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AMAZON.COM
ROOTSTIME (Belgium)
Le Cri Du Coyote (France)
Bristol Herald
Loafer Magazine
News & Neighbor
Blues Revue

"This is a wonderful collection of covers played with style and attitude. If this won't get your party going, call it a wake. Charlie is a very good guitarist that delivers on every track and in many styles without resorting to mindless noodling. There is hardly a wasted note. If you are into BLUES / ROCK or the guitar, this is a no brainer. You will not be disappointed."

                                                        - Amazon.com

"***** (Five Stars) Lightnin' Charlie Delivers! 
Charlie puts on a very energetic blues/rock n roll set live and he does the same in the studio! I lean more toward his raw bluesy stuff, but his rockabilly sound is well done too. It's just not all about his guitar playing, Charlie has an infectious voice! Honestly, I don't think I've quite heard anyone like him. If you like blues, traditional rock 'n' roll, and little rockabilly for good measure, then check out 'A New Leaf' by Lightnin' Charlie."
                                           - Amazon.com

"A stellar collection. 'A New Leaf' contains so many great cuts, it's hard to single out simply one or two as standouts. 'A New Leaf' shines as bright and bold as autumn colors."
                                          - Joe Tennis 
                                      Bristol Herald Courier

"Lightnin' Charlie covers some all-time blues classics with sheer magnificence [on 'A New Leaf'] and his five original songs are polished with creative soul, rock and harmony. The boppin' tunes on 'A New Leaf' could bring joy to watching paint dry."
                                                    - Josh Mancuso
                                                      News & Neighbor 

"Tennessee's Lightnin' Charlie proves a versatile guitarist and a smooth singer on "A New Leaf" (Blue Chip 3371). Musicians will dig his range of punchy tones, and most listeners will enjoy the way he and his band (and engineer) blur distinctions between vintage and modern. Top-notch material - A plus; Charlie covers Junior Wells, Rosco Gordon, and Magic Sam and submits fine originals like the jumping “Obviously” and the front-porch acoustic tune “Blues Are To Blame.” The backwards shuffle “Miami Tammi”; the Johnny Watson-inspired ballad “Friend,” where stinging guitar bounces off cooing background vocals; and a drum-less reading of Freddy King’s “Taking Care Of Business” stand out."
                                                       - BLUES REVUE

"Lightnin' Charlie is a veritable icon here in the Mountain Empire. Everyone who has the opportunity to see and hear Lightnin' perform is astounded by his talent and showmanship - this man really knows how to entertain a crowd! And when this amazing husband and wife team [Lightnin' Charlie and Beth] raise their voices in harmony to praise the Lord in song, the sound they produce is nothing short of perfection. Charlie can pick and sing everything from Country to Rock 'n' Roll to the Blues, and he does it as well as anyone on the planet. Lightnin' Charlie is one of the most entertaining, yet down-to-earth guys around, and if you have never seen him in concert, you're missing out on something really special!"
                                                      - Rick Rouse
                                                        PickinPorch.org

"The best blues-based CD I have ever heard, including all the classic recordings. There is always some deficiency in all records, but not in this one. Listening to 'A New Leaf' from beginning to end is truly a musical experience."
                                                      - Ron Baisden
                                                         Blue Rapture

"A powerful, polished and fresh original release ['A New Leaf']. Atomic-powered roots music, somewhere between classic rock 'n' roll and Chicago blues. Vibrant remakes and superb originals. In an age where the Americana genre has become increasingly commercialized and more bloated than ever, here is a release that is purely American."
                                                      - Aaron Crawford
                                                        Loafer Magazine

"Rockin' swamp blues and rock 'n' roll just as I like it. Lightnin' Charlie's 'A New Leaf' doesn't have a weak song on it. Can't wait for his next CD."
                                                      - Bernard Boyat
                     Le Cri Du Coyote (The Coyote Cry), France

"An authentic American original, Lightnin’ Charlie, with his Stetson hat and Fender Stratocaster, has hit the mark with a FANTASTIC new CD, “A New Leaf” on Blue Chip Records. GREAT ALBUM! **** (4 stars)."
                                                 - ROOTSTIME (Belgium)

“Lightnin’ Charlie Dolinger, looking disreputably cool, sang like Howlin’ Wolf while the Upsetters smoked behind him. Displaying exquisite timing and dynamics, tonal variety, and electric communication, the small band put out big sound and feeling on blistering blues.”
                                                        - Style Magazine

“I’ve been to every one of these (National Blues Talent Contest, Memphis, TN), and Lightnin’ Charlie might be the hottest guitarist they’ve ever had. He’s got Stevie Ray Vaughan written all over him.”
                                        - ESP Entertainment Guide

“This band has the potential to break out big. They won the Piedmont Blues Preservation Society’s Talent Contest last July, in competition with bands from five states. They’ve appeared from Miami to Memphis to Chicago and wowed ‘em everywhere.”
                                              - Focus Magazine

"In the concert setting, Lightnin’ Charlie & The Upsetters are known for long-winded sets of blues music that sometimes skirts jazz and rock’n’roll territories. While his shows run the gamut from a slow boil to torrential fury, Lightnin’ Charlie keeps the temperature hot. A deft instrumentalist, Mr. Charlie performs astounding guitar histrionics that will amaze everyone from blues neophytes to the most studied guitar afficionados."
                                            - John Sewell
                                              TriCities.com

"More than a bluesman."
                                           - Doug Janz
                                            Johnson City Press

“Lightnin’ Charlie and the Upsetters play the blues like the masters.”
             - Little Chicago Blues Festival Newsletter

“Lightnin’ Charlie and the Upsetters held court for over an hour (at Memphis Blues Festival) and nearly burned down the house. They placed 3rd in the Blues Foundation’s National Blues Contest, and should have won.”
                                      - Memphis Music Monthly

“A unique combination of gutsy vocals, smokin’ guitar, and high-energy showmanship. Lightnin’ Charlie was simply amazing - not because he’d play his guitar behind his head and with his teeth, but because of the way he could make it sound. An exceptional guitarist.”
                         - Carolina Blues Festival Newsletter