Category Archives: You Tube

Jimmy McCracklin RIP

Posted on December 21, 2012 by Tony

The above video is of Jimmy McCracklin with Ry Cooder and Wayne Bennett  performing Erskine Hawkins’ ‘After Hours’ at the Village Music Anniversary Party, August 5th 1991. Jimmy had already performed this number in his set, but did it again … Continue reading →

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Giants of Mali Music Now Banned By Islamist Fighters

Posted on December 7, 2012 by Tony

Islamist fighters who have taken over Niafunke, in Mali, 100km south-west of Timbuktu have now introduced a strict social code: Women and girls must be covered, young men cannot wear loose trousers and all forms of music are banned. Reports are … Continue reading →

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R&B Guitarist Mickey Baker RIP

Posted on November 30, 2012 by Tony

  Mickey Baker, (real name McHouston Baker) died on November 27th, aged 87 in Montastruc-la-Conseillère, near Toulouse in southwestern France. He was one of the great rhythm and blues guitarists – with a career spanning over five decades. Baker was … Continue reading →

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Sound It Out! The Story of The Last Indie Record Store In Stockton

Posted on November 26, 2012 by Tony

This film was recently shown on BBC4 – I missed it first time around! Certainly worth watching in full. The story of the last indie record store in Stockton (Teesside UK). Long may they stay in business. As somebody who … Continue reading →

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The Story of Dust-to-Digital and Art Rosenbaum

Posted on November 25, 2012 by Tony

A couple of times a year, Lance Ledbetter and his wife, April, gather friends at their Atlanta home to assemble a few thousand small wooden boxes and stuff them with raw Georgia cotton, a 200-page book of liner notes, and … Continue reading →

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Cleve Duncan of The Penguins – obituary from The Guardian

Posted on November 18, 2012 by Tony

An excellent obituary of the great Cleve Duncan, lead vocalist of The Penguins. The dogged piano triplets, rudimentary four-chord harmonic structure, goofy woh-woh backing vocals and the muffled quality of a garage recording were typical of early doo-wop music when The Penguins’ … Continue reading →

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Robert Johnson 78rpm Turns Up In Pile Of LPs

Posted on November 16, 2012 by Tony

A copy of Robert Johnson’s ‘I Believe I’ll Dust My Broom’ on Vocalion turned up in a pile of vinyl albums bought by a Pittsburgh record store owner Jerry Weber last week. Weber gave the seller gave – a man he … Continue reading →

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Led Zeppelin ‘Celebration Day’ US TV Advert

Posted on November 13, 2012 by Tony
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Dweezil Zappa test driving FZ tribute guitar

Posted on November 9, 2012 by Tony

Frank Zappa fans and guitar freaks will soon be able to get their hands on a long awaited tribute guitar. Dweezil Zappa has been working closely with Gibson to produce a prototype model, which replicates one of his dad’s (Frank’s) … Continue reading →

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Samuel and Ann Charters Archives of Blues and Vernacular African American Musical Culture

Posted on October 14, 2012 by Tony

Blues & Rhythm Magazine has been running an extensive series of interviews with record producer and archivist Sam Charters by Hasse Andreasson and Hans Schweitz recently. Here is a short video of the Samuel and Ann Charters Archives of Blues … Continue reading →

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