Elliott Murphy Infinity, plus the Move, R&B Hits from 1955, Iron City Houserockers, and Chatham Rabbits Rock singer/songwriter Elliott Murphy says Infinity is his 52nd album, which suggests that he’s not only prolific but also many years into his career. As such, it’s not surprising that ruminations on aging, mortality, and years gone by permeate […]
Music & Film Reviews: Rolling Stones’ Welcome to Shepherd’s Bush, plus Sun Ra, Christopher Cross, and B.B. King A gargantuan crowd—like the estimated one-and-a-half-million fans who gathered for a 2006 outdoor gig in Rio de Janeiro—adds energy and excitement to a Rolling Stones show. But relatively tiny audiences also have their pluses. They inject a […]
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Ironically, it took a European record company to compile The Memphis Blues Box, one of the most impressive and essential collections of American music you’ll ever find. Still, I can’t think of a label more suited to the task than Germany’s Bear Family, which is world-famous for its gargantuan and definitive anthologies, such as the […]
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