Author: James Porter

Blues Folk Soul 

Still Bill, Just As He Was

April 6, 2020 James Porter 2 Comments Bill Withers, Columbia Records, Curtis Mayfield, Funkadelic, Gil Scott-Heron, John Hammond, Marvin Gaye, Sly Stone, Stevie Wonder, Swamp Dogg, Terry Callier

There was almost no precedent for Bill Withers in the 1970s

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Latin Pop Rock 

REISSUES: Revisiting The Land of 1000 Dances

January 22, 2020January 22, 2020 James Porter 0 Comments Buffalo Springfield, Cannibal & the Headhunters, Chris Jenner, Don Waller, Fats Domino, Frank Zappa, Frankie “Cannibal” Garcia, Goldmine Magazine, Johnny Rivers, Los Angeles, Minky Records, Rampart Records, The Beach Boys, The Beatles, The Doors, The Mamas & The Papas

An essential box set chronicles the history of iconic Los Angeles Latino rock label Rampart Records

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Pop Rock 

The Everlasting Endurance of Paul Revere & The Raiders

October 10, 2019October 11, 2019 James Porter 3 Comments Columbia Records, Dick Clark reunion with Paul Revere, GTO commercial, Indian Reservation, Johnny Mathis, Kicks, Link Wray, Mark Lindsay, Once Upon A Time in Hollywood, Paul Revere & The Raiders, Quentin Tarantino, Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon A Time In Hollywood, Something Happening, The Judge Pontiac, The Smothers Brothers, Tommy Smothers

How Quentin Tarantino kickstarted a resurgence for the band behind “Kicks”

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Country and/or Western 

Buck Owens and the 1970s

June 28, 2019June 28, 2019 James Porter 0 Comments Bakersfield Sound, Buck Owens, Buck Owens and the Buckaroos Complete Capitol Singles 1971-1975, Omnivore Recordings, The Buckaroos

A new compilation from Omnivore Recordings highlights the Bakersfield honky tonk great’s rockiest period

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Pop Psychedelics Remembrance Rock 

Farewell, Roky Erickson: We’re Gonna Miss Him

June 4, 2019June 4, 2019 James Porter 2 Comments 13th Floor Elevators, RIP, Roky Erickson

One fan remembers the psychedelic rock icon, who died on May 31 at the age of 72

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Blues Psychedelics Soul 

The Excellence of Music City USA

March 12, 2019March 12, 2019 James Porter 0 Comments Excello Records, Lightnin' Slim, Nashville, RPM Books, Slim Harpo

An in-depth new book explores the catalog of Nashville’s premier R&B imprint Excello Records

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Pop Remembrance 

Remembering Peter Tork

February 22, 2019February 23, 2019 James Porter 0 Comments Peter Tork, RIP, The Monkees

The sweet, silly and razor sharp bassist for The Monkees loses his battle with cancer at 77

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Blues Remembrance 

In Memoriam: Eddie C. Campbell

November 27, 2018November 27, 2018 James Porter 1 Comment Chicago, Chicago Blues, Eddie C. Campbell, Magic Sam, Muddy Waters, Otis Rush

The West Side Chicago blues great was 79

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Blues Remembrance Rock Soul 

Tony Joe White, Swamp Rock Legend, Dies at 75

October 26, 2018 James Porter 1 Comment Blues, Polk Salad Annie, R.L. Burnside, Swamp Rock, Tony Joe White

A look back at the man who introduced us to polk salad

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