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Before The (So-Called) Beginning: Fleetwood Mac’s Then Play On at 50

September 9, 2019September 9, 2019 Bill Kopp 1 Comment 1969, 50th anniversary, Danny Kirwan, Fleetwood Mac, Jeremy Spencer, John McVie, Mick Fleetwood, Peter Green, Then Play On

The RNR Globe looks back at the first classic from the Danny Kirwan era

Blues Folk jazz Soul

Ola Onabulé: Soulful British Superstar Makes a Bid for American Recognition

August 30, 2019September 4, 2019 j. poet 0 Comments Ambitions for Deeper Breath, British Jazz, British Soul, Ole Onabulé, Point Less, Rugged Ram Records

Fans of Seal and classic solo Sting take note of this underrated veteran of the British club scene for the last 25 years

Blues jazz Roots Soul

Davina And The Vagabonds: Bringing The Sound of New Orleans to Minneapolis, And The World

August 29, 2019August 29, 2019 j. poet 0 Comments Davina and the Vagabonds, Davina Sowers, New Orleans, Sugar Drops

Catching up with the band’s fearless namesake Davina Sowers in this exclusive chat

Blues Hard Rock New Wave

Unmarked Exit: Led Zeppelin’s ‘In Through the Out Door’ at 40

August 28, 2019August 28, 2019 Bill Kopp 0 Comments 1979, 40th Anniversary, In Through The Out Door, Jimmy Page, John Bonham, John Paul Jones, Led Zeppelin, Robert Plant

The last proper studio album from Bonzo and the boys gets the fresh reassessment it deserves

Blues Psychedelics Remembrance Rock

Eulogy for ‘The Mole’

August 24, 2019August 27, 2019 Luci Turner 0 Comments Albert King, Buddy Guy, Canned Heat, John Mayall, Larry "The Mole" Taylor, Larry Taylor, Monterey Pop Festival, Rain Dogs, RIP, Ry Cooder, Swordfishfrombones, Tom Wait's band, Tom Waits

Remembering the life of Larry Taylor, legendary bassist for Canned Heat, Tom Waits and more

Blues Folk jazz Music Journalism

I Met Nina Simone and Richie Havens in 1978 for Dinner, Part One

August 22, 2019August 23, 2019 Carey Budnick 0 Comments Colpix, Elektra, Israel, Nina Simone, Nina Simone and Richie Havens, Nina Simone biography, Nina Simone's career, Philips Records, Richie Havens, Tel Aviv, Woodstock, Zoe Saldana

Observations at the intersection of two American music giants

Blues jazz Punk Rock

It’s 1969, OK!: A Half-Century of The Stooges

August 22, 2019August 23, 2019 Bill Kopp 0 Comments 1969, 50th anniversary, Dave Alexander, Detroit, Iggy Pop, John Cale, Motor City, Motown, No Fun, Ron Asheton, Scott Asheton, The Stooges

50 years ago, the eponymous debut from Iggy Pop’s proto-punk sounds brought a whole new funk to the Motor City

Blues Psychedelics Rock

CONCERTS: John Fogerty at the Rockland Trust Bank Pavillion in Boston, MA on August 13, 2019

August 14, 2019August 14, 2019 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments Bad Moon Rising, Boston, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Fortunate Son, John Fogerty, Woodstock 1969

The CCR survivor prefaces his return to Bethel with a stacked performance in Beantown

Blues

Former Double Trouble Keyboardist Reese Wynans Reflects On 30 Years of In Step

July 31, 2019August 1, 2019 Luci Turner 2 Comments 1989, 30th Anniversary, Chris Layton, Joe Bonamossa, Reese Wynans, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble, Tommy Shannon

Stevie Ray Vaughan’s final album with his longtime band remains a testament to the late guitarist’s talents as a musician and songwriter

Blues Chicago Gospel Roots Soul

Welcome to Cadillac Baby’s Show Lounge

July 26, 2019July 27, 2019 Bill Kopp 0 Comments Bea & Baby, Bob Koester, Cadillac Baby, Cadillac Baby's Bea & Baby Records: The Definitive Collection, Chicago, Chicago Blues, Earwig Music Company, Earwig Records, Jazz Record Mart, Michael Frank, Narvel Eaton, Peter Shertzer, Red LIghtin' Records, Richard Davenport

An exclusive look at the forthcoming Bea & Baby Anthology boxed set, showcasing a lost but integral part of the Chicago Blues Movement

Blues Rock

Staying Alive: Peter Frampton Details a Desperate Race Against Time

July 22, 2019July 22, 2019 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments Alice Cooper, David Bowie Glass Spider, Humble Pie, Inclusion-Body Myotis, Montreal, Montreal Jazz Festival, peter Frampton, Steve Marriott

At a press conference during the Montreal Jazz Festival, the legendary British guitarist reveals a desire to maximize his time before it’s too late

African Blues Funk jazz Latin Rock Soul World

Santana Speaks

July 16, 2019July 17, 2019 Bill Kopp 0 Comments 1999, Carlos Santana, Concord Records, Rick Rubin, Santana, Supernatural, Woodstock 1969

A conversation with the celebrated guitarist and bandleader on the occasion of some momentous anniversaries

Blues Indie Rock

Daddy Long Legs: Going Back to the Roots of the Blues

July 11, 2019July 11, 2019 j. poet 0 Comments Brooklyn, Daddy Long Legs, Lowdown Ways, Yep Roc

The Brooklyn trio gets “Lowdown” on new album

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

Peter Frampton’s ‘Blues Thesis’

July 8, 2019July 8, 2019 Meghan Roos 0 Comments Blues, Freddie King, Humble Pie, peter Frampton, Taj Mahal

A medical diagnosis pushed Frampton to choose one final focus for the last creative burst of his career—and he decided to sing the blues

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