Black Zack #179 [English]
What do Southern Soul and Blues have in common with Rap Music? Well, the answer is ‘Black Zack’. Who is ‘Black Zack’? He’s labeled the First Southern Soul & Blues Juke Joint Rapper. In my article that was printed on page 14, in issue #171 in 2012, I wrote: “I can see our music changing […]
Häggqvist, Dag #179
Det finns ett bolag som kommit i skymundan då det gäller bluesens lansering i Sverige. Mycket har kretsat enbart kring radioprogrammet I Blueskvarter, men ingen nämner de utgåvor som kom på Grand Prix och Spotlight, undermärken till Sonet. I min egen samling kom mycket tidigt (1966) en LP med James Brown på Sonet och något […]
Primer, John #179
Vill man höra tvättäkta klassisk, rå Chicago-blues är John Primer ett säkert kort. Sedan Magic Slim dog i februari 2013 är Primer en av de få kvarvarande kända Chicago-artister, som för detta arv vidare. Tillfällen att se honom här i Sverige har inte saknats: år 2012 var han till exempel med på Eslövs bluesfestival. I […]
Allen, Vick #179 [English]
Interview conducted by Mike Stephenson in Jackson, Mississippi, June 2013. Many thanks go to Peggy Brown for arranging the interview. My given name is Victor Allen and I was born and raised in Jackson, Mississippi and I come from a single parent home and I have one younger brother. My mother and grandparents were very […]
Janaye, Falisa #179 [English]
Interview conducted for Jefferson magazine by Mike Stephenson in October 2013 in Starkville, Mississippi. I was born in a little small town about twenty minutes from here called Crawford, Mississippi and I got into the music business doing hip hop with my brothers that had a hip hop group. The group was called Crawford […]
Lee, Andre #179 [English]
Interview by Mike Stephenson took place in Jackson, Mississippi in June 2013. Many thanks go to Peggy Brown for all of her tremendous help, without which this article would not have been possible. I was born in Chicago in Cook County Hospital but I didn’t get a chance to grow up there. My grandparents came […]
