
Erich Goebel Band:
2. I Can't Wait - 3:18
Luther "Badman" Keith Band:
3. Six Figure Salary - 6:15
Kenny Miller Blues Band:
4. Bring It On Up - 5:25
Robert Noll Blues Mission:
5. Flatt Tire - 4:30
The Curtis Sumter Project:
6. The Viagra Song - 4:10
Jazz, Junk & The Booty:
7. Voices - 2:48
"Lonesome" Dave Paul:
8. Hurricane Blues - 4:23
Wailin' Dale & The D.T.'s:
9. When I Get Drunk - 5:19
Little Jr. Cannaday with The Ben Moore Blues Express:
10. Everybody Likes What I Got - 4:12
The Alley Katz:
11. I Got News - 4:56
Charles "Buddy" Smith:
12. Country Girl - 6:31
Odell Bluesboy "D" and the Delta 5
13. These Kind Of Blues - 6:23
The Billy Davis Rhythm Machine:
14. Lover Man - 5:06
Cathy Davis & The Soul Searchers:
15. Hip Shakin' Mama - 4:11
Motor City Josh & The Big 3:
16. Boogie Thing - 8:49

It was a great deal of fun doing these recordings, with Neil Sever at the board all I had to do was enjoy the show for the most part. I did have to bring down the Hammond B-3 from the studio for one show, which was a back breaker, but the sound it produced was well worth the effort. After the release of the "Live & Lowdown!" (NCP023) from Bobby Murray, these tapes went into the No Cover archives for a few years. Now it's time to re-visit them for the release of Lenny Watkins' first ever solo CD "Live At Memphis Smoke" (NCP098). Lenny's dynamic vocals and stage presence wow the crowd which only serves to energize him even more. I am glad to have had the chance to work with all the great musicians who back Lenny on this Cd. I hope you enjoy listening to it as much as we enjoyed making it.

Gary T. Winslow has released a CD with No Cover. Gary is a solo artist that blends new styles of music like hard rock with the Piedmont style blues he was taught by his father, who was taught by Reverend Gary Davis, and became close friends with him - even naming Gary after the Reverend. this artist is going to be one to watch! 14 original songs and only 1 cover song

This disc chronicles another 14 releases from the Detroit blues label No Cover Productions.
We start off with a major milestone for No Cover with the reissue of two CD's from Robert Noll
This is followed by a local street musician whose blues are right from the dawn of blues time.
That would be Travelin' Steve and his group Travelin' Blues, which in addition to Steve,
features Gutbucket Bass and Harmonica. Next are two CD's from the Kenny Miller band, one
live, and one studio. This is followed by a second Blues Challenge Sampler, again released
in cooperation with the Detroit Blues Society, this time featuring the Challenge finals from 2005
Then we released the first volume of Robert Noll's "Live Retrospect" Series and "Lonesome"
Dave Paul follows with his second No Cover CD titled "Live At The Attic". Cooley Pope had a
band called Idlewild Blue, which backs him on most of the tracks on his Cd "Detroit Attitude"
The next project is from R&B legend Charles "Buddy" Smith. It is titled "Resurrection".  We hope
that is exactly what it is for Buddy. Billy Davis has wanted to do a Christmas CD for as long as
he can remember. Now he has one called "Merry Christmas To The World" and he couldn't be
happier. The Sax Maniacs have gone through some personel changes through the years which
have only made the band grow stronger. Their new CD "Will The Last One Out Of Detroit,
Please Turn Out The Lights" is a strong set of all-original songs. Robbie Lee Noll is a great Acoustic
Player, and his CD "Dear Friend" shows that rarely seen side, cut live at "Lenny's Coffe Gallery,
with some studio cuts from Straight Ahead Studios, this one is a treat! The final cut on this disc is
from Billy Davis' 4th No Cover CD, not yet released at the time of this writing.

