One Artist, One Song Series: Blind Lemon Jefferson - Rabbit Foot Blues (1926)
"It is telling that, while ‘Rabbit Foot Blues’ is one of the most outstanding numbers in Jefferson’s catalog, it has never been covered by any other artist".
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"Chained forever to a world that's departed": An Ongoing History Of Rock'n'Roll (And Its Neighbors).
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Review: Martin Carthy - Martin Carthy (1965)
"As I find it hard to verbalize my impressions, I catch myself thinking that perhaps its very ordinariness is precisely the thing that sets it apart."
Review: Wanda Jackson - Wonderful Wanda (1962)
"...whenever I hear that rasp making a cautious comeback, that is when my attention buds flare up — alas, this only happens here on a minuscule number of occasions."
Review: The Crystals - Twist Uptown (1962)
"Quick oblivion would have been their destiny, if not for an odd accident that somehow turned them into the torch-bearers for an entire new sound..."
Review: The Kinks - Live At Kelvin Hall (1967)
"In SOME ways at least, the Kinks were like everybody else, and from that point of view, Live At Kelvin Hall persists as a fine lesson in humility."
Out Of The Comfort Zone: Charles Mingus - Fables Of Faubus
"To a soft, but stern opening bass pattern, a couple of well-synchronized trombones deliver an equally soft, but threatening yawn..."
Review: The Liverbirds - Star-Club Show 4 (1965)
"The Liverbirds had it tougher than everybody else — and a faint echo of that toughness does rub off on those recordings, if you canstrain your ears".
Review: Judy Collins - Golden Apples Of The Sun (1962)
"A bit more romantic and less on the militant side than its predecessor... taking the usual baby steps to modernize the genre".
Review: Johnny Burnette - Roses Are Red (1962)
"However slight or irritating we may find all those records, it is at least undeniable that Johnny and Snuff had a thing goin’ on..."
Review: The Rolling Stones - Flowers (1967)
"A much-berated bastard of a record which, despite its troubled birth, still deserves all of our love and attention."