Music
Various Artists, Sound of New Orleans Gospel Favorites (Sound of New Orleans)
While it takes a back seat to R&B, rock ’n’ roll and jazz, gospel is major piece in the New Orleans’ music mosaic. This CD is ample evidence. Twenty tracks […]
Junior Brown, The Austin Experience (Telarc)
If you’ve never seen Junior Brown live, this might be the next best thing. Recorded at his home base, Austin’s Continental Club, Brown really gets the sparks flying. Besides doing […]
Various Artists, Atlas Blues Explosion (Empire Musicwerks)
Like many baby boomer blues buffs, my early music collection was culled from the discount 45 rpm bins of department stores, as well mom and pop record shops. Early in […]
Duke Robillard, Guitar Groove-A-Rama (Stoney Plain)
To say this album is self-indulgent is an understatement. That’s not necessarily a fault, particular when you have impeccable taste in music like Robillard. (So few of us have it.) […]
Elmore James, Blues After Hours (Ace)
An enhanced reissue of an old friend that’s been repackaged so many times over the years that I’ve lost count, this also includes eight “bonus” tracks. Just as the original […]
Tab Benoit, Brother To The Blues (Telarc)
File this one under country blues, but not next to Robert Johnson or Charlie Patton. On Brother To The Blues, Tab Benoit mixes blues and soul material in with country […]
Eric Lindell, Change in the Weather (Alligator)
This one’s full of surprises. First of all, it’s surprising to see New Orleans’ Eric Lindell on the same Chicago blues label that brought us Hound Dog Taylor, Albert Collins, […]