But of course the story is not finished yet.
With over 14 more CD's on the way No Cover is not done yet!The companions to this cd are also available:
 "The First 14"
Our first sampler covering the first 14 CD's we released.
"The Next 14"
Our second sampler covering the next 14 CD's
"Another 14"
Our third sampler covering another 14 CD's
"Not Another 14"
Our fourth sampler covering 15 more CD's
"14 More!"
Our fifth sampler covering 14 more CD's
Be sure to check them all out!

song list:

1. This Guitar 5:03
2. I Got The Blues 6:35
(Robert Noll Blues Mission)
3. Nightly Things 5:14
(Travelin' Blues)
4. Goodbye Little Girl 2:45
5. Bring It On Up 4:57
(Kenny Miller)
6. Everything's Gonna Be O.K. 4:14
(The Chris Canas Blues Revolution)
7. Fade My Blues 7:36
(Robert Noll Blues Mission)
8. Gasoline Blues 3:30
("Lonesome" Dave Paul)
9. Summa Dizz 4:27
(Cooley Pope)
10. Come On In 8:04
(Charles "Buddy" Smith)
11. Let's Spend Christmas Together 7:09
(Billy Davis)
12. Woman You Don't Mean A Thing To Me 3:25
(The Sax Maniacs)
13. Easy Target  6:16
(Robbie Lee Noll)
14. Soul Shaker 5:05
(The Billy Davis Rhythm Machine)

Jeff and Christy Howard are a husband-wife, singer-songwriter team, who are well known to the Detroit blues community. This CD "Deep In Blues Country" (NCP094) is their first acoustic release. They are also featured on the "Blues For Katrina" CD (NCP070) doing the song "I've Got A Weakness". They were finalists in 2005, and won the 2006 - Motor City Blues Challenge (acoustic solo/duo division). They represented Detroit in the 2007 International Blues Challenge in Memphis, Tennessee. Jeff was formerly lead guitarist for the late Butler Twins, legends of Detroit blues, who had two hit blues albums in England during the mid-1990s and won two Detroit Music Awards in 2000. Christy's vocal style is soulful but mellow, smoky and sultry, yet melodic and soothing. Her country roots, deep in Tennessee, come out when she sings giving her a distinctive sound and a down-to-earth persona. Together, Christy and Jeff's music is a unique blend of Country, Rock, and Blues. Live they also perform chicago-style and delta blues, featuring some of the original blues compositions that are found on this CD. (13 original tracks)

(Last Release of 2006!) Robbie Lee Noll (a.k.a. Robert Noll) has recorded a live Accoustic CD at Lenny's Coffee Galley which also features some studio tracks recorded at Straight Ahead. This is Robbie all by himself, with the exception of some harmonica from Carl Cabellero on a few tracks. He released the CD titled "Dear Friend" (NCP090) at Lenny's Coffee Galley 19376 E. 10 mile Rd. 586-777-9560 on December 16th 2006 - we hope you were there!

First Release of 2007! - The Sax Maniacs  have joined the roster of artists here at No Cover.  Saxman Dave Daniele says they wanted to do a record that sounded like their live show, something they could reproduce live, and we feel this record is it. Titled "Will The Last One Out Of Detroit Please Turn Out The Lights" (NCP089) This CD is rockin' blues at it's finest, done by local veterans of both the blues and Detroit Rock scenes. this one has 10 original tunes and no covers. All the tracks were written by Dave Daniele and Steve Dansby, with the exception of "Headin' To New Orleans", which was written by Dave Daniele and Val Ventro.

Billy Davis  has recorded a Christmas Blues Cd titled "Merry Christmas To The World" (NCP088) for the No Cover label. There are eight songs covering a slightly different view of the holidays. As usual with Billy's recordings, this one also features all original songs written by Billy who is a very prolific songwriter.   (Special Holiday Price of Just $10.00 includes shipping)

Missing in action for a couple years the Robert Noll Blues Mission is back with a vengence!!. Robert has released three CDs with No Cover!!

The first volume of The Retrospect series, "Retrospect Vol 1" (NCP084) features Live recordings made in the early 90's, prior to the formation of No Cover, by President Mike Boulan while he was doing live sound for Robert. - the other two of these CDs are Robert's past releases, "Blues Mission" (NCPR77) plus, "Happy Bluesday" (NCPR78) both of which are  Detroit blues-rock at it's finest