Bill Janovitz tackles the epic task of deep diving into the live and true nature of one of rock and roll music’s most mystical and endearing characters, Leon Russell.

Mandatory: The Best of The Blasters (Liberation Hall). Review by Bob Pomeroy.

Return to that magical night in 1956 when five of the top rock and rollers met up at Sun Records for the very last time. Carl F. Gauze reviews Million Dollar Quartet at Orlando Shakes.

Great southern artists take on The Rolling Stones with cuts from Jason and the Scorchers, Odetta, Cat Power, and more from KMRD 96.9 FM, Madrid, New Mexico!

The Plea (Young Mary Records). Review by Jeremy Glazier.

Wild! Wild! Wild! (Bloodshot Records). Review by James Mann.

Memphis Rent Party (Fat Possum Records). Review by James Mann.

Red Hot: A Memphis Celebration of Sun Records (Americana Music Society Records). Review by James Mann.

Dirty Pictures Pt. 1 (Contender Records). Review by Bob Pomeroy.

Ink 19 asked musician and artist Jon Langford about Trump, Brexit and how a punker from Wales came to love country music.

Hi Honey (Contender Records). Review by Jen Cray.

Roots Rock ‘N’ Roll (Royal Potato Family). Review by James Mann.

Hillbillies and Holy Rollers (Rockabilly Records). Review by James Mann.

Here’s Little Richard ( Specialty Records). Review by James Mann.

The 7th annual Wanee Festival, hosted by The Allman Brothers Band, brought icons of Rock ‘n’ Roll’s past to idyllic Live Oak, FL. Phillip Haire soaked it all in before staggering to his campsite each night.

God of rock ‘n’ roll flute and leader of Jethro Tull, Ian Anderson, opens his US tour in Orlando. Carl F Gauze watches from the balcony and tries not to get too distracted by the aging fans and their frail bladders.

It wasn’t all Bach and hypochondria in the life of mercurial pianist Glenn Gould. Shelton Hull finds this new biography awash in details of the great musician’s love life and other psychological insights.

Does that sound like the Beatles to you? Author Kristofer Engelhardt delivers an updated version of his exhaustive 1998 guide, detailing the individual Beatles’ musical contributions to other artists’ recordings.

Merrill Garbus’s enigmatic musical experiments are released under the odd moniker tUnE-yArDs. Ink 19 caught up with tUnE-yArDs to dish on her new album, BiRd BrAiNs, out now on vinyl.

Rediscovering Lonnie Johnson (Range). Review by Jen Cray.