Foghat
8 Days On The Road (Foghat Records / Select-O-Hits). Review by Christopher Long.
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Mike Mattison
Afterglow (Landslide Records). Review by Michelle Wilson.
Buddy Guy
The legendary 83 year old bluesman can still command a stage, says Roi Tamkin.
Janiva Magness
Love is an Army (Blue Elan). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
Tinsley Ellis
Red Clay Soul (Heartfixer Music). Review by Michelle Wilson.
Syl Johnson: Any Way The Wind Blows
Syl Johnson was a blues and soul artist who never made the big time like Al Green, yet today he’s one of the most sampled performers around.
Saxophone Colossus: Sonny Rollins
Idiosyncratic and in relentless pursuit of perfection, Sonny Rollins cut a swath through jazz music that has yet to fade out. Scott Adams examines this documentary of his musical achievements.
Isaac Hayes
Black Moses / Juicy Fruit (Disco Freak) (Stax). Review by Scott Adams.
Gospel According to Al Green
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Raphael Saadiq
The Way I See It (Sony BMG/Columbia). Review by John-Thomas Crockett.
James Morrison
Undiscovered (Interscope). Review by Andrew Ellis.
The Soul of John Black
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Westbound Train
Transitions (Hellcat). Review by Jen Cray.
Michael Vince
Michael Vince. Review by Kyrby Raine.
Junior Jackson
These Old Nites (Purefire Records). Review by Kyrby Raine.
Lemon
Changing Into Me (). Review by Kyrby Raine.
The Gourds
Blood of the Ram (Eleven Thirty). Review by Sean Slone.
Hothouse Flowers
Into Your Heart (Eleven Thirty). Review by Sean Slone.
Fried Glass Onions
Memphis Meets The Beatles (Inside Sounds). Review by Joe Frietze.
Mighty Sam McClain
One More Bridge To Cross (Mighty Music ). Review by James Mann.
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