The genius of More Dirty Laundry: the Soul of Black Country resides in defying musical prejudices.
Dispatches
Shirley Brown: Woman To Woman
By James Calemine Born during 1947, in West Memphis, Arkansas, Shirley Brown’s first single–“Woman to Woman”–sold a...
Janisse Ray’s Drifting into Darien: A Personal And Natural History of the Altamaha River
“I seek the darkest wood, the thickest and most interminable and, to the citizen, most dismal swamp. I enter a swamp...
Albert King: I’ll Play The Blues For You
By James Calemine Albert King never tolerated nonsense. His guitar-playing captured the essence of his personality. He...
Zora Neale Hurston: Tell My Horse
By James Calemine Alabama born author Zora Neale Hurston wrote Tell My Horse: Voodoo And Life In Haiti And...
Chuck Leavell’s Back To The Woods: A Tribute To The Pioneers of Blues Piano
"Well how long has that evening train been gone?" --Leroy Carr Chuck Leavell stands as one of the finest piano players...
Larry Brown’s Fay
“I read every word he ever wrote.” -Bob Dylan
The Chris Robinson Brotherhood: Big Moon Ritual
“Rosalee” counts as the rocker with the classic Robinson line: “Is the air getting thicker?/Are we getting high?”. My favorite is “Tulsa Yesterday” that washes a nice musical waterfall over the listener. Other tracks on this collection would serve in the group’s live repertory for years such as “Star or Stone”, “Tomorrow’s Blues”, “Reflections On A Broken Mirror”, “Beware, Take Care” and “One Hundred Days of Rain”.
Potent stuff…
Blunderbuss: Jack White
Jack White’s photo on the album cover of Blunderbuss with a vulture on his shoulder speaks volumes. Fair warning...
Steve Cropper: Dedicated: A Salute To The 5 Royales
Songwriter/guitarist Lowman Pauling fronted the North Carolina group the 5 Royales in the 1950s. Steve Cropper always...
Highway Call: Dickey Betts
Released in 1974, Highway Call counted as the first solo album by Dickey Betts. The Allman Brothers released Brothers...
Karen Dalton: 1966
By James Calemine Born Karen Cariker during 1938, in Texas, Karen Dalton grew up in Oklahoma. During her lifetime,...












