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Worried Now Won't Be Worried Long - Alan Lomax - Rosalie Hill
Rosalie (or Rosa Lee) Hill, guitar and vocal. Recorded by Alan Lomax in Como, Mississippi, September 25, 1959. From "Worried Now, Won't Be Worried Long," one of five albums commemorating the 50th anniversary of Lomax's "Southern Journey" field…
Continue Reading »Worry Worry - MICHAEL BURKS
Born in Milwaukee in 1957, Michael quite literally entered the world with blues in his blood. Joe Burks, Michael’s grandfather, played acoustic Delta blues guitar in his hometown of Camden, Arkansas. A multi-talented man, Joe was a barber,…
Continue Reading »Would I Lie - Big Monti Amundson
His name is Monti Amundson but most people call him Big Monti. Not just because of the man’s physical appearance, but because of his larger than life voice, guitar virtuosity, and sheer presence. When Big Monti takes the…
Continue Reading »Woulda' Shoulda' Coulda' - TC and the Trouble Makers
TC & The Troublemakers is a rockin' Southern Blues band formed by three veteran musicians. Led by the "Original Georgia Outlaw," Tim Chandler, on vocals and guitar, the band is rockin' the blues across the South East. ....…
Continue Reading »Wouldnt Mind Dying - Blind Mamie Forehand
Having made only a handful of recordings in the company of her presumed husband A.C. Forehand, the ’20s performer Blind Mamie Forehand joins a class of recording artists whose uniqueness is not in name only. While it many…
Continue Reading »Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams - Art Tatum w. Everett Barksdale
Everett Barksdale (April 28, 1910, Detroit, Michigan - January 29, 1986, Inglewood, California) was an American jazz guitarist and session musician, Harold Vick's most used guitarist. Barksdale played bass and banjo before settling on guitar, and moved to…
Continue Reading »Wrecked My Life "Like a Hurricane"
And before there was Shemekia Copeland there was big daddy Johnny Copeland!Born in Haynesville, Louisiana, while Copeland was becoming interested in music, he also pursued boxing, mostly as an avocation, and it is from his days as a…
Continue Reading »Write Me a Letter Blues - Saunders King & his Rhythm
Saunders King (March 13, 1909 – August 31, 2000) was an American R&B and blues guitarist and singer. Saunders Samuel King was born in Staple, Louisiana, United States. He was the son of a preacher, and sang in…
Continue Reading »WRRW To Air Eric Lindell Radio Special This Weekend
Saturday March 3rd - 10 PMSunday March 4th - 5 PM http://www.wrrw.fm/ Contact: Mark Carpentieri Phone: 631-754-8725 E-Mail: mc@mc-records.com web: www.mc-records.com Northport NY - M.C. Records is proud to announce that WRRW, 102.5 FM in Willamsburg VA. will…
Continue Reading »Xanthan - Succubus Swing - New Release Review
I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release, Succubus Swing, by Xanthan and it's a experimental rock band with many threads of influence. Opening with (Hey You) Hybyc, Xanthan shows heavy musical overtones with power…
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