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Pinetop Perkins
If the term “living legend” weren’t a stock cliche used by every celebrity ass-kisser around, we might use it to describe boogie-woogie piano giant “Pinetop” Perkins. It’s just as well, […]
Letters February 2000
WAITING FOR JESUS I really do wish you and the rest of your staff would stop criticizing our wonderful politicians (state and local) businessmen (anyone who has anything to do […]
Various Artists, The Songs of Willie Dixon (Telarc)
The Songs of Willie Dixon
The New Years Dilemma & A Stellar “Superjam”
So, where will you be? Soon, even the most stalwart resistors of all hype millennial will be forced to answer this daunting New Year’s Eve question. Assuming you’re not one […]
Letters December 1999
POPPING CHERRIES The pen is mightier than the sword; therefore it is frightening to see such a potent instrument in the wrong hands. Case in point: Bunny Matthews’ review (OffBeat, […]
John Medeski
John Medeski has been the unofficial leader of Medeski, Martin and Wood (MMW) for nearly a decade now. Since their arrival on the scene in 1992, many critics have embraced […]
Ain’t Got No Home
Yvonne Williams is blind. She also lives off Washington Street, in a part of town that not even a lot of sighted people want to be out in at night. […]
Vitamin L
Kateri Yager, formerly the Label Development Marketing Director for the now-defunct Big Easy Distributing Company, is a woman with a mission. In her new position as Louisiana Label Liaison Representative […]
Letter November 1999
THE INSANE SUPER-RICH Let me see if I have this straight, Ms. Ronstadt: Dump the televisions and computers in the alley, gather the family hearthside and warble the praises of […]
B.B. Major: The Blues Major
Although B.B. Major is 62 years old, he is just starting to make a name for himself in the field of blues. After listening to is two excellent CDs, I […]
