Title:
Living Blues
Year:
2018
Description:
September / October 2018
Latimore
Some Things You Can’t Fake
By David Whiteis
Forty-four years after Let’s Straighten It Out shot to No. 1 on the R&B charts, the deep, rich-toned vocals of Benny Latimore still melt hearts.
Roosevelt Purifoy Jr.
It’s Like I Stumbled Into the Blues
By Scott M. Bock
One of Chicago’s top pianists, Roosevelt “Hatter” Purifoy Jr. never thought he would wind up playing the blues. Now at age 60, he has played and recorded with some of the city’s best.
Bruce “Mississippi” Johnson
Soulful Funky Music
By Mike Stephenson
Winner of the 2017 LB award for “Artist Deserving More Attention,” Bruce “Mississippi” Johnson tells a unique life story that has taken him from Starkville, Mississippi, to Zaire, Paris and now England to sing the blues.
Bitten by the Blues
The Alligator Records Story
By Bruce Iglauer and Patrick A. Roberts
In this excerpt from his new book, Bitten by the Blues: The Alligator Records Story, label founder Bruce Iglauer tells the story of recording Hound Dog Taylor for his first release.
Record Reviews
New Releases from: Cedric Burnside, Trudy Lynn and Frank Bey
Reissues of: Voices of Mississippi: Artists and Musicians Documented by William Ferris, The Chicago Blues Box 2: The MCM Records Story and Ted Hawkins Watch Your Step
Editorial
Blues News
Artist to Artist with Sheryl Youngblood
Catching Up with Andrew “Junior Boy” Jones
Living Blues Talks to Johnny Rawls
Latimore
Some Things You Can’t Fake
By David Whiteis
Forty-four years after Let’s Straighten It Out shot to No. 1 on the R&B charts, the deep, rich-toned vocals of Benny Latimore still melt hearts.
Roosevelt Purifoy Jr.
It’s Like I Stumbled Into the Blues
By Scott M. Bock
One of Chicago’s top pianists, Roosevelt “Hatter” Purifoy Jr. never thought he would wind up playing the blues. Now at age 60, he has played and recorded with some of the city’s best.
Bruce “Mississippi” Johnson
Soulful Funky Music
By Mike Stephenson
Winner of the 2017 LB award for “Artist Deserving More Attention,” Bruce “Mississippi” Johnson tells a unique life story that has taken him from Starkville, Mississippi, to Zaire, Paris and now England to sing the blues.
Bitten by the Blues
The Alligator Records Story
By Bruce Iglauer and Patrick A. Roberts
In this excerpt from his new book, Bitten by the Blues: The Alligator Records Story, label founder Bruce Iglauer tells the story of recording Hound Dog Taylor for his first release.
Record Reviews
New Releases from: Cedric Burnside, Trudy Lynn and Frank Bey
Reissues of: Voices of Mississippi: Artists and Musicians Documented by William Ferris, The Chicago Blues Box 2: The MCM Records Story and Ted Hawkins Watch Your Step
Editorial
Blues News
Artist to Artist with Sheryl Youngblood
Catching Up with Andrew “Junior Boy” Jones
Living Blues Talks to Johnny Rawls
Month:
September
Issue Number:
257
Language:
English
Country:
United States
Date Added:
2020-01-21 11:00:31
Date Added:
2020-01-21 11:00:31
