Rev. Keith A. Gordon RockandRollGlobe.com Author Profile

Revisiting the Utterly Fantastic and Totally Unbelievable Career of Los Straitjackets

December 9, 2019December 9, 2019 Rev. Keith A. Gordon 0 Comments 1994, Big Sandy and his Fly Rite Boys, Daddy-O Grande, Estrus Records, Link Wray, Los Straitjackets, Nashville, Nick Lowe, The Raybeats

The Luchadores of surf guitar celebrate 25 years in modern music

Blues

The Healing Power of The Hook

November 9, 2019November 9, 2019 Rev. Keith A. Gordon 0 Comments 1989, Bonnie Raitt, John Lee Hooker, Los Lobos, The Healer, Virgin Records

Celebrating blues legend John Lee Hooker’s late period classic at 30

Blues

RE: The Country Blues of John Lee Hooker

October 26, 2019October 28, 2019 Rev. Keith A. Gordon 0 Comments 1959, 60th anniversary, Albert Collins, Blues, Country blues, George Thorogood, John Hammond, John Lee Hooker, Johnny Winter, Keith Richards, Nick Lowe, Rolling Stones, Ry Cooder, Sonny Boy Williamson, The Country Blues of John Lee Hooker, The White Stripes

The Hook’s original original folk blues classic turns 60

Blues

A Half Century of Muddy Waters’ Greatest Album

October 2, 2019October 2, 2019 Rev. Keith A. Gordon 0 Comments 1969, 50th anniversary, Chess Records, Fathers & Sons, Howlin' Wolf, Muddy Waters

The RNR Globe dives further into the legacy of Fathers and Sons in its 50th year

Rock Rockabilly

In California, Dave Alvin Is Still The King

August 10, 2019August 12, 2019 Rev. Keith A. Gordon 0 Comments 1994, 25th Anniversary, Belinda Carlisle, Bill Bateman, Blue Blvd., Columbia Records, Country Dick Montana, Craft Recordings, Dave Alvin, Greg Leisz, Gun Club, Hightone Records, June Carter Cash, King of California, Memphis Slim, Merle Haggard, Mojo Nixon, Museum of Heart, National Steel, Romeo's Escape, Steve Berlin, The Beat Farmers, The Blasters, The Flesheaters, The Go-Gos, The Knitters, The Pleasure Barons

Americana punk pioneer revisits his best solo album for its 25th anniversary

Music Journalism

Bonfire of the Vanities: A Look Back at Woodstock ’99

July 27, 2019July 30, 2019 Rev. Keith A. Gordon 0 Comments 20th Anniversary, Elvis Costello Woodstock, Head like a Hole, Iggy Pop Goose Lake 1970, Kid Rock full Woodstock concert, Metallica full concert woodstock, Michael Lang, Nine Inch Nails, Rome NY, Tori Amos, Woodstock 1969, Woodstock 94, Woodstock 99

Michael Lang still can’t shake the spectre of 20 years ago when “3 Days of Peace, Love and Music” devolved into something worse than Altamont

Blues

Celebrating 60 Years of Moanin’ In The Moonlight by Howlin’ Wolf

July 8, 2019July 9, 2019 Rev. Keith A. Gordon 0 Comments 1959, 60th anniversary, Chess Records, Howlin' Wolf

The teeth on this menacing 1959 masterpiece are as sharp as ever after all these years

Blues Soul

Stax’s Soul Explosion 50 Years Later

June 12, 2019June 13, 2019 Rev. Keith A. Gordon 0 Comments 1969, Craft Recordings, Memphis, Stax Records

A deep dive into an indispensable compilation that redefined the Memphis label in ’69

Blues North Americana Rock

Will Kimbrough: The Hardest Working Man in Nashville

May 15, 2019May 16, 2019 Rev. Keith A. Gordon 0 Comments Grayson Capps, Nashville, Shemekia Copeland, Will and the Bushmen, Will Kimbrough

The Americana mainstay and in-demand session guitarist returns to the solo life with I Like It Down Here

Remembrance

Detroit’s Russ Gibb Remembered

May 2, 2019May 2, 2019 Rev. Keith A. Gordon 0 Comments

The beloved school teacher and founder of Detroit’s legendary Grande Ballroom was 87

Alternative Rock Experimental jazz Rock

Celebrating 50 Years of Uncle Meat

April 23, 2019April 23, 2019 Rev. Keith A. Gordon 1 Comment 1969, 50th anniversary, Frank Zappa, The Mothers of Invention

A half-century later, Frank Zappa’s tales of The Voice of Cheese, King Kong and Electric Aunt Jemima haven’t lost an ounce of inspiration and oddity

Country and/or Western Folk North Americana Punk

Scorching Honky Tonk

March 19, 2019March 20, 2019 Rev. Keith A. Gordon 0 Comments Jason and the Scorchers, Jason Ringenberg, The Ramones

Jason Ringenberg stands tall

Experimental Folk jazz

In Homage to an Underground Guitar Hero

March 8, 2019March 8, 2019 Rev. Keith A. Gordon 0 Comments Derek Bailey, Dr. Eugene Chadbourne, Feeding Tube Records

The time has come for people to recognize the genius of Dr. Eugene Chadbourne

Blues

True Survivor

January 29, 2019February 21, 2019 Rev. Keith A. Gordon 0 Comments John Lee Hooker, John Mayall, The Bluesbreakers, Walter Trout

Walter Trout and the blues are here to stay

Blues Rock

Wooden Nickels, Golden Blues

January 4, 2019January 4, 2019 Rev. Keith A. Gordon 1 Comment Chicago, Chicago Blues, The Siegel-Schwall Band

The Siegel-Schwall Band revisited

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