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John Mayall – Talk About That

Wednesday, February 01, 2017 By Bill Wilcox

In the 1970s, John Mayall, O.B.E., was, along with Bob Dylan, John Prine, David Bromberg, Loudon Wainwright III, Shawn Phillips and Jerry Jeff Walker, one of my musical heroes.  Now at 83 and still touring and recording albums, Mayall is an inspiration. Mayall, often called the “Godfather of British Blues,” is so much more than […]

Filed Under: Americana, Blues, Reviews, Roots, Streams Tagged With: Coco Montoya, Eric Clapton, Harvey Mandel, Joe Walsh, John Mayall, John McVie, Larry Taylor, Mick Fleetwood, Mick Taylor, Peter Green, Walter Trout

Readers’ Pick: My Stupid Heart by Shawn Mullins

Saturday, October 31, 2015 By Tom Osborne

Shawn Mullins - My Stupid Heart (cover art)

SHAWN MULLINS, My Stupid Heart beats out WALTER TROUT, Battle Scars as your favorite for the week of October 23, 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’ Tops – Fall 2015 KINKY FRIEDMAN,The […]

Filed Under: Readers' Pick Tagged With: Beach House, Bryan Adams, Deerhunter, Drive-By-Truckers, Edie Brickell, Eugene Bridges, Shawn Mullins, Steve Martin, Tom McBride, Walter Trout

Readers’ Pick: The Winding Stream by Various Artists

Friday, October 23, 2015 By Tom Osborne

The Winding Stream Soundtrack (cover art)

VARIOUS ARTISTS, Soundtrack to The Winding Stream: The Carters, The Cashes & The Course of Country Music beats out JOSH RITTER, Sermon On The Rocks and JEFFREY FOUCAULT, Salt As Wolves as your favorite for the week of October 16, 2015. Poll Results New Releases Did we miss something? If you feel a new release […]

Filed Under: Readers' Pick Tagged With: Boy & Bear, Corb Lund, Holly Golightly & The Brokeoffs, Jeffrey Foucault, Josh Ritter, Little May, Shawn Mullins, Supersuckers, The Oh Hellos, The Winding Stream, Walter Trout

John Mayall – Find a Way to Care

Tuesday, September 08, 2015 By Bill Wilcox

John Mayall is often called the “Godfather of British Blues,” but his legacy may include so much more than just pioneering the British blues.  By introducing a generation of rock fans to the blues, he arguably had a hand in saving blues as a viable music form at a time in the 1960s when elderly bluesmen […]

Filed Under: Blues, Reviews, Roots Tagged With: Coco Montoya, Eric Clapton, Harvey Mandel, John Mayall, John McVie, Larry Taylor, Mick Fleetwood, Mick Taylor, Peter Green, Sonny Landreth, Walter Trout

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