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• ISSUE No. 71
  • Ernest Lane: The fascinating story of the talented pianist from Clarksdale, Mississippi, whose musical life was a roller-coaster ride from the Delta and Chicago to Los Angeles, taking in Robert Nighthawk, Earl Hooker and Ike Turner, and some very unexpected events and other musicians along the way. Sadly he died in July 2012;
  • The second part of an examination of Smiley Lewis's history and recordings — one of New Orleans' greatest, but most underrated, blues artists;
  • Interviews with members of the trailblazing gospel group The Golden Gate Quartet who started out in the 1930s and took their music beyond recordings to radio, TV, films and nightclubs worldwide;
  • The previously under-researched Chicago soul vocal group The Steelers' story told in interviews with original members Alonzo 'Kool' Wells and his brother Wes Wells;
  • Tribute to the legendary Harlem record man Bobby Robinson (Fire, Fury, Enjoy Records, etc) who died in January 2011 at the age of 93;
  • The second part of the prolific jazz tenor saxophonist David Murray's story;
  • A commemoration of the British emigré to the USA Art Satherley who was a pioneer at Paramount Records. Great photo of him in 1923 in his office!
  • & much more.
• ISSUE No. 70: 
  • Phillip Walker: A short tribute to the talented but modest guitarist who passed away in 2010. He hailed from Louisiana/Texas but first recorded on the West Coast with Clifton Chenier, and worked with Lowell Fulson and other guitar greats; 
  • Erline Harris: The ‘Rock And Roll Blues’ lady — the concluding part of her story with more stunning images from her personal scrapbook; 
  • Percy & Spencer Wiggins: Part 2 of their story with Spencer recording for Goldwax, while Percy works with Hi Rhythm;
  • plus a tribute to Solomon Burke; 
  • Smiley Lewis: The first part of an examination of Smiley's history and recordings — one of New Orleans' greatest, but most underrated, blues artists; 
  • The Violinaires: Interviews with several members of the gospel group which tell of starting out in Detroit, on up to appeal to the R&B market, and recording for Checker; 
  • David Murray: Part 1 of the story of this tenor saxophonist who is one of the most prolific musicians in the history of jazz; 
  • & much more.
• ISSUE No. 69: 
  • Erline Harris: the ‘Rock And Roll Blues’ lady, whose career got off to a flying start in New Orleans, late 1940s. Part 1 of her story is from first-hand recollections courtesy her daughter, and a mass of illustration from Erline’s personal scrapbook;
  • Percy & Spencer Wiggins: Part 1 of their story, covering their early years in Memphis, plus tribute to the late Willie Mitchell;
  • Rance Allen, and The Anointed Jackson Sisters grace the gospel pages;
  • Wilfred LaTour, the accordion player once known as the ‘King of French Music’ and a link to the early styles of Creole, Cajun and zydeco;
  • Keep A Knockin’, the famous song, traced back to its roots, from Kokomo Arnold to Little Richard;
  • Brenda Boykin, the woman described as ‘Jazz, Blues And Then Some . . .’, from Eli’s Mile High Club in Oakland, to Germany;
  • & much more.
• ISSUE No. 68: 
  • Marie Knight: interview with the super-talented gospel and R&B star who came up under the tutelage of Mahalia Jackson and Sister Rosetta Tharpe;
  • Mr Keith Little: the story of ‘The Cincinnati Bluesman’, who it turns out is also a gospel man and R&B man;
  • Donn Fileti: adventures in the independent record business in the early 1960s from the New Jersey man probably best known for his part in Relic Records;
  • Margaret Lewis Part 2 where Margaret becomes a hit songwriter for Johnny Adams amongst others;
  • Paul Richmond: Chicago soulman extraordinaire and award-winning songwriter, producer and singer;
  • Ms Jody: Mississippi songstress with a very downhome approach to life and her music;
  • Sarah Vaughan: our jazz pages salute the 'sassy, divine' singer;
  • & much more.
• ISSUE No. 67: 
  • David Dee: the story of the ‘Going Fishing’ man from St Louis — a great and original left handed Flying V guitarist;
  • Brother Tyrone: a rising singing star from New Orleans;
  • Margaret Lewis: Part 1 of her story takes her from Texas and Louisiana to her trip to record at Chess with Dale Hawkins;
  • Madame Edna Gallmon Cooke: new light is shed on one of the most respected but ‘mysterious’ gospel stars who died over 40 years ago;
  • Al Grey, the jazz trombonist who has more than a passing discography in blues, and a prime exponent of the use of the sink plunger as a mute!;
  • Ray Topping: tributes to the major British researcher and collector who sadly died in January 2009;
  • Luderin Darbone & The Hackberry Ramblers — story and tribute;
  • ‘Abdication Blues’ — songs inspired by King Edward VIII;
  • & much more.
• ISSUE No. 66:
  • Bo Diddley: tribute to the R&B star by his biographer;
  • Phil Phillips: the original ‘Sea Of Love’ man;
  • Robert Johnson: Larry Cohn elaborates;
  • David Brinston: Southern soul/bluesman;
  • Shirley Caesar: First Lady of gospel;
  • The Lyrics: early Memphis vocal group;
  • Nina Simone;
  • Irma Thomas;
  • The Impressions;
  • & much more.
• ISSUE No. 65:
  • Ike Turner: a very personal farewell tribute;
  • Hank Ballard;
  • Robert Penn;
  • The Kelly Brothers;
  • The Spirit of Memphis;
  • Canray Fontenot;
  • Johnny Griffin;
  • & much more.
