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'Sweet' Sam Myers (1936-2006): An Appreciation

by Nick DeRiso Throat cancer got Sam Myers today, all the sadder since he was nothing if not this throaty, memorable blues singer and harpist. A towering, nearly blind seer, Myers (almost always with Anson Funderburgh and the Rockets as his accompaniment) used to practically burn down the stage atRead More

Gatemouth Brown, delightfully cantankerous bluesman: Something Else! Interview

Gatemouth Brown, delightfully cantankerous bluesman: Something Else! Interview

The late Louisiana blues legend Gatemouth Brown could be a grouchy man. How grouchy? Let’s find out.

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One Track Mind: Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown – "Monroe, Louisiana" (1975)

by Nick DeRiso “Sitting on a suitcase, in the Memphis depot – wishing to God I could fly,” sings Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown on my old record. “Catching this train is my way of telling Memphis and Mildred goodbye.” People have actually asked me to bring it to parties. The albumRead More