RCR’s End of the World (Virtual) Party
Shelter and shimmy in place with Delbert McClinton, Darondo, Elizabeth King, Michael Kiwanuka, Gladys Knight, The JB's, Tom Waits, etc
Doin’ the Carolina Shag
Just a few random observations from my recent week-long vacation in Atlantic Beach, NC: Weather was spectacular, and so were the sights — many dolphins close to shore, wild horses roaming [...]
The Best of Paul Butterfield
Is the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum worth arguing about? Some say no – the whole idea of enshrining punks and metalheads in some shiny glass-plated pyramid that many of them would rather [...]
Sweet Summits: Blues
When well-established musicians join forces, it’s not always for purely artistic reasons. Sometimes their managers arrange it as a promotional gimmick. Or the performers could be stuck in the [...]
Thinking ’bout Levon
I’m usually not a “let us praise our fallen rock heroes” kind of guy. But I have to admit, the passing of Levon Helm hit me a little hard. And I’m not sure I can really explain why. I always had [...]
Butter’s Best
I’ve played blues harp for years… not on the same level as, say, Charlie Musselwhite, but I can get the attention of a bar full of drunks. One band I played in never seemed to make it [...]