His recordings inspired and influenced multiple generations of artists and blues and folk fans.
Author: Don Wilcock
Don Wilcock
Now into his second half century as the warrior music journalist, Don Wilcock began his career writing “Sounds from The World” in Vietnam, a weekly reader’s digest of pop music news for grunts in the field for the then largest official Army newspaper in the world, The Army Reporter. He’s edited BluesWax, FolkWax, The King Biscuit Times, Elmore Magazine, and also BluesPrint as founder of the Northeast Blues Society. Internationally, he’s written for The Blues Foundation’s Blues Music Awards program, Blues Matters and Blues World. He wrote the definitive Buddy Guy biography 'Damn Right I’ve Got The Blues,' and is currently writing copy for a coffee table book of watercolor paintings of blues artists by Clint Herring.
Part two of our feature on William Bell, Interview with William Bell, architect of the Stax sound, who at 83 has just released his 15th album.
Interview with William Bell, architect of the Stax sound, who at 83 has just released his 15th album.
Interview with Suzanna Vega, who is in the middle of touring as well as a creative surge.
They’re second on the bill of an all-day extravaganza, headlining Paul Thorn, called The Delta Roots Music Festival on Saturday, April 22nd in downtown Helena, Arkansas.
Their second duo recording, ‘Leather and Dust,’ drops April Fool’s Day. But they’re selling advance copies on this tour.
Interview with Mark O’Connor, whose career spans almost half a century across multiple genres with artists that include Chet Atkins, Merle Haggard, Roy Acuff, Yo Yo Ma, and Alison Krauss!
Interview with keyboardist Nate Wilson, who certainly has the chops to make a welcome addition to moe.’s evolved sound
Lurrie currently has an album in the can of Freddie King standards he recorded with King’s brother on bass. That album is looking for a label.
Moody Blues’ John Lodge reprises the entire ‘Days of Future Passed’ with new group.