r&b Archive
16 Nov 2015
Only in America: The Lloyd Price Interview, Part 1
Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Lloyd Price is a pop music legend. The Kenner, Louisiana native scored an impressive string of major hits, beginning with 1952’s “Lawdy Miss Clawdy” […]
07 Sep 2015
Hundred-word Reviews for September, Part 6 of 8
Today I take quick looks at excellent reissue and compilation releases from three labels that excel at that kind of thing: Omnivore Recordings, Light in the Attic and Real Gone […]
13 Aug 2015
Shuggie Otis: The Music Keeps Calling Him Back (Part 4)
Continued from Part Three… Bill Kopp: A lot of highly-regarded musicians have named you as an inspiration. David Byrne was instrumental in the first [2001] CD reissue of Inspiration Information. […]
12 Aug 2015
Shuggie Otis: The Music Keeps Calling Him Back (Part 3)
Continued from Part Two… Shuggie Otis: But the songs kept calling me back. A song would be really good, and I’d think about it, and realize that I have to […]
11 Aug 2015
Shuggie Otis: The Music Keeps Calling him Back (Part 2)
Continued from Part One… Bill Kopp: You sent demo tapes to many labels, but nothing happened for years, until the reissue of Inspiration Information with the added Wings of Love […]
10 Aug 2015
Shuggie Otis: The Music Keeps Calling Him Back (Part 1)
“I look back now,” says Shuggie Otis, “and I think, ‘Wow. I must have a lot of patience!’” The multi-instrumentalist is reflecting on the curious arc of his career so […]
23 Jul 2015
Hundred-word Reviews for July 2015, Part 3
Blues, r&b, post-jazz and country-flavored singer/songwriter music: never let it be said that I only write about rock. Here are five fine releases in a wide array of musical styles. […]
23 Jun 2015
Album Review: Little Richard — Directly From My Heart
For music lovers of a certain age range, the work of Richard Penniman is the sort of music that one might only rarely make an effort to hear. The name […]
22 May 2015
Matthew E. White’s Calibrated Subtlety
Matthew E. White has been musically active for many years, including collaborations with Megafaun and the Mountain Goats and three albums with avant-jazz group Fight the Big Bull. But as […]
11 May 2015
Hundred Word Reviews for May 2015, Part 6
Last week I presented 25 capsule reviews; 100 words each, these were quick critical looks at new CD (and vinyl) releases. This week, I dive into the pile of reissue/compilation […]