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Ray Charles: Rare Genius: The Undiscovered Masters
by C. Michael Bailey
Concord records began celebrating Ray Charles' 80th birthday with the release of Rare Genius: The Undiscovered Masters, a collection of masters recorded during the '70s, '80s, and '90s, when the singer/pianist was largely silent, having forever changed American music in the '60s. These selections, housed in the vault of Charles' RPM International Studios in Los Angeles, ...
Hot Club of Cowntown Ventures to Philadelphia on April 4
Bob Wills has always been a core inspiration for the Hot Club of Cowtown's sound, but it has taken the Texas-based trio a dozen years to fully honor the King of Western swing. A fortuitous tour in England last spring led the band to London's Specific Sound studio, where they spent two days recording a 14-song ...
Marshall Crenshaw Announces 30th Year in Music with Weekend of Special Shows in New York
In 1981, Crenshaw released single “Something's Gonna Happen" on Shake Records followed by mythic debut album. He'll be joined in its celebration by Ira Kaplan (Yo La Tengo), Graham Maby and brother Robert Crenshaw No more CDs—music subscription and vinyl series announced NEW YORK, N.Y.—"His intelligence, integrity, and passion for the great song always show up ...
Sid Griffin & the Coal Porters Plan Rare U.S. West Coast Foray
British alt-bluegrass band fronted by Long Ryders founder and author Sid Griffin will perform at the Stagecoach Festival plus San Francisco and three L.A. shows LONDON, U.K.—Musician/writer/author/broadcaster Sid Griffin rose to fame in Los Angeles as leader of Island recording artists the Long Ryders, one of the first bands of the alt-rock era to incorporate the ...
Jon Dee Graham + Freedy Johnston + Susan Cowsill = the Hobart Brothers & Lil' Sis Hobart
Itinerant singer-songwriters unite to record album, At Least We Have Each Other, due for late 2011 release, and will make live debut at SXSW AUSTIN, Texas —Jon Dee Graham, Freedy Johnston and Susan Cowsill have united to form the Hobart Brothers & Lil' Sis Hobart. The trio, backed by drummer Russ Broussard and bassist Andrew Duplantis, ...
Holly Golightly & Brokeoffs' New Adventures in Lo-Fi on "No Help Coming"
Now based in Georgia backwoods, duo keeps it gritty and lo-fi even 20 years into Holly's career. Album due April 26 on Transdreamer Records. LOS ANGELES, Calif.—No Help Coming is the fourth full-length release by Holly Golightly & the Brokeoffs, and the latest of nearly 30 albums on which the veteran indie icon is featured. But ...
"Ray Charles Live in Concert" Captures the Genius at the Height of His Crossover Powers in 1964
First CD release of the acclaimed live concert recording In the half-century between his earliest recordings in the 1950s and his death in 2004, Ray Charles ascended to icon status by leaving his mark on virtually every form of American popular music that emerged in the latter half of the 20th century. Nowhere was this more ...
Diana Jones' Third Album, 'High Atmosphere' on Proper American Records, Combines Tradition with Topical.
Nashville singer-songwriter brings the mountain ballad tradition into the present day Jim Lauderdale makes guest appearance; Ketch Secor (Old Crow Medicine Show) co- produced. NASHVILLE, Tenn.—High Atmosphere, the latest album in the remarkable career arc of singer-songwriter/visual artist Diana Jones, hits with the force of a revelation, further deepening an unprecedented body of work that began ...
Concord Music Group Spotlights Miles Davis, Bill Evans and Albert King in Latest Round of "Definitive" Volumes
Two-disc sets capture some of the finest jazz and blues of the past six decades. All three collections to be released on April 5, 2011. LOS ANGELES, Calif.—Concord Music Group has assembled three new titles in its ongoing Definitive series, one of which marks the series' initial foray into CMG's vast blues catalog. The Definitive Miles ...
Tracy Nelson's "Victim of the Blues" on Delta Groove Records Hearkens to Earliest Blues Influences
When Nelson's home was destroyed by fire, firefighters announced they could save one room. Nelson pointed to the studio. This is the album that survived. CD, due out April 19, features Marcia Ball, Angela Strehli, John Cowan and Jimmy Pugh LOS ANGELES, Calif.—She has one of the signature voices of her generation. That natural gift has ...
