Bear Family – 40 Years In The Service Of The Giant Box
A friend of mine once said that Bear Family is the Rolls Royce of the CD and I´m inclined to agree. Their well filled CD-boxes have always been a delight to both the ear and the eye. The recently released Buzzin´ The Blues – The Complete Slim Harpo more than well lives up to the […]
Touissant, Allen
OM ALLEN TOUSSAINT (1938-2015) Allen Richard Toussaint, pianist, kompositör, arrangör, producent och sångare, dog i en hjärtinfarkt i ambulansen på väg till sjukhuset i Spaniens huvudstad Madrid. Det var tisdagsmorgonen den 10 november 2015. Han hade precis genomfört en konsert på Teatro Lara med sin trio. Toussaint var en av New Orleans viktigaste musikpersonligheter under 1960-och […]
Weld, Dave – Life and times of (English)
You were born i Chicago. When did you first become aware of the blues and Chicago´s long relationship with it? Do you remember a specific song or artist that was a moment? When did you know this was what you wanted to do? – I was born in 1952 in Ravenswood Hospital in Chicago Ill, […]