When Frederick “Shep” Sheppard died in Phoenix in January of 2008, a small piece of the impressive legacy he left behind was the basic tracks for Habari Gani, which he’d recorded in December 2007. Some were released in a somewhat rougher form in 2008 as Tradition: The Habari Gani Sessions. Now, drummer Chris Lacinak, who [...]
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Cindy Scott, Let the Devil Take Tomorrow (Catahoula)
January 1, 2010 – 12:01 am
I’ve surprised many friends over the years by saying that Cindy Scott’s debut album from 2002, Major to Minor, is my favorite album by a local woman singer. This is problematic for some, since 1) Scott is not from here and 2) her back-up band on this album is from Houston. Scott’s second disc, the [...]
