Music
Various Artists, Who Dat? (Mardi Gras)
The Who Dats are back and ready to play. In 1987, New Orleans was on cloud nine because the Saints were enjoying their first winning season and were (gasp), finally […]
Ernie Vincent, City Moods (Kolab)
The Dap Walk Man (Ernie Vincent), is back with a serving of New Orleans blues, funk and soul, albeit a relocated one, as Vincent has been splitting time between here […]
Various Artists, Confessing: Deep Soul From New Orleans (Grapevine)
An English label that fills the quirky needs and desires of Northern Soul enthusiasts, Grapevine has unearthed 20 rare New Orleans soul tracks recorded between 1966 and 1978. Unless you […]
Buddy Guy, I Can’t Quit the Blues (Silvertone/Legacy)
Spanning five decades, this three-CD box set features a lot of familiar material as well as some rare and previously unreleased tracks. The set begins with Guy’s earliest track, “The […]
Learning The Blues Again
To catch a break in the music business, it certainly it helps to have talent. However, a little luck, and being in the right place at the right time doesn’t […]
Guitar Gabriel, Toot Blues (Music Maker)
Like malted scotch, country blues is an acquired taste. You either like it, or you don’t. Guitar Gabriel was one of the last of the true East Coast country bluesmen, […]
Junior Wells, Live At Theresa’s 1975
In the 1970s, Chicago’s Junior Wells—and his partner Buddy Guy—were international blues icons, touring North America, Japan, Europe and even Africa. Still, Wells stayed close to his Windy City roots, […]
Don Rich, You Need Love (Jin)
Here’s another helping of bayou soul from the current reigning king of swamp pop, Peirre Part’s Don Rich. Rich’s ninth CD doesn’t differ much from his previous efforts, but then […]
Robert Cray Band, Live From Across The Pond (Nozzel/Vanguard)
It seems young Bob has found himself another record label again. Recorded at Royal Albert Hall in London, England, (I’m guessing some time in the last year), Cray and band […]
Michael Hall, The Song He As Listening to When He Died (Freedom)
It seems young Bob has found himself another record label again. Recorded at Royal Albert Hall in London, England, (I’m guessing some time in the last year), Cray and band […]
