Cool (Christmas) Blues
Charles Brown is a fascinating figure in American music. He's great, first of all. Absolutely…
Dr. John aka Mac Rebennack
Mac Rebennack, whose alter ego was the much more famous Dr. John, died today. I…
Music Genres
I've always had a bit of a problem separating things like music by genres. In…
Music Collecting – The Blues
A long time ago, I wrote this piece about collecting classical music. It was so…
B.B. King
The first time I saw B.B. King perform live was 1992 or 1993. I'm pretty…
Live & Loud 1968 by Freddie King – A Review
Towards the end of last year, I was browsing in a record store and ran…
A Story About The Holmes Brothers
Update: Wendell Holmes died today from complications due to pulmonary hypertension. This isn't surprising since…
The Allman Brothers Band
I was lucky enough to attend the final Allman Brothers Band concert at the Beacon…