FEATURES
Philadelphia Music
Home of the Liberty Bell, Philly’s brotherly love extends across instruments, race, genres and Number One charts around the world. One city, many roads
Free Jazz
You’d think by 82 a musician would have it down pat, yet jazz guitarist Jim Hall is still making it up as he goes along…and people sign up for lessons. One portrait of a merry improviser
DEPARTMENTS
Mail: Elmore readers weigh in on Levon Helm
Opening Act: Snippets, fun, interviews, reviews, the real skinny on upcoming festivals
Kickin’ in Your Stall: Even seasoned performers remain susceptible to thrills, including having true legends record their songs. Dr. John sings Carl Gustafson
Influences: Philly natives Daryl Hall and Todd Rundgren still share remarkable similarities
On The Record: The performer who put the edge on the cutting edge, David Bowie’s up to his old tricks. Elsewhere, Emmylou and Rodney gaze at an Old Yellow Moon, Richard Thompson with another Electric album and Southern Hospitality opts for Easy Livin’.
Re.Issues: Hard to get enough of Wanda Jackson, but this compilation may fend off those rockabilly jitters. Wanda’s old beau Elvis puts on a good show himself, from Hawaii. Albert King’s Bad Sign may have ended as his album gets new life
Saturday Night and Sunday Morning: Otis Redding’s monumental talent needs no mythology, but it comes with the territory
What’d I Say: Jim Hynes applauds artists who record with guests
The Good Seats: Venues where every seat is a good seat. This issue, the Sellersville Theater, 40 miles from Philly
Also Appearing: Trippy Dr. John and suave Allen Toussaint cook up N’awlins in NYC. Michael Des Barres tripped out and John Gorka played Key West to a trippy audience
Collecting: His record collection drowned in Superstorm Sandy, so Arnie Goodman begins a new column based on what he does best: dispensing his opinions. In this issue, his 100 best blues/rock guitar players. Agree or disagree, but don’t blame us—email arnie@elmoremagazine.com
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