Issue Articles
Obituary: Bernard “Bunchy” Johnson (1952-2010)
Bernard “Bunchy” Johnson, an extremely popular and talented drummer, who had a second, and third career, as an actor and booking agent, died unexpectedly at his home, March, 21, 2010. […]
Obituary: Rockie Charles (1939-2010)
New Orleans’ “President of Soul,” Rockie Charles, whose given name was Alfred Charles Merrick, died after a long battle with cancer on March 12. He was 70. Charles was a […]
Duke Robillard, Stomp! The Blues Tonight (Stony Plain)
After recent, lugubrious attempts at pop, jazz and big band music, Robillard is back doing what he does best—playing and singing the blues. Many of the tunes here will remind […]
Luther Allison, Songs from the Road (Ruff)
As great as the music is in New Orleans, and as lucky as we are that this city serves as a magnet for out-of-town music of all genres, it’s a […]
Eddie C. Campbell, Tear This World Up (Delmark)
The King of the Jungle” is back and as always, Eddie C. Campbell delivers the goods. This one is a real finger popper from beginning to end. Like most of […]
Obituary: Dale Hawkins (1936-2010)
2010 isn’t turning out to be a very good year for legendary Louisiana rock ’n’ rollers. Just last month we reported on the passing of Bobby Charles. Sadly, this month […]
Various Artists, A Light on the South Side (Numero Group)
I won’t say who thought this looked like a pretty interesting Chicago blues anthology, but it’s pretty obvious they were wrong. Despite its south side origins, this is only marginally […]
Smiley Lewis, Smiley Rocks (Bear Family)
If they ever need another name for classic New Orleans rhythm and blues, they might consider calling it Smiley Lewis music. Overton Lemons, a.k.a. Smiley Lewis, belongs on the same […]
Sean Costello, A Memorial Retrospective (Landslide)
The blues world was much disturbed when they heard of last year’s passing of Atlanta guitarist extraordinaire Sean Costello, who, a day shy of his 29th birthday, was clearly one […]
Obituary: Ned Theall (1937-2010)
Ned Theall, the noted saxophonist, arranger and bandleader of the Boogie Kings died in a Lafayette hospital January 8, 2010. He was 72. Theall had played with the group as […]
