By James Calemine Clyde Langford learned guitar from Joe “Thunder” Hopkins-Texas blues great Sam “Lightning” Hopkins’...
Dispatches
J.J. Cale: To Tulsa And Back
To Tulsa and Back serves as J.J. Cale’s first studio album in eight years. Cale returned to Tulsa, his hometown, and...
B.B. King: B.B. King And His Orchestra Live
By James Calemine Originally recorded in 1983 at the international MIDEM industry gathering in Cannes, King’s standard...
Dusty In Memphis by Warren Zanes
By James Calemine I met Warren Zanes at the writer Stanley Booth’s house in the early 1990s. Booth plays a major role...
Neil Young: Greendale
"Hey Mr. Clean, You're dirty now too." --Neil Young "Sun Green" Greendale proves a vital release in Neil Young’s...
Hank Williams: Snapshots From The Lost Highway
“In the great book of John You’re warned of the day When you’ll be laid Beneath the cold clay…” “Angel of Death” –Hank...
Howlin’ Wolf: Moanin’ In The Moonlight
By James Calemine The Chess Original Masters–Howlin’ Wolf/Moanin’ In The Moonlight–features the first two albums by...
Music Maker: Portraits And Songs From The Roots of America
By James Calemine Enclosed within the first Music Maker book titled Portraits and Songs From the Roots of...
Chris Robinson’s New Earth Mud
Listeners searching for a gritty Black Crowes sound may face an early morning wake up call, but those curious to hear a musician face change, move onward, and continue writing songs——then New Earth Mud may just propel you into the wild blue yonder.
Automatic Y’all: Weaver D’s Guide to the Soul
Published in 1999 by the University of Georgia’s Hill Street Press, Dexter Weaver’s book Automatic Y’all...
Widespread Panic: Another Joyous Occasion
By James Calemine “Four train days get me back to New Orleans,” are the opening lines on Widespread Panic’s new live...
Chuck Leavell’s Forever Green: The History and Hope of the American Forest
Leavell’s Forever Green exists as one of the most insightful books ever written about the history and condition of the American Forest.












