Music
Bobby Rush, Down in Louisiana (Deep Rush)
A chittlin’ circuit trailblazer, unlike contemporaries like Bobby Bland, Latimore, Little Milton and Johnnie Taylor, Bobby Rush’s career has thrived for more than five decades without the aid of a […]
Don Rich, Kinda Sorta (Jin)
While Pierre Part’s Don Rich is often touted as a modern day swamp pop super star, truth be told, this CD should be filed under “Blue Eyed Soul.” His first […]
Floyd’s Record Shop Closes
After 56 years in business, Louisiana’s longest tenured “record shop” will shutter its doors at the end of the year. Located on East Main Street in Ville Platte, Louisiana, Floyd’s […]
Gospel Ron, Radio Angel
Baby Boomers were raised on AM radio. Back in the day, AM radio had personality largely via the colorful DJs that spun the 45s we loved. That has obviously changed in […]
Booker T. & the M.G.s, Green Onions (Stax)
As part of the Concord Music Group’s initiative to reissue the seminal Stax catalog comes the 50th anniversary release of Booker T. & the M.G.s’ classic album. Along with “Honky […]
Herb Hardesty & His Band, The Domino Effect (Ace)
This one’s a bit of a surprise. A cornerstone in the great Fats Domino band for decades, saxophonist Herb Hardesty only had a handful of solo 45s in the early […]
Magic Slim and the Teardrops, Bad Boy (Blind Pig Records)
Besides being a human blues jukebox, Chicago’s Magic Slim has made himself into a guitar-playing cottage industry when it comes to releasing music. Certainly no other blues artist in the […]
Obituary: James “Sugar Boy” Crawford (1934-2012)
One of the pioneers of early New Orleans rhythm and blues, James “Sugar Boy” Crawford died September 15, after a brief illness. He was 77. Although, like many of his […]
Eddie C. Campbell, Spider Eating Preacher (Delmark)
Chicago’s Eddie Campbell has been making records for over four decades. I have yet to hear one that wasn’t top-notch, yet Spider Eating Preacher is the best. [There’s even a […]
Benny Turner, A Tribute to My Brother Freddie King (King “B” Records)
Benny Turner has been on the local music scene for over two decades, his most notable contribution perhaps being that for many years he was Marva Wright’s bass player/bandleader. However, […]
