A buddy thought Midnight Blues was just another blues release. My reaction to his reaction was, he might be right, or he just might not get it. The answer was obviously the latter, as just one listen to Midnight Blues convinced this listener that this is one of Slim’s best efforts ever, and one of [...]
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Little Freddie King: A King’s Life
June 1, 2008 – 12:01 am
Few musical genres have suffered as much bastardization, misinterpretation and just plain abuse as the blues. Once reserved almost exclusively for the juke joint—that back o’ town bastion of crap-shooting, corn liquor and their inevitable outcomes; knives, straight razors and the occasional revolver—it is now more commonly heard in over-priced bars festooned with ferns and [...]
