Archive for July 25th, 2011

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Demetria Taylor – Bad Girl (2011)

Demetria Taylor comes by her love of mid-century Chicago blues honestly: She’s the daughter of Eddie Taylor, who rose to fame as a rhythm guitarist with Jimmy Reed You May Also Like: Mike Zito – First Class Life (2018)

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Forgotten series: David Sylvian – Gone To Earth (1986)

by Tom Johnson I have a sort of extra-sensory perception relegated solely to picking up the faint signals thrown off by the arrival of music I want in a music store at a specific location. You May Also Like: Kait Dunton, with John D’earth – ‘Planet D’earth’ (2019) Mark Papagno:Read More

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Half Notes: Jimmie Vaughan – Jimmie Vaughan Plays More Blues, Ballads & Favorites (2011)

Vaughan dishes a second helping of obscure blues covers with Jimmie Vaughan Plays More Blues, Ballads & Favorites. Fast on the heels of the well-received Plays Blues, Ballads & Favorites from last year, everything great about that record is present on this one: Vaughan’s cropped, cool guitar picking, his smooth,Read More

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Sparks Fly On E Street: Bruce Springsteen, "Mary Queen Of Arkansas" (1973)

Because I’ve been steeping myself in rock and folk music all of these years, people are genuinely surprised when I admit that I’m not a lyrics person. I suppose it puts me in the minority of listeners. You May Also Like: Reevaluating Bruce Springsteen’s ‘The Wild, the Innocent and theRead More