Doc Watson is one of the most important people in the history of American music. Clearly, his technical mastery is deep. I am not capable of commenting on it...
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H/T: Ed A. Anything is complicated if you think about it long enough. Take tribute bands, for instance. In some cases, it’s easy. But what about a...
Here is Cub Koda, writing at AllMusic, on Jimmy Reed: There’s simply no sound in the blues as easily digestible, accessible, instantly recognizable, and...
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Just great. From 2006.
HT: JH I had never heard of Etta Baker before hearing a clip on Facebook. My loss. She initially reminded me of Elizabeth Cotten, but Baker clearly is unique...
Here is what Jazz Giants says about Hank Mobley: Mobley began playing tenor saxophone as a New Jersey teenager and gained experience in the bands of Max...
The Queen of Soul was born on this day in 1942. Here is more on Ms. Franklin. The great clip above is from the show “The Midnight Special.” It...
I got into a traffic jam–a pretty bad one–on The Long Island Expressway earlier today. This came on WBGO, which is the Newark Public Radio station...
I couldn’t find much on these players. They are tremendous. Above, Kounosuke Saijo plays “Meniana Moca,” which seems to be a Stan Getz song...
This is yesterday’s Facebook posting by Neil Ratner, who bills himself as the Rock Doctor. His posting are always fascinating. I knew about the Vivian...
