Archive | April, 2006
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April 2006 Contents

Cover Story

Citizen Marsalis

Geraldine Wyckoff

Features

Band-Aid

Alex Rawls

Down By the River

Alex Rawls

Trouble Brewing

Brooks Hamaker

“Land of 1,000 Dances

Jeff Hannusch

BackTalk

Lillian Boutte’

John Swenson

Obituaries

Obituary: King Floyd

Jeff Hannusch

Bayou Boogie

Short and Curley

Herman Fuselier

Bluesworthy

Better Weather

Marc Stone

Hidden Charms

Earl Stanley: Ninth Ward Rumble

Michael Hurtt

Jazzin'

Home, Spiritual Home

Geraldine Wyckoff

Reviews

Andrew Hill, Time Lines (Blue Notes)

Geraldine Wyckoff

Anthony Hamilton, Ain’t Nobody Worrying’ (Zomba)

Alex Rawls

Cassandra Wilson, Thunderbird (Blue Note)

John Swenson

Cat Power, The Greatest (Matador Records)

Todd A. Price

Chris Thomas King, Juke Joint: You Can Never Go Home Again (21st Century Blues)

Alex Rawls

Chris Thomas King, Red Mud Sessions (21st Century Blues)

Alex Rawls

Christian Winther, The Only Plan (SteepleChase)

Geraldine Wyckoff

Curley Taylor and Zydeco Trouble, Free Your Mind (Louisiana Soul)

Dan Willging

Don Vappie and the Creole Jazz Serenaders, Swing Out (Vappielle Music Productions)

Dan Willging

Don Vappie, Banjo a la Creole (Vappielle Music Productions)

Dan Willging

Everett Brady, Swamp & Roll with Soul (MTE Records)

Dan Willging

Jimmy Thibodeaux, Everybody Calls Me Crazy (Mardi Gras Records)

Dan Willging

Jovino Santos Neto, Roda Carioca (Adventure)

John Swenson

Kim Brasso, Bayou Rock & Roll, A Louisiana Swamp Pop Experience (Juicy Pear)

Jeff Hannusch

King Louie One Man Band, Chinese Crawfish (Goner)

Alex Rawls

Lee Rocker, Racin’ the Devil (Alligator Records)

Robert Fontenot

Louis Armstrong, Louis Armstrong in Scandinavia Vol.3 (Storyville)

Steve Steinberg

Magnolia Sisters, Lapin, Lapin (Independent)

Dan Willging

Robin Remaily, The Perils of Moving Too Slow (Remaily)

John Swenson

Saffire, The Uppity Blues Women: Deluxe Edition (Alligator)

Robert Fontenot

Shannon McNally, North American Ghost Music (Back Porch)

Alex Rawls

Soweto Gospel Choir, Blessed (Shanachie)

Geraldine Wyckoff

The Interlopers, “You Make it Sound So Bad…” (Rhinestone)

Alex Rawls

Tom Russell, Love & Fear (Hightone)

John Swenson

Various Artists, One World, One Kid (Putumayo Kids)

Robert Fontenot

Various Artists, Reggae Playground (Putumayo Kids)

Robert Fontenot

Wanda Jackson, I Remember Elvis (Goldline)

Mike Perciaccante

Waylon and Sammy, The Original Bourbon Street Cajuns (Mardi Gras Records)

Dan Willging

Mojo Mouth

The Most Festive Time of Year

Jan Ramsey

Live Wire

Lundi Gras Celebrations at Spanish Plaza

Geraldine Wyckoff

New Orleans Social Club

Alex Rawls

The Warlocks

John Dean Alfone

Letters

Letters April 2006

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