Offbeat Cover for November, 1996

November 1996 Contents

Cover Story

Johnny Sansone: Blues Smokin’ Hot

Features

Chris Thomas King

Maceo Parker

The Written Word

Timothea: The Lady Sings the Blues

BackTalk

Willy DeVille

Obituaries

Obituary: Jessie Hill

Dis 'n' Dat

Budweiser’s Family In-Concert Program, Tim Guarisco, HuMidity Records & OffBeat in USA’s The Big Easy

Bluesworthy

John Sinclair Goes Full Circle

Dirty Rice

The Holy Trinity: Cajun, Zydeco and Swamp Pop

Eye Music

Gerson

Fat City

Dong Phuong & Kim Son

Feedback

Rigid Sets the Record Straight & Best Bets Around Town

Film & Video Bits

The Long Kiss Goodnight, The Chamber, Shine, Small Faces, Bound & Casper

Grapevine

Radio-Airplay 101

Plugged In

Blues Sites, Discussion Groups, and On-Line Radio

Street

The Bayou Classic, Reaction to the Death of Tupac Shakur & New Releases

Strictly Jazz

Lafayette’s Lagniappe 6th Annual Music Celebration & Jazz Federation Honors

Talkin' 'bout New Orleans

The Life & Times of Charles Brimmer

Reviews

Al Anderson, Pay Before You Pump (Imprint)

Andy J. Forest, Blue Orleans (Appaloosa)

Dave Alvin and Guilty Men, Interstate City (Hightone)

Johnny Adams, One Foot in the Blues (Rounder)

Morcheeba, Who Can You Trust (Discovery)

Neslort, Martian Circus Waltz (Independent)

R.E.M., New Adventures in Hi-Fi (Warner Brothers)

Steve Blailock, Mixed Bag (Jazz and Blues Productions)

Trout Fishing in America, Reel Life (Trout)

Live Wire

Michelle Shocked, House of Blues, October 13, 1996

Terence Blanchard Group featuring Donald Harrison, Jr., House of Blues, October 9, 1996

They Might Be Giants, Tipitina’s, October 8, 1996

Widespread Panic, McAlister Auditorium, October 15, 1996

Letters

Letters November 1996