Americana
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Southern Blood
I seem to be spending an inordinate amount of time talking about the departed these days. Sorry about that. But here I go again. Gregg Allman’s final album Southern Blood was released posthumously on September 8, just a few days ago. Fittingly, it was recorded at Fame Studios in Muscle Shoals. Heavy on covers, most […] Continue reading
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Lizz Wright
I discovered an album a month or so ago, although I can’t really remember the circumstance. I think I was browsing either Amazon or the NPR Music site. I know I was surfing around for Catherine Russell tidbits. Catherine is among the artists on the record. Anyway, it’s an NPR vocal jazz compilation called The […] Continue reading
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Gentle On My Mind
Glen Campbell (1936-2017) passed away today after a long battle with Alzheimer’s. He was 81 years old. He was diagnosed with the disease in 2011. Sadly, it seems like the blog is turning into a obituary column these days, but Glen could not go unmentioned here. I saw an interview with Glen a couple of […] Continue reading