• ISSUE No. 64:
  • Leon Haywood and Evejim Records;
  • Behind The Scenes Of One-derful Records;
  • Sherman Robertson Part 2;
  • Clyde Hopkins (fascinating vintage artist from Memphis);
  • The Swanee Quintet;
  • Lee Parker’s Alabama Down Home Blues Festival;
  • Archie Shepp;
  • & much more.
• ISSUE No. 63:
  • Sherman Robertson story, Part 1;
  • Daddy Mack Orr;
  • Middle Walter (yes, really!);
  • James Brown tribute;
  • Na Allen (Denise LaSalle’s brother);
  • Howard ‘Slim’ Hunt and Lee Williams (gospel profiles);
  • Mose Allison;
  • & much more.
• ISSUE No. 62:
  • Roy Roberts;
  • J.D. Bryant;
  • Leonard Feather And The Blues;
  • ‘The Domino Effect’ (New Orleans post-Katrina and Louisiana report);
  • Rev. Robert B. Jones and Ronica Bowers;
  • Thelonious Monk Part 2;
  • & much more.
• ISSUE No. 61:
  • Freddie Roulette;
  • Clarence Carter, Part 2;
  • Sydney Joe Qualls;
  • Pam Wilford-Smith’s Memories Of The 1960s;
  • The Trammps;
  • Jerry Butler;
  • The Sensational Nightingales;
  • Ladies Of Zydeco;
  • Thelonious Monk Part 1;
  • & much more.
• ISSUE No. 60:
  • Gatemouth Brown tribute;
  • Arthur Williams;
  • Clarence Carter, Part 1;
  • Sunpie Barnes, Part 3;
  • Little Milton (‘Collecting Thoughts’);
  • Chairmen Of The Board;
  • P.W. Cannon and The Neptunes;
  • Harvey Watkins & The Canton Spirituals;
  • Oscar Brown Jr;
  • & much more.
• ISSUE No. 59:
  • ‘Mister Moonlight’ Roy Lee Johnson;
  • Robert Belfour;
  • Gregory Carroll;
  • The Climates;
  • Sunpie Barnes, Part 2;
  • ‘The Lure of Louisiana’;
  • Rev. F.C. Barnes/Luther Barnes & The Sunset Jubilaires;
  • Jimmy Smith;
  • & much more.
• ISSUE No. 58:
  • Billy ‘The Kid’ Emerson;
  • Vasti Jackson;
  • Jimmy Church;
  • Gwen McCrae;
  • The Majors;
  • Sunpie Barnes Part 1;
  • Johnny Wright;
  • Charles Mingus;
  • & much more.
• ISSUE No. 57:
  • Aubrey Ghent ‘Sacred Steel’;
  • J. Blackfoot;
  • Gaylord Garth;
  • Lamont Dozier;
  • Betty Harris;
  • Fernest Arcenaux;
  • Z.Z. Hill (‘Collecting Thoughts’);
  • Dixie Hummingbirds;
  • Gene Ammons;
  • & much more.
• ISSUE No. 56:
  • Little Freddie King;
  • Earl Forest (very detailed story);
  • The Ovations;
  • The Highway QCs;
  • ‘Wee’ Willie Walker;
  • The Detroit Emeralds;
  • Bettye LaVette;
  • Terrance Simien;
  • Dinah Washington;
  • & much more.
• ISSUE No. 55:
  • Dorothy Moore;
  • Lindbergh Nelson – Memphis pianist;
  • Lil’ Brian;
  • Ben Moore;
  • Mable John;
  • Charlie Christian;
  • Detroit Street Art;
  • & much more.
• ISSUE No. 54:
  • Freddie Hughes;
  • Lil Green Part 2 (inc. discography);
  • Sammy Taylor (inc. discography);
  • 'Soul Comes Home' (visit to Stax, Memphis & Muscle Shoals, etc.);
  • Maxine Brown;
  • Willie Walker and more soul stories;
  • Buckwheat Zydeco;
  • Duke Ellington, & much more.
• ISSUE No. 53:
  • Lil Green Part 1;
  • The Carter Brothers;
  • Enjoy Records (inc. label listing);
  • Precious Bryant;
  • Chambers Brothers;
  • Jimmy Witherspoon;
  • Thomas ‘Big Hat’ Fields & Willis Prudhomme;
  • Uptown Video (West Coast indie label);
  • eight pages of soul stories and reviews, & much more.
• ISSUE No. 52:
  • Calvin Leavy & Cummins Prison Farm (inc. full listing of recordings);
  • Daryl Davis;
  • Kip Anderson;
  • Candi Staton;
  • Delafose Family;
  • John Coltrane;
  • Arthur Conley and eight pages of soul stories, & much more.
• ISSUE No. 51:
  • The first issue in full colour throughout! (All later issues also in colour.) Rollee McGill;
  • Clay Hammond;
  • Nathan Williams & The Zydeco Cha Chas;
  • Isaac Freeman & The Fairfield Four;
  • Little Johnny Taylor;
  • Count Basie;
  • Blues Facts, Fables, Folktales & Fibs, & much more.
• ISSUE No. 50:
  • Tommy Brown;
  • George Jackson;
  • Sam Moore;
  • Carrière Bros;
  • Prof. Harold Boggs;
  • Wes Montgomery;
  • Blues Facts, Fables, Folktales & Fibs, & much more.

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EARLIER ISSUES

Nos. 2–49 with some gaps
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