Jimmy Webb — The Cake and the Rain
I recall the pink slip that shot out of an angry club owners mouth that summer of ’68, because my five-piece band had the audacity to play that wild and … Read more
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Harry Belafonte
It’s only right that every boomer and the generations hence feels like Harry Belafonte has always been inspiring them. In 90 glorious years he rose from poverty in Harlem, to … Read more
Greg Wickham
By the sounds of these songs, you’d never know that Kansas City’s Greg Wickham had been out of the music business so long. If I Left This World is his … Read more
Jimmy Scott
An icon for half a century in the jazz world, Jimmy Scott was virtually unknown to the public at large until David Lynch created a role for him in the … Read more
“Beat the Blues to Save Lives” Charity Concert
Photos by Laura Carbone Well-known blues artists, art fans and supporters gathered at the second joint benefit for the SAVE and the Jed Foundations, two organizations with one goal: … Read more
Tommy Talton
When you write lyrics like “The hands on the clock seem to knock at your door with a message you’ve fallen from grace,” you get Duane Allman banging at your … Read more
Eric Clapton at Madison Square Garden
Photos by Arnie Goodman By Barry Fisch The last of the two shows of this guitar jamboree at Madison Square Garden proved to be a delight to the sold … Read more
Exclusive: Stephane Wrembel at Carnegie Hall
Photos by Irene Ypenburg Gypsy jazz guitarist extraordinaire Stephane Wrembel assembled an all-star group of musicians including Al Di Meola, Stochelo Rosenberg, Larry Keel, David Gastine, Ryan Montbleau, Thor Jensen, … Read more
Guy Davis & Fabrizio Poggi
This is a fond look back to the music of the Piedmont blues icons, harmonica ace Sonny Terry and acoustic guitarist Brownie McGhee. As Guy Davis says in the … Read more
’70s Rock & Romance Cruise
Photos By Alisa B. Cherry By Lee Zimmerman “When we talk about surviving the ’70s, are we talking about the decade or a certain age?” That comment from John Hall, … Read more
