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The Best of Muddy Waters

Harvey Kubernik talks to Marshall Chess, Robbie Robertson, Andrew Loog Oldham and Bill Wyman about the legacy of Muddy Waters and the 60th anniversary of his debut album, The Best of Muddy Waters By Harvey Kubernik Few pieces o...
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Otis!

The immortal songwriter and singer Otis Redding has inspired countess musicians. A 2016 tribute concert, museum exhibit and a brand new autobiography, prove that his popularity and legacy remain at the forefront of the American...
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Experiencing The Soul Of Otis Redding

By Dennis Loren “There is something very special and intimate about seeing and hearing an exceptional solo artist or great band performs in a small venue. When I lived in San Francisco in the late-‘60s, I was a regular at t...
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Robin Trower will return to the U.S. stage for a six-week tour in 2017. The shows will feature Trower’s favourite line-up, with Richard Watts (bass and vocals) and Chris Taggart (drums)

Robin Trower: Time and Emotion

Robin Trower’s new 11-song album, time and emotion is out and he’s on tour in the Central and Western U.S. in May and June By Harvey Kubernik British blues rock guitar statesman Robin Trower first achieved commercia...
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The Look of Blue Note

by Armand Lewis It’s rare to see what goes on behind the scenes in any artistic creation. Even more elusive is the opportunity to see the inner workings of an entire company throughout its most creative decades. While it was ...
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Art Blakely in England 1961

By Armand Lewis Jazz has a rich history of mentoring — notably King Oliver’s mentoring of a young Louis Armstrong and Charlie Parker’s mentoring of a teenaged Miles Davis. Davis himself subsequently mentored a number of j...
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Michael Bloomfield

LEGACY RECORDS CELEBRATES THE LEGENDARY GUITARIST WITH FROM HIS HEAD TO HIS HEART TO HIS HANDS by Harvey Kubernik~ Legacy Recordings, the catalog division of Sony Music Entertain-ment for February will release From His Head To ...
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From Taxi Dancers to Folk Music

Remembering 47 Years In The San Diego Record Store Scene By Lou Curtiss started collecting about 1953 when I inherited my Dad’s old 78 collection (mostly country music) and discovered R & B about the same time. First reco...
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Collecting

GREAT FINDS By Eddie Estrada It’s a monster!” A good friend from New York City — with a pronounced New York accent ­— used to tell me this when he found an expensive rarity. Most finds that I’ve picked up over the ye...
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