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Dave Specter Explores The Blues From The Inside Out

January 18, 2020January 18, 2020 Rev. Keith A. Gordon 0 Comments Blues From The Inside Out, Brother John Kattke, Dave Specter, Delmark Records, Howlin' Wolf, Jorma Kaukonen, Little Walter, Muddy Waters, Sarah Marie Young

An exclusive chat with the modern day master of classic Chicago blues

Blues Psychedelics Rock

THE BEST REISSUES OF 2019: Revisiting the 1969 Ann Arbor Blues Festival

December 29, 2019December 29, 2019 Rev. Keith A. Gordon 0 Comments Ann Arbor Blues Festival 1969, B.B. King, Big Joe Turner, Big Mama Thornton, Bobby Blue BLand, Buddy Guy, Carey Bell, Freddie King, Hound Dog Taylor, Junior Wells, Lowell Fulson, Mississippi Fred McDowell, Roosevelt Sykes, T-Bone Walker, Third Man Records

Third Man Records offers a definitive edition of the very first major festival dedicated entirely to the blues

Blues Rock

From Babylon to Buenos Aires: The Rolling Stones Revisit Their 1998 South American Extravaganza

December 17, 2019December 17, 2019 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 1998, Bridges To Babylon, Bridges To Beunos Aires, Charlie Watts, Darryl Jones, Eagle Rock Entertainment, Keith Richards, Mick Jagger, The Rolling Stones

Mick and the boys went deeper into their catalogue on the second live set from the Bridges To Babylon Tour

Blues Records Rock

THE BEST REISSUES OF 2019: The BEST Stones Album Turns 50

December 6, 2019December 6, 2019 Robert Baird 0 Comments 1969, ABKCO, Bill Wyman, Brian Jones, Charlie Watts, Keith Richards, Let It Bleed, Mick Jagger, Mick Taylor, The Rolling Stones

Digging into the anniversary box commemorating Let It Bleed

Blues Rock

The North Mississippi Allstars are Up and Rolling

November 21, 2019November 21, 2019 j. poet 0 Comments 2019, Cody Dickinson, Jim Dickinson, Luther Dickinson, New West Records, North Mississippi Allstars, Otha Turner, Up and Rolling

Cody and Luther Dickinson continue to keep the Delta tradition alive on their 10th studio LP

Blues Pop Soul

The Entertaining Mr. Jones

November 17, 2019November 17, 2019 Mitchell Cohen 0 Comments 1969, Delilah, Hard To Handle, Janis Joplin, Las Vegas, Richard Burton, Tom Jones, Tom Jones Live in Las Vegas, What's New Pussycat

Looking back at Tom Jones’ Vegas era

Blues Hard Rock

Rich Robinson Has Birds On The Brain

November 15, 2019 Meghan Roos 0 Comments Black Crowes reunion, High Water I, High Water II, Rich Robinson, Shake Your Moneymaker, The Black Crowes, The Magpie Salute

From The Black Crowes to The Magpie Salute, Rich Robinson was determined to erase doubt about his abilities as a songwriter

Blues Hard Rock Psychedelics Punk

Neil Young is Here to Stay: ‘Live Rust’ at 40

November 12, 2019November 12, 2019 Bill Kopp 0 Comments 1979, Live Rust, Neil Young, Neil Young and Crazy Horse, Reprise Records, Rust Never Sleeps

In 1979, Uncle Neil continued to showcase the ragged glory of Crazy Horse with second live LP of the year

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 Rock

Noah: The Album That Nearly Ended Bob Seger’s Career

November 5, 2019November 12, 2019 Jim Allen 0 Comments 1969, Bob Seger, Capitol Records, Detroit, Mongrel, Noah, Ramblin' Gamblin' Man, Smokin' O.P.'s, The Bob Seger System

The Detroit rocker’s second LP from 1969 remains a bizarre blindspot in his catalog

Blues Rock

The Animals, The Kinks, and the British Invasion’s Second Wave

November 4, 2019November 4, 2019 Mitchell Cohen 0 Comments Dave Davies, Eric Burdon, Manfred Mann, Ray Davies, The Animals, The Kinks, The Nashville Teens

As 1964 began coming to a close, the flood of U.K. acts reached critical mass

Blues jazz Southern Rock

Hunger for the Dreams: ‘The Allman Brothers Band’ at 50

November 4, 2019November 4, 2019 Bill Kopp 0 Comments 1969, Berry Oakley Jr, Butch Trucks, Capricorn Records, Dickey Betts, Duane Allman, Gregg Allman, Jai Johahnay Johanson, Jamoie, Jerry Jemmott, The Allman Brothers Band

In 1969, two brothers from Macon, GA changed the course of American rock below the Mason-Dixon line

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 Hard Rock jazz Rock

Weird of Scotland: Jack Bruce’s ‘Songs for a Tailor’ at 50

October 23, 2019October 24, 2019 Bill Kopp 0 Comments 1969, 50th anniversary, Atco, Chris Spedding, Colessium, Cream, Felix Pappalardi, George Harrison, Jack Bruce, Polydor, Songs for a Tailor

The late Cream bassist’s solo debut is an absolutely deep AOR treasure

Blues Electronics Pop Progressive Rock Rock

ALBUMS: Steve Miller Cracks Open His Vault

October 22, 2019October 24, 2019 Gillian G. Gaar 0 Comments Abracadabra, alternate version of Fly Like an Eagle, alternate version of Rock 'n Me, Chuck Berry, Fly Like An Eagle, James Cotton, Live at the Fillmore, rarities, Rock'n Me, Steve Miller, Steve Miller Band, Steve Miller box set, Steve Miller Don Kirshner's Rock Concert, The Joker, Welcome to the Vault

A look inside the American rock legend’s rarities-packed new box set

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