November 1996
BackTalk
Bluesworthy
Cover Story
- Johnny Sansone: Blues Smokin' Hot
Johnny Sansone is a jack of all trades, master of one. In a parallel universe, Sansone’s capable and callused hands might…
Dis 'n' Dat
Eye Music
Fat City
Features
- Chris Thomas King
Chris Thomas calls himself "the Forrest Gump" of the blues. The thirty year old Baton Rouge singer, songwriter and guitar player… - Timothea: The Lady Sings the Blues
The blues are best delivered after they've been lived and listening to Timothea belt out the blues, a listener can feel… - Maceo Parker
Saxman Maceo Parker’s musical history is almost a direct parallel to the history of funk, the present of which he continues…
Feedback
- Rigid Sets the Record Straight & Best Bets Around Town
The members of Rigid want to make one thing perfectly clear: "We are not metal," drummer Rick Simmons protests. "What we…
Film & Video Bits
Grapevine
Letters
Live Wire
Obituaries
- Obituary: Jessie Hill
1932-1996 New Orleans lost one of its more colorful rhythm and blues artists September 17, when Jessie Hill succumbed to kidney…
Talkin' 'bout New Orleans
- The Life & Times of Charles Brimmer
With none of his material currently on CD, Charles Brimmer is just a name on a handful of 45s and a…
Reviews
- Dave Alvin and Guilty Men, Interstate City (Hightone)
- Al Anderson, Pay Before You Pump (Imprint)
- Neslort, Martian Circus Waltz (Independent)
- Andy J. Forest, Blue Orleans (Appaloosa)
- Johnny Adams, One Foot in the Blues (Rounder)
- Steve Blailock, Mixed Bag (Jazz and Blues Productions)
- Trout Fishing in America, Reel Life (Trout)
- R.E.M., New Adventures in Hi-Fi (Warner Brothers)
- Morcheeba, Who Can You Trust (Discovery)
