Medleyville

Raised in St. Louis, blues singer/guitarist Jim Byrnes has called Canada home for years. But his weary, soulful voice has the influence of the Deep South written all over it, and Byrnes is in fine form on his latest album, Everywhere West (out now). Standouts include the Byrnes original "Hot As a Pistol," a New Orleans-flavored take on Robert Johnson's "From Four Until Late" and a juke-joint-suitable rendition of the Jimmy Reed tune "Take Out Some Insurance on Me."