Music
Lenny McDaniel, Tired Angels (Café au Lait Music)
New Orleans’ singer/songwriter/guitarist Lenny McDaniel seems to have found a happy medium. On his third effort Tired Angels, McDaniel strikes a balance between the lighthearted and memorable rock and soul […]
Anson Funderburgh and Sam Myers & Holiday Blues Gifts
“I’m still waiting for when I have to grow up and get a real job,” laughs blues guitar-great Anson Funderburgh. Calling from a tour stop in California, Funderburgh is reflecting […]
Talking Tracks with Allen Toussaint
The late great blues and barrelhouse pianist Champion Jack Dupree was one of the fortunate ones. When Dupree appeared atthe 1990 and 1991 JazzFests and recorded a trio of albums […]
Allen Toussaint Decks the (Rock and Roll) Hall of Fame
The late great blues and barrelhouse pianist Champion Jack Dupree was one of the fortunate ones. When Dupree appeared at the 1990 and 1991 JazzFests and recorded a trio of […]
Brint Anderson
While Green Bay cheeseheads and New England chowderheads were roaming the streets of New Orleans in January 1997, guitarist Brint Anderson had an epiphany visiting with a long-bearded, sharp-dressed man […]
Aaron Neville, To Make Me Who I Am (A&M)
TOP 40 songwriter-for-hire Diane Warren and contemporary R&B mega-producer Babyface penned “Say What’s In My Heart,” the lead-off track and single from Aaron Neville’s fourth solo album. That combination suggests […]
Jon Cleary: Heir to the New Orleans Piano Throne
New Orleans rhythm and blues is in danger of dying in its hometown. When the British Invasion wiped out the genre’s commercial viability in the early 60s, at least fans […]
Goodbye to Corey Harris; Welcome back for Bryan Lee; Mem does Muddy
Since moving to New Orleans in 1992, acoustic bluesman and Colorado native Corey Harris has gone from street-singing in Jackson Square to opening shows for B.B. King, Natalie Merchant and […]
