“When it comes to record labels for an act like me, there’s Alligator Records, and then there’s all the rest. And I found that out the hard way.”
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‘Goin’ Platinum!’ is Finley’s soul from Louisiana, smothered in Nashville, and sprinkled with the combined magic of some all-time great artists.
The fact is, without cover songs, some of the greatest songs ever written, may well have since been forgotten.
‘Act Like You Know’ is only six tracks, but left us feeling like we’d attended every Fat Tuesday party in the city, and all the after parties as well.
The awardees are described by the Foundation as, “individuals who show exceptional creativity in their work and the prospect for still more in the future.”
Geffen/UMe is reissuing ‘The Best of Muddy Waters’ on vinyl, in original mono, for the first time in 30 years.
“All these legends, we knew personally. They knew us. They’re gone now, so, somebody got to rise up.”
“‘Big Boat’ was inspired by an Alan Lomax recording of a levee camp song sang by a worker named Joe Savage,” Holder told us.
Although Corey Dennison is considered a young gun in the blues world, he’s far from…
All the stages up and down Cherry Street come alive on Friday, filled with buskers and music on all of the eight blocks of the festival.