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Now Spinning: The Resurrection of Elmore James
By the time George Harrison shouted out Elmore James on ‘For You Blue’, James had been dead for seven years and missed the opportunity for the middle-aged breakthrough that Muddy Waters, Howlin’ Wolf and others experienced during the 1960’s blues revival. Of course, Elmore James is a household name in his own right, contributing ‘Dust…
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Now Spinning: Gram Parsons – The Early Years Vol. 1
This is a bit of an overlooked oddity in the catalog of Gram Parsons. Considering the near-mythic status Parsons’ career soared to in the years following his death, with everything from Byrds outtakes to the International Submarine Band’s earliest singles reverently sought out, it’s a bit surprising at the lack of popular or critical attention…
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Thoughts on Newport Folk 2019
Having just returned from another year of Newport Folk Festival, here are some scattered thoughts on the 60th anniversary of this legendary festival: NEWPORT CELEBRATES ITS HISTORY Tributes to the artists and mission of the original 1959 festival abounded throughout the weekend in a passing the torch multi-generational diverse lineup demonstrating the ever-expanding definition of…
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Now Spinning: Maria Muldaur
Though not quite the household name she deserves to be, few if anyone can rival Maria Muldaur’s career in music – from her earliest days on the Greenwich Village folk scene with the Jim Kweskin Jug Band to a string of albums in the late sixties and early seventies that serve as some of the…
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Now Reading: Lightnin’ Hopkins His Life and Blues
I just wrapped up Alan Govenar’s biography on one of my favorite bluesmen, the mysterious Lightnin’ Sam Hopkins. Despite a personal songwriting style – Lightnin’ songs sometimes simply described his day, though with a blurred line between fact and fiction, meaning confirming the facts can be a challenge. And while Govenar concedes the fact that…
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Now Spinning: Bukka White
One of those summer nights…. thunderstorms have cooled the day’s suffocating humidity down to a near-balmy 80 degrees and I trot out to my backyard for some gardening work, a favorite hobby to pass the time, with the sounds of Bukka White echoing from my turntable inside. It’s a Friday night and the world is…
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Now Spinning: The Other Side Of Sun
Opinions tend to vary among collectors when it comes to Record Store Day. And sure, while there’s plenty of silly novelty – from unnecessary rereleases (with originals available for a fraction of the cost just a few bins down) to a hectic shopping experience – I refuse to see something that draws so much additional…
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Now Spinning: Koerner, Ray & Glover
One of my fondest college memories involves a solo trek through a classic November Minnesota snowstorm into Minneapolis to see ‘Spider’ John Koerner and Tony Glover at the 400 Bar in 2008. As a 19 year old kid, I knew next to nothing about their work, but I had noted their inclusion in Bob Dylan’s…
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Now Spinning: Woody Guthrie
“I hate a song that makes you think that you’re not any good. I hate a song that makes you think that you are just born to lose. Bound to lose. No good to nobody. No good for nothing. Because you are either too old or too young or too fat or too slim or…
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