Alabama Slim
The Parlor (Cornelius Chapel/Music Maker Relief Foundation). Review by James Mann.
Tag: Howlin’ Wolf
Sidemen – Long Road to Glory
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Albert Cummings
Believe (Mascot Label Group/Provogue Records). Review by Michelle Wilson.
Ann Arbor Blues Festival Vol. 1+2
Ann Arbor Blues Festival Vol. 1+2 (Third Man Records). Review by James Mann.
Brandon Santini
The Longshot (American Showplace Music). Review by Michelle Wilson.
The Record Company
All of This Life (Concord Records). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
Barry Goldberg
Barry Goldberg reminisces about his lengthy career in the music biz during an interview with Michelle Wilson, a career that is still thriving.
Muddy Waters
Electric Mud (Third Man Records). Review by James Mann.
Live From The Mississippi Delta
The birthplace of the blues is captured in the timeless photography of Panny Flautt Mayfield.
Red Hot: A Memphis Celebration of Sun Records
Red Hot: A Memphis Celebration of Sun Records (Americana Music Society Records). Review by James Mann.
Sean Chambers
Trouble & Whiskey ( American Showplace Music). Review by Michelle Wilson.
Keb’ Mo’
Blues Americana (Kind of Blue Music). Review by Michelle Wilson.
“Chicago” Bob Nelson, 1944-2013
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Tracy Nelson
Victim of the Blues (Delta Groove). Review by James Mann.
The Black Keys
Brothers (Nonesuch Records). Review by Eli Didier.
I Love You, You Big Dummy
Don Van Vliet, aka Captain Beefheart has died of complications from MS at 69 – now that’s some Low Yo Yo stuff. James Mann recalls a genius.
Imelda May
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Imelda May
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Ian McLagan
From Howlin’ Wolf to the Small Faces to Billy Bragg. One man has made the Hammond B-3 hoot and holler with all three – Steve Stav introduces us to the many faces of Ian McLagan.
Children of the Blues
The blues had a baby, and Art Tipaldi wrote a book about it. James Mann looks at the Children of the Blues.
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