Hank Crawford’s Indigo Blue was recorded at JAC Studio in New York City on August 22-23, 1983. Crawford arranged the sessions. The supergroup of musicians on this vintage album include Crawford (alto sax, piano), Dr. John (piano, organ), Melvin Sparks (guitar), Wilbur Bascomb (bass), Bernard Purdie (drums) and a horn section featuring Martin Banks, Danny Moore, David “Fathead” Newman and Howard Johnson. This entire laid-back recording clocks in at thirty-five minutes.
WILLIE NELSON: THE COMPLETE ATLANTIC SESSIONS “If America had one voice, it would be Willie’s…” - Emmylou Harris Willie Nelson’s music crosses many generations. His life’s work includes 70 years of songwriting, 50 million records sold, over 100 albums released,...
Hilliard, Florida. I'm sure the Pines Bar jumped in its day with an interesting batch of characters, and there's probably someone around to still talk about it. Ever watch the documentary Vernon, Florida? Get my drift? In person, even abandoned, the place emits a...
“Send poker players to the graveyard Dig my grave with the ace of spades I want twelve polices in my funeral march High sheriff playin’ blackjack, leadin’ the parade...” “The Dying Crapshooters Blues” -Blind Willie McTell Stanley Booth once said...
"I will pay one million dollars. Bring me the head of Alfredo Garcia." --El Jefe 2024 marks the fiftieth anniversary of Sam Peckinpah’s Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia, a film that still resonates as a disturbing volume in American cinema. Peckinpah,...
"People in front of their TV sets Watching hell no one forgets." --"Somebody's Hurtin' Tonight" Love & Hate In Desperate Places, released on August 30, 2024, counts as the Boxmasters' 17th album. In the last year, The Boxmasters recorded four albums worth of...
Johnny Neel: Mr. Soul By James Calemine On the first day I met Johnny Neel we talked for probably an hour before I said, ‘I’ll send you something to read.’ He responded by saying ‘I can’t read! I’m blind!’ It was not my greatest moment, but we became fast friends. I...
The Georgia Girl Drive-In sign counts as an old favorite. It's located on the corner of East 17th Street and Bedell Avenue in Woodbine, Georgia. It's one of the few places where I've returned numerous times to photograph under the various weather conditions for...
Established in 1954, a liquor store also operated on the Riverside Motel premises. When I-95 opened, this place lost business as traffic diverted to the new limited access (and egress) highway. The Riverside Motel was owned by Knud Olfort and Nellie Vanzant Olfort, a...
"Settle down far from town get me a pirogue And I'll catch all the fish in the bayou..." --Hank Williams "Jambalaya (On the Bayou)" The writer Jim Harrison once ate 144 oysters in one sitting. That's twelve dozen, if you're wondering. Harrison's book The Raw and the...