Category Archives: ARTICLES

Misses 107 – The Big Apple… and other cities!             I’ve held back from writing too many pieces like this one, because it’s about things I did not do over the 10 years + that I was active. Mostly … Continue reading →

MEMORIES; “Eslie, a.o.”: Looking at a photograph of Dan DelSanto and The Arm Bros band in front of their bus at the bluegrass festival at Bean Blossom in May of ’74 got me to thinking (see Notes – 3314, O&S … Continue reading →

“All the King’s Men” It is all too common that W.E. consider “the end of an era” with the passing of so-and-so; there are so many cases of folks being regarded as the “last of the” whatever blues artists. This … Continue reading →

THE LATE, GREAT LITTLE ELLIOTT! photo: Phillip Catania It seems that I am specializing lately in writing about friends that have died – in this case, not recently, though! And there is actually a madness/logic to the birth of this … Continue reading →

“Old & In The Way?” This is a bit of a venting piece here I guess. I began my serious “research” work re: “African American” music ca. 1962 with record and performance reviews for BLUES UNLIMITED in the UK. My … Continue reading →

As readers of my efforts over the years may remember, doing field work may seem romantic from one’s armchair, but in actuality, it’s a bitch. Today one’s modus operandi has changed and it involves much internet trolling and access to … Continue reading →

BLUES: Philosophy for Everyone – Thinking Deep About Feeling Low. Jesse R. Steinberg & Abrol Fairweather (eds.)                                                                        Wiley-Blackwell (2012) UK; 211 pp.                                            … Continue reading →

Misses 106 – the South We all tout our “hits”, and rightly so, for from them our knowledge and appreciation of the music grows. What we seldom mention is our many “misses” out of embarrassment or some such similar feeling. … Continue reading →