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Otis Redding

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Forty years after his passing, the legacy of Otis Redding remains stronger than ever. As the decades have gone by since December 10, 1967 when the world tragically lost one of its greatest soul singers, the power and impact of this Georgia-born R&B pioneer’s music and career shows no signs of diminishing. Through a recorded legacy that spans a mere six years (less than a decade?) but is filled with classic after classic, the man whose distinctive music influenced British rock stars and his American soul music peers alike continues to be accorded and afforded the global recognition and (borrowing the title of one of his most enduring compositions) respect he richly deserves

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Article: Album Review

Danielle Nicole: Fireflies

Read "Fireflies" reviewed by Doug Collette

by Doug Collette

It does not in any way disparage the efforts of bassist/vocalist Danielle Nicole or her fifth full-length album, Fireflies , to state that guitarist Luther Dickinson's sole appearance on these eleven cuts, during “Take Me Back," is the flashpoint of the long player.  The co-founder of the North Mississippi Allstars has made a career of reconfiguring ...

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Article: Album Review

Peggy Lee: Too Marvelous for Words

Read "Too Marvelous for Words" reviewed by C. Michael Bailey

by C. Michael Bailey

“Every musician in town wanted that gig... She got whoever she wanted, because she was so good."  --pianist Lou Levy, as quoted by James Gavin in Is That All There Is?: The Strange Life of Peggy Lee (Atria Books, 2014) Born Norma Deloris Egstrom in Jamestown, North Dakota, in 1920, Peggy Lee ...

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Article: Profile

In From the Beginning: New Orleans Music History with Deacon John Moore

Read "In From the Beginning: New Orleans Music History with Deacon John Moore" reviewed by Thomas Cole

by Thomas Cole

Well, you know, growing up I was the golden boy of the family, because I could sing. I recall my mother singing arias from operas to herself while doing housework and playing classical and popular music on the piano in our home while taking care of the kids--13 of us all together. Her background was classical ...

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Article: Groove Orbit

The !!!!Beat: The Rise And Fall Of The "Hippest Show On Television"

Read "The !!!!Beat: The Rise And Fall Of The "Hippest Show On Television"" reviewed by Kyle Simpler

by Kyle Simpler

During the mid-1960s, American television programming often featured syndicated music variety shows. While many of the programs featured country and western artists, performers like Porter Wagoner and The Wilburn Brothers did not completely dominate the airwaves. In fact, there were plenty of rock and roll programs like Sump'n Else, Shivaree or Upbeat, showcasing rock and pop ...

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Article: Interview

Dickie Landry: From Lafayette to the New York Loft Scene

Read "Dickie Landry: From Lafayette to the New York Loft Scene" reviewed by Thomas Cole

by Thomas Cole

Reknowned in the region for music that reflects its various cultural influences, Dickie Landry is one of the older players still active in Louisiana. Arriving in his home state for the interview, AAJ called Landry to check in. Quickly answering the phone and to the usual greeting of “how are you today," he immediately responded, “Alive!" ...

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Article: Album Review

Sly and the Family Stone: The First Family: Live At Winchester Cathedral 1967

Read "The First Family: Live At Winchester Cathedral 1967" reviewed by Doug Collette

by Doug Collette

The glossy silver foil finish inside and outside the covers of The First Family: Live at Winchester Cathedral 1967 to some degree belies the sound quality of the music inside. But the assiduous effort applied to the sonics of the original recordings--by Sly and The Family Stone's first manager Rich Romanello--is right in line with the ...

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Article: Interview

Alexander Hawkins: Music as a Generous Space

Read "Alexander Hawkins: Music as a Generous Space" reviewed by Giuseppe Segala

by Giuseppe Segala

Born in Oxford in 1981, Alexander Hawkins is one of the leading musicians of his generation and a significant figure on the contemporary international scene. Personable and approachable, he is one of the few musicians of his age who engage meaningfully with the pioneering spirit of the African-American music tradition from the 1960s onward. His stylistic ...

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Article: Interview

Alexander Hawkins: La Musica è uno Spazio generoso

Read "Alexander Hawkins: La Musica è uno Spazio generoso" reviewed by Giuseppe Segala

by Giuseppe Segala

Nato a Oxford nel 1981, Alexander Hawkins è musicista di punta della propria generazione e della scena contemporanea internazionale. Persona di grande disponibilità e affabilità, è tra i pochissimi musicisti che nella sua fascia di età si confrontano in modo congruo al temperamento dei pionieri che dagli anni Sessanta in poi si sono avvicendati sulla scena ...

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Article: Album Review

Roberto Roema Y Su Apollo Sound: Roberto Roema Y Su Apollo Sound

Read "Roberto Roema Y Su Apollo Sound" reviewed by Chris May

by Chris May

Britain has been enriched by immigrants from many parts of the world, but people arriving from Spanish-speaking Central America and the Caribbean have been relatively few in number, and far less visible. So in the late 1960s and early 1970s, when salsa edged out of Spanish Harlem towards the US mainstream, Britain was mostly left out ...


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