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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

Leo “Bud” Welch – I Don’t Prefer No Blues

Thursday, April 09, 2015 By Bill Wilcox

It’s hard to explain just what makes Leo “Bud” Welch so special. Yes, there is the fact that the 83-year-old made his recording debut in 2013. There is also the pure, rugged honesty of his delivery and the fact that, unlike some other country blues musicians who got discovered in their later years, Welch is […]

Filed Under: Blues, Reviews, Streams Tagged With: Jimbo Mathus, Leo "Bud" Welch, Sharde Thomas

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