FEATURES

All Roads Lead to the Blues: Managing Editor Ali Green and accomplice Danny Silva took to the blues highways and low roads of the Delta to uncover American music, literally, from the cradle to the grave

I Me Mine: A hard look at the Entitled, and how they—and maybe you—are not saving American music at all. Alex Lyras on keeping musicians alive and fed

DEPARTMENTS

Lensman’s Letter: Executive Director Arnie Goodman looks up from his beloved BBQ and his viewfinder (see Arnie’s photographs in our Delta feature) to offer insights on the origins of American music

Kickin’ in Your Stall: Ah, the Good Life! Carl Gustafson offers up a definition Bernie Madoff could never understand

Influences: Gregg Allman and Booker T. Jones both compose and play mean keyboards, but no one can confuse the music of these two sons of the South

Festival Rap: A sampling of upcoming gatherings

On the Record: Booker T. flags down the Drive-By Truckers for a great ride. Justin Townes Earle at the movies, Jeff Beck at Ronnie Scott’s, Jim Suhler in Tijuana, and Willie Nelson, bless his heart, in his birthday suit

Ear Candy: Bruce Cockburn returns with a two-CD album—live, solo and shining

Re.Issues: Graham Nash, in the spotlight with a deluxe three-CD set. Delmark releases 55 years of Chicago’s music: Big Joe Williams, King Curtis, Otis Rush, John Coltrane and more

Get a Grip: Steve Walbridge takes a close look at Susan Tedeschi (who wouldn’t?), as well as Chris Duarte, Curtis Salgado and the Turners—new blues

What’d I Say: New music from old souls? Jim Hynes tracks a few other nextgeneration bluesmen

Also Appearing: Ralph Stanley brought B.B. King’s to a churchlike silence, the Dig brought the Bowery Ballroom to a roar; Frank Zappa brought rock to a new level, Merle Haggard brought us down to earth

Collecting: Jeff Beck. Arnie Goodman narrows down the great guitarist’s albums to his definitive classics