While surfing… Marion Brown’s Musical Portrait of Georgia A great read on Atlanta native Marion Brown and his life, career and zest for knowledge. Brown was a lot of things including writer, visual artist and ethnomusicologist… yeah, I had to look it up too… the study of the people who make the music and their…
Category: music
New Vinyl Friday 2021.01.15
Horace Silver – Song For My Father – Blue Note Classic Vinyl Series – 1965 – REISSUE This is a Blue Note Classic Vinyl re-release of Shorter’s 1965 Hard Bop release Song For My Father. The release was recorded over a two year period at Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey and includes…
Must Read – The Thinning of Big Mama
I am a Big Mama Thornton fan and have been for a while. She is definitely a regular on my funk and soul show The Jive House on WKMS. When I saw that one of my favorite magazines had dove deep on her career, I was giddy. Check this out. The Thinning of Big Mama…
Vinyl Friday 12.18.2020
The closer we get to Christmas, the fewer releases are dropping so I may be stretching a bit on this weeks new releases but I think I have found 5 solid ones. Having said that, let’s give this a whirl. Ashley CampbellSomething LovelyWhistle Stop RecordsLet’s get this out of the way. Yes, this is Glen…
Me and Charley
I was on my very first trek to Tunica, MS to get eyes on this “Las Vegas of the South” and to throw my budgeted $100 out the window. Oh yes, I had that little bird screaming that I COULD turn it into thousands but I knew that the reality was I’d donate it to…
Nine Songs: Drive-By Truckers
If you are a Drive-By Truckers fan like me, this article from Line of Best Fit is a must-see! https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/features/interviews/drive-by-truckers-patterson-hood-nine-favourite-songs?fbclid=IwAR1kYfHLCRWgjx_Y8Qg_gGb7K0Uo5kTaYlAFTPX_ACp0NLcitP_eMGUptus
Neil Young and the International Harvesters on ACL in 1984
Neil Young and The International Harvesters on Austin City Limits in 1984. The video quality isn’t the best but this is still a very cool concert.
Art Blakey and the Jazz Messenger “Roots and Herbs”
Art Blakey, drumsLee Morgan, trumpetWayne Shorter, tenor saxBobby Timmons, pianoWalter Davis Jr., piano (Roots and Herbs and United)Jymie Merritt, bass I can’t remember the last album that took my breath as soon as I saw the cover. Seriously, that’s one amazing cover! I am not sure what it means to be “boss” but, I’m thinking…
John Prine Live in 1980
Here is the entire John Prine visit to The Soundstage in 1980… even some bonus footage of Prine driving through his old stomping grounds in Chicago to show you were some of his songs originated from. God I loved this dude! There’s just no one else like Prine.
Vinyl Friday 12.11.2020
A handful of releases this week that I’ll be looking for at The Record Exchange… just after a bourbon next door at Neurolux. Michael ChapmanPleasures of the Street LiveMooncrest RecordsFolkRecorded Live over 2 nights at Onkel Pö’s, Carnegie Hall, Hamburg August 1975 Featuring: Achim Reichel, Keef Hartley, Steffi Stefan. Michael Chapman (vocals & guitar) solo…
The Jukebox Saloon 