Title:
Living Blues
Year:
2018
Description:
November / December 2018
Robert Lee Coleman
Hot Pants & Cool Licks
By Mark Coltrain
Macon, Georgia–native Robert Lee Coleman cut his teeth in local gospel bands, but it was his 1960s stint with Percy Sledge and early 1970s stint with James Brown that shaped his career.
Cookie McGee
I Was Just Determined
By Scott M. Bock
Providence struck the young Cookie McGee when she discovered her neighbor and the father of her playmates was none other than bluesman Freddie King. Through the years her music career has been on and off but it is definitely on again now.
Little Willie Farmer
When You Play You Get Something Spiritual That Hits You Inside
By Keerthi Chandrashekar
Duck Hill, Mississippi, may not be known as a blues town, but local Little Willie Farmer may just change all of that. His first release received rave reviews and a forthcoming CD on Big Legal Mess should garner him major attention.
Matt “Guitar” Murphy
Guitar Genius
By Jim O’Neal
Matt “Guitar” Murphy lived up to his nickname. Doing session work with everyone from Memphis Slim and Bobby Bland to Chuck Berry and Muddy Waters, the Mississippi native earned a reputation as one of the best guitarists in the genre. We celebrate his life and nearly 60-year career in our tribute to the guitar genius.
Otis Rush
Chicago Blues Guitar Shaman
By Steve Sharp
Otis Rush’s music is relentlessly aggressive, precise and never without a sting. From his 1956 release I Can’t Quit You Baby until the day in 2004 when a stroke robbed him of his ability to perform, Otis Rush took no prisoners and left no musical stone unturned. We celebrate the life of the Chicago blues guitar shaman in our tribute.
Record Reviews
New Releases from: Kirk Fletcher, Eric Bibb and Kenny “Blues Boss” Wayne
Reissues of: Smiley Lewis, Ike Turner and Solomon Burke
Editorial
Blues News
Artist to Artist with Jerry Jemmott
Catching Up with James Armstrong
Robert Lee Coleman
Hot Pants & Cool Licks
By Mark Coltrain
Macon, Georgia–native Robert Lee Coleman cut his teeth in local gospel bands, but it was his 1960s stint with Percy Sledge and early 1970s stint with James Brown that shaped his career.
Cookie McGee
I Was Just Determined
By Scott M. Bock
Providence struck the young Cookie McGee when she discovered her neighbor and the father of her playmates was none other than bluesman Freddie King. Through the years her music career has been on and off but it is definitely on again now.
Little Willie Farmer
When You Play You Get Something Spiritual That Hits You Inside
By Keerthi Chandrashekar
Duck Hill, Mississippi, may not be known as a blues town, but local Little Willie Farmer may just change all of that. His first release received rave reviews and a forthcoming CD on Big Legal Mess should garner him major attention.
Matt “Guitar” Murphy
Guitar Genius
By Jim O’Neal
Matt “Guitar” Murphy lived up to his nickname. Doing session work with everyone from Memphis Slim and Bobby Bland to Chuck Berry and Muddy Waters, the Mississippi native earned a reputation as one of the best guitarists in the genre. We celebrate his life and nearly 60-year career in our tribute to the guitar genius.
Otis Rush
Chicago Blues Guitar Shaman
By Steve Sharp
Otis Rush’s music is relentlessly aggressive, precise and never without a sting. From his 1956 release I Can’t Quit You Baby until the day in 2004 when a stroke robbed him of his ability to perform, Otis Rush took no prisoners and left no musical stone unturned. We celebrate the life of the Chicago blues guitar shaman in our tribute.
Record Reviews
New Releases from: Kirk Fletcher, Eric Bibb and Kenny “Blues Boss” Wayne
Reissues of: Smiley Lewis, Ike Turner and Solomon Burke
Editorial
Blues News
Artist to Artist with Jerry Jemmott
Catching Up with James Armstrong
Month:
November
Issue Number:
258
Language:
English
Country:
United States
Date Added:
2020-01-21 11:00:31
Date Added:
2020-01-21 11:00:31
