It’s not as if Albert King hadn’t tasted success in his first decade and a half as a performer, but his late-’60s/early-’70s recordings for Stax did win him a substantially larger audience. Though 1972’s I’ll Play the Blues For You followed … Continue reading
Larry Carlton is unsurpassed in playing complicated chord changes while making them sound smooth and connected to even the musically untrained ear. Larry Carlton was born in Torrance, California. He started learning to play guitar when he was six years … Continue reading
Little Milton and host of The !!!! Beat Bill Hoss Allen announce Clarence Gatemouth Brown for a jumpin’ on air performance of his instrumental Okie Dokie Stomp. Gatemouth Brown plays the Okie Dokie Stomp on a Rickenbacker guitar for the 1966 television show The !!!! Beat. At the time he was … Continue reading
Decades following his beginnings as an R&B singer, Little Milton performs the blues number Feel So Bad with a large backing band for the closing credits of the live Sunday night TV show Night Music. He may not be a household name, but die-hard blues … Continue reading
Brilliant funk. Doing Their Own Thing. Recorded and released after a mutiny by most of James Brown’s late-’60s band, Doing Their Own Thing contains 12 slabs of superb early-’70s style funk. Mostly instrumental, radio play for the album and subsequent … Continue reading
Few bass players in the history of modern New Orleans music are as storied as George Porter Jr. George Porter, Jr. is best known as the bassist of The Meters, along with Art Neville, Leo Nocentelli and Joseph Zigaboo Modeliste. … Continue reading
A quick glance through Scofield’s discography reveals he has been one of the most active musicians in jazz over the last thirty years, and with good reason, and the range and scope of his talents. From 1982–1985, John Scofield toured … Continue reading
Roots is R&B singer-songwriter Curtis Mayfield’s second studio album, released in October 1971. Having received critical praise from a variety of publications, the album is regarded as not just one of Mayfield’s best works but also as a classic release … Continue reading