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Monday Morning Video – Buddy Holly “Not Fade Away”

Monday, December 23, 2024 By Mayer Danzig

I fell down a Buddy Holly rabbit hole this weekend. It had been a while, but it was great to remind myself of how impressive a talent Holly was. And how inspirational. Below is a playlist that features a jaw-dropping collection of artists performing just a single song from the Holly catalog – “Not Fade […]

Filed Under: Pop, Rock, Videos Tagged With: Bob Dylan, Bonnie Raitt, Bruce Springsteen, Buddy Holly, Gary Clark Jr., Grateful Dead, Jack White, Jimmie Vaughan, Joe Ely, Pete Townshend, Sheryl Crow, Stevie Nicks, the Rolling Stones, Tom Petty

Bill’s Belated Blues-Based Best of 2019

Friday, January 03, 2020 By Bill Wilcox

Well, it’s that time of the year again, and after awakening from my yearly food coma, I realized I hadn’t compiled my annual inexpert list of favorite blues-based albums. Well, here we go:  Jimmy “Duck” Holmes – Cyprus Grove. A collection of earthy originals and covers from the last of a breed of Mississippi Delta […]

Filed Under: Best of Year, Blues, Reviews Tagged With: Beth Hart, Blue Moon Marquee, Christone Ingram, Gary Clark Jr., Jimmy "Duck" Holmes, Jontavious Willis, Keb Mo, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Manx Marriner Mainline, Mavis Staples, North Mississippi All-Stars, Rival Sons, Ronnie Earl, Ronnie Earl & the Broadcasters, Samantha Fish, Savoy Brown

Readers’ Pick: Play This Intimately (As If Among Friends) by Pugwash

Friday, September 18, 2015 By Tom Osborne

Pugwash - Play This Intimately (cover art)

PUGWASH, Play This Intimately (As If Among Friends) beats out GARY CLARK JR., The Story of Sonny Boy Slim as your favorite for the week of September 11, 2015. Poll Results New Releases Did we miss something? If you feel a new release is missing from our current poll, please let us know in the […]

Filed Under: Readers' Pick Tagged With: Darlene Love, Dave Alvin, Dave Rawlings Mashine, Gary Clark Jr., Glen Hansard, Keith Richards, Kim Simmonds, Lucero, Phil Alvin, Pugwash, Savoy Brown, Shemekia Copeland, Telekinesis

Readers’ Pick: Three Red Feathers by The Blackberry Bushes Stringband

Friday, September 11, 2015 By Tom Osborne

THE BLACKBERRY BUSHES STRINGBAND, Three Red Feathers beats out KEVIN GORDON, Long Time Gone as your favorite for the week of September 4, 2015. Poll Results New Releases Did we miss something? If you feel a new release is missing from our current poll, please let us know in the comments. Readers’ Top 25 – Summer […]

Filed Under: Readers' Pick Tagged With: Annie Moses Band, Craig Finn, Gary Clark Jr., Shemekia Copleand

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