Wright was born Bessie Regina Norris on December 21st, 1953 in Miami, Florida. She began her professional career at the age of two.

Heavily influenced by the Muscle Shoals sound, Sprezzatura was recorded at Mad Oak Studios in Boston just before the band moved to Los Angeles.

“They said, ‘Man, that’s what you should have done.’ But I thought it wasn’t good enough.”

Celebrating 30 years of formative music:Victory Records celebrates a new era with a new website, special reissues and more announcements coming soon.

The Haight nurtured a pioneering spirit made up of musicians unfettered by the conventions of postwar American society ready to rewrite the very fundamentals of everyday life. It’s going to take a similar view of freedom for music to function and thrive in the wake of the pandemic.

“First Aid” is the initial taste of Dapperton’s evolution into a masterful songwriter, which will further reveal itself throughout this year.

Inspired by Billy Bragg’s locked-down Mother’s Day release, City Winery All-Stars and Bragg are co-producing a special multi-artist Mother’s Day concert to benefit United Nations Foundation fund.

Discogs Daily Dig will focus on indie labels selling rarities, test pressings, out-of-print releases, and back catalog through the Discogs Marketplace.

Sonny Charles talks 40 plus years with Backtrack Blues Band and the new album.

Ethnomusicologist Alan Lomax and folk legend Bessie Jones worked together to present, promote, and teach Southern black folk song across the country, from nightclubs to elementary schools.