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Ry Cooder Kickstarts His Solo Career by Venturing Into the Purple Valley

January 18, 2022January 18, 2022 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 1972, 50th anniversary, Bill Monroe, Captain Beefheart and his Magic Band, Doc Watson, Gordon Lightfoot, Into The Purple Valley, Jim Dickinson, Linda Ronstadt, Neil Young, Randy Newman, Rolling Stones, Ry Cooder, Taj Mahal and the Rising Sons, Van Morrison

Looking back on 50 years of a debut that put the spotlight on an American guitar icon

Blues

Six String Soul: 30 Years of the Chicago Blues with Dave Specter

January 13, 2022January 13, 2022 Rev. Keith A. Gordon 0 Comments 1991, Barkin' Bill Smith, Billy Branch, Bluebird Blues, Dave Specter, Delmark Records, Jack McDuff, Jimmy Johnson, Jorma Kaukonen, Junior Wells, Magic Slim, Otis Clay, Otis Rush, Ronnie Earl

The Windy City guitarist reflects back while looking ahead in this exclusive chat

Blues

Montreux Mud

January 2, 2022January 2, 2022 Rev. Keith A. Gordon 0 Comments Bill Evans, Blues, BMG, guitar, live album, Miles Davis, Montreux, Muddy Waters, O9, Soft Machine, The Montreux Years, Weather Report

A new compilation collects the best moments of blues legend Muddy Waters’ three trips to Switzerland

Blues Rock

Any Day Woman: 50 Years of Bonnie Raitt

December 12, 2021December 21, 2021 Christopher Treacy 0 Comments 1971, 50th anniversary, Bonnie Raitt, Joni Mitchell, Little Feat, Lowell George

With her eponymous 1971 debut, the California-born guitar legend was disrupting the template the others were establishing from the very start

Blues Folk Pop

ALBUMS: This Cat Is On Fire

November 23, 2021November 26, 2021 David Bash 0 Comments 50th anniversary, Box Set, Cat Stevens, Teaser And The Firecat, Universal Music Enterprises, Yusuf, Yusuf Islam

The generous Teaser And The Firecat box set tells the complete tale of the classic Cat Stevens album

Blues North Americana Rock

ALBUMS: Robert Plant & Alison Krauss Reunite on Raise the Roof

November 20, 2021 Jim Allen 0 Comments Alison Krauss, Bert Jansch, David Lynch, Raise The Roof, Robert Plant, Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, Rounder Records

After a decade and a half, the dream duo is back for more roots noir

Blues

Samantha Fish: Frying Up The Blues

November 14, 2021November 14, 2021 j. poet 1 Comment Blues, blues guitar, Faster, Fleetwood Mac, Lady Gaga, Nine Inch Nails, Rounder Records, Samantha Fish, The Rolling Stones

On her excellent new album Faster, the modern guitar maverick switches up her sound

Blues New Wave Remembrance

Money Never Changed Tom Gray

October 18, 2021October 19, 2021 Rev. Keith A. Gordon 1 Comment Bonnie Bramlett, Carlene Carter, Cyndi Lauper, Delta Moon, Manfred Mann, Money Changes Everything, RIP, Steve Lillywhite, The Brains, Tom Gray

The hit songwriter, lap-steel wizard and unsung hero of the New Wave era was 70

Blues Funk Soul

Bette Smith: Rock and Soul to Lift Your Spirits

October 2, 2021October 2, 2021 j. poet 0 Comments 2021, Bette Smith, Drive-By Truckers, Jimbo Mathus, Matthew Patton, Ruf Records, Squirrel Nut Zippers, The Good The Bad and The Bette

Produced by Drive-By Truckers bassist Matthew Patton, the Brooklyn-born singer’s blend of soul, rock, R&B and Southern funk gives these ten new tunes plenty of punch

Bluegrass Blues Country and/or Western Dead Folk Psychedelics Remembrance Rock Rockabilly

Commander Cody, a True Original, Breaks the Bonds of Earth

September 30, 2021September 30, 2021 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments Commander Cody, Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen, George Frayne IV, San Francisco, The Grateful Dead

The San Francisco mainstay and trucker rock icon who defied categorization was 77 years old

Blues Remembrance Rock

Adios, Hombre: Remembering Dusty Hill

July 28, 2021August 4, 2021 Ron Hart 0 Comments Back To The Future III, Billy Gibbons, Blues, Dusty Hill, Frank Beard, RIP, Sharp Dressed Man, Texas, ZZ Top

The lifelong bassist for ZZ Top was 72

Blues Rock Rockabilly Roots

Lara Hope and The Ark-Tones: Rocking Through the Pandemic with the Rockabilly Rebels from Upstate New York

July 12, 2021August 4, 2021 j. poet 0 Comments 2021, COVID-19, Eddie Rion, Here To Tell The Tale, Jeremy Boniello, Kingston, Lara Hope and the Ark-Tones, Matt Goldpaugh, New York, pandemic, Sower Records, Upstate NY

How this talented husband-and-wife-led band are making Kingston the modern-day capital of New York Rock

Blues Festivals Funk Gospel jazz Soul World

“Are You Ready, Black People?”: Summer Of Soul Takes Us Higher

July 6, 2021July 15, 2021 James Porter 2 Comments Chuck Jackson, David Ruffin, Gladys Knight & the Pips, Harlem Cultural Festival, Questlove, Sly & the Family Stone, Stevie Wonder, Summer of Soul, The Chambers Brothers, The Fifth Dimension, The Roots

In his directorial debut, Roots drummer Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson celebrates the great lost music festival of 1969

Blues Dub/Reggae Hip Hop Pop

Mike Doughty Vrooms Back Into The Room

May 28, 2021May 28, 2021 Ron Hart 0 Comments Ghost of Vroom, Ghost of Vroom I, Irresistible Bliss, Mike Doughty, New York City, Soul Coughing

Originally conspired as a Soul Coughing dub project, Ghost of Vroom echoes the feel of the beloved New York City band

Blues jazz Records Remembrance Retail

Bob Koester: The Purest of Purists

May 25, 2021August 4, 2021 James Porter 7 Comments Aaron Moore, Big Joe Williams, Bob Koester, Chicago, Curtis Jones, Dave Specter, Delmark Records, J.B. Hutto, Jazz Record Mart, Jimmy Burns, Jimmy Johnson, Johnny B. Moore, Junior Wells, Lurrie Bell, Luther Allison, Otis Rush, Piano Red, RIP, Rockin' Johnny Burgin, Roosevelt Sykes, Sleepy John Estes, Sunnyland Slim, Toronzo Cannon

Remembering the life of the man who kept the spirit of jazz and blues alive and thriving in Chicago

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