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Bobby Hebb –That's All I Wanna Know (Tuition)
9 March 2008Hebb’s soft voice is as warm and charming as it was on “Sunny” back in ‘66, and the tasteful arrangements are smoothly authentic.
Cat Power with Appaloosa - The Orpheum Theater (Boston, MA) - Thursday, February 7, 2008
10 February 2008Cat Power keeps on soul patrol, waves goodbye to the past.
The Sins of Pitchfork #1
8 September 2007Shouldn’t music critics know something about, you know, music?
The Soul Searchers - Blow Your Whistle: Original Old School Breaks & Classic Funk Bombs (Vampi Soul)
24 March 2007Not only is this some of the best funk of the period, and historically important as the root source of what in a few years would become the Washington D.C. Go-Go scene, it includes one of the most heavily sampled breakbeats around, from the instrumental “Ashley’s Roachclip.”
What Can Brown Do For You?: The “Heresy” of Negative Capability in James Brown’s “I’ll Go Crazy"
31 January 2007“I’ll Go Crazy” is as good of a place to start talking about the greatness of JAMES BROWN as any.
Dr. John: Right Place, Right Time - Live at Tipitina's, Mardi Gras '89 (Skinji Brim/Hyena)
28 August 2006This souvenir from 17 years ago catches Dr. John in action at a beloved New Orleans nightclub. The ten-song program’s a nice mix of Rebennack-penned classics, New Orleans standards, and blues/R&B warhorses infused with Nawlins goodness.
Lou Rawls - The Best of: The Capitol Jazz & Blues Sessions (Capitol Jazz/EMI)
17 April 2006This can’t really be called a “Best Of” without including any of LOU RAWLS’s hits, nor can all of the tracks here be termed either jazz or blues. None of this matters, though, because there are three things that matter more…
Ahmet Ertegun Remembers Wilson Pickett
31 January 2006Wilson Pickett died of a heart attack on January 19 at the age of 64. He was so loved, idolized, and influential, and his music so woven into the fabric of American culture, that he is one of the immortals of music.
R.I.P. Lou Rawls
8 January 2006LOU RAWLS was a welcomely ubiquitous presence for four decades, and, with consummate taste, he wielded one of the greatest singing voices in pop music history.
Death of a Soul Man: R.I.P. Johnny Tanner
16 December 2005THE “5” ROYALES were no ordinary R&B group. So when their great lead vocalist JOHNNY TANNER died of cancer on November 8, why was there no American media coverage?
Jack Rabid’s Top 10
Week of August 17
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Billy Bragg – Mr. Love & Justice (Anti)
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Bad Religion – New Maps of Hell (deluxe edition) (Epitaph)
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Ray Davies – Working Man’s Cafe (New West)
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Ron Sexsmith – Exit Strategy of the Soul (Yep Roc)
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Billie Holiday – Beautiful Ballads & Love Songs (Columbia/Legacy/SonyBMG)
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Everest – Ghost Notes (Vapor)
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Rob Dickinson – Fresh Wine for the Horses (double CD) (Fontana/UNI)
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Secret Shine – All of the Stars (Clairecords/Tonevendor)
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The Effigies – Reside (Criminal IQ)
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For Against – Shade Side, Sunny Side (Words on Music)