Jazz Articles about Jackie Payne

Jackie Payne: I Saw The Blues

by James Nadal
July 9, 2015

Blues singers sing every song like it might be their last. They have been doing this for so long now that it always feels like the end is near, time is up, and it's the last time around. The songs are dripping with guilt, regret, and hope. They tell tales of lost love, what was, could have been, but never will be. There might be no other profession that demands for personal emotions to be wrung dry in a room ...