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JJ Grey on Salad Bars, Working at a Lumber Yard, and the River of Nickels

Tuesday, March 12, 2024 By Mayer Danzig

JJ Grey

Florida singer-songwriter JJ Grey recalls his early cover band days (and singing The Outfield’s “Your Love”) and talks about his new rehearsal space.

Filed Under: Interviews, Rock, Singer/Songwriter, Why It Matters Tagged With: J Grey and Mofro, JJ Grey

Luther Dickinson – Blues & Ballads (A Folksinger’s Songbook Volumes I & II)

Thursday, March 17, 2016 By Bill Wilcox

When I caught Luther Dickinson’s show last month in Philadelphia, it was in the smaller of the two halls at World Cafe Live. There were maybe 100 or so patrons there, and the tickets were reasonably priced under $20. He and his “Cooperators” couldn’t have walked away with more than $2,000 from the evening. After […]

Filed Under: Americana, Blues, Folk, Reviews, Roots Tagged With: Alvin Younblood Hart, Amy Lavere, Jason Isbell, Jimbo Mathus, JJ Grey, Luther Dickinson, Mavis Staples, North Mississippi Allstars, Sharde Thomas, Will Sexton

JJ Grey & Mofro – Ol’ Glory

Friday, February 20, 2015 By Bill Wilcox

Southern swamp funk-blues band JJ Grey & Mofro have a unique sound forged in the backwaters of Florida.  Grey, the band’s leader, is well established as a songwriter, and the band’s recordings and live performances are among the most dependably enjoyable in the business. Grey & Mofro’s reputation grew steadily since the band recorded its first […]

Filed Under: Americana, Blues, Country, Reviews, Rock, Roots, Soul/R&B Tagged With: Derek Trucks, J Grey and Mofro, JJ Grey, Luther Dickinson, Mofro

Southern Soul Assembly at the Saenger Theatre, Mobile, Alabama

Friday, April 04, 2014 By Bill Wilcox

So I’m in Mobile, AL this week for my day job.  As I’m eating lunch Tuesday I look up and see a poster for the Southern Soul Assembly, featuring JJ Grey, Luther Dickinson, Anders Osborne and Marc Broussard.  And it’s that night at the Saenger Theatre about a block from my hotel. I rush out […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Blues, Reviews, Roots, Soul/R&B Tagged With: Anders Osborne, JJ Grey, Luther Dickinson, Marc Broussard, Southern Soul Assembly

Readers’ Picks: Best Albums of 2010 (Plus a Giveaway)

Sunday, January 02, 2011 By Tom Osborne

Paul Thorn, Pimps and Preachers

Twangville readers rallied to give Paul Thorn‘s ‘Pimps and Preachers’ an overwhelming victory for album of the year. An interesting fact about the album is that Thorn himself painted the album cover. He painted the preacher to be his father and the pimp to be his uncle. You don’t have to look much further to […]

Filed Under: Best of Year, Readers' Pick, Reviews Tagged With: Alejandro Escovedo, Backyard Tire Fire, Bruce Springsteen, Carrie Rodriguez, crazy heart, Drive-By-Truckers, Gaslight Anthem, Glossary, Grace Potter, JJ Grey, Joe Pug, John Hiatt, John Prine, Josh Ritter, Justin Townes Earle, Matthew Ryan, Old 97's, Patty Griffin, Paul Thorn, Peter Wolf, Raul Malo, Ray Lamontagne, Reckless Kelly, Two Cow Garage

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