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Applaud Albums, Viva Vinyl!Where It All Began
Music historian ARNIE GOODMAN traces the roots of the blues, country, rock and soul. The trails all lead to Memphis
DEPARTMENTS
Letter from a label: Warner Brothers’ Mike Sherwood knows marketing, and he sure loves Record Store DayOpening Act: Snippets, fun, interviews, reviews, a good look at events and the people behind them
Kickin’ in Your Stall: Thank God for festival programmers like Carl Gustafson, who endures psychic torture to save us from screechers, and worse
Influences: The long and the short of it, the lows and the highs of two blue-eyed soul men, Bill Medley and Mitch RyderOn The Record: Who doesn’t love Lovett? Texas’ best innovator (no small claim), Lyle reinvents classics—you’ll never hear them again the same old way. Tried-and-true, Dion works his blues, Cocker views mortality; Cash Box Kings evoke bluesmen who never had any cash
Re.Issues: Paul Aaronson examines Jethro Tull’s Aqualung: 40th Anniversary Special and finds it “perfect.” Find out why, from the man who knows
What’d I Say: Jim Hynes points out Etta James’ legacy and influence on female and male vocalists alike. James’ “At Last” vocal stylings will last
Saturday Night and Sunday Morning: A teenage waif makes her mark at Stax, then gently sinks below view. John Kuroski tells us how to find Wendy Rene
Also Appearing: Nora Jones gives us the Willies, Hot Tuna served up with Mussel(white) and G.E.; Mark Sebastian hangs out in the Living Room, the Bo-Keys stop by Joe’s Pub, and Leon Russell visits B.B. King
Collecting: Many think of Fleetwood Mac and Stevie Nicks comes to mind. Arnie Goodman reminds us that the group originally formed out of John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers, and their second album featured Buddy Guy and Willie Dixon. Listen, and learn
[…] blues bands that consistently deliver relentless grooves across the varying styles of Chicago, Memphis, Texas, horn-drenched R&B and even acoustic like Reverend Gary Davis. No ball of confusion […]