Want to hear how the Grateful Dead sounded in concert before its members conquered the world? If so, your best bet is July 3, 1966, Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco, CA, which was released on the 60th anniversary of the event. The album preserves a show from only about a year after the group (then called […]
Back in 2020, this column featured 16 folk, pop, and rock artists and bands that deserve wide acclaim but have attracted only cult followings. Here are 10 more. Bobby Charles The late Bobby Charles was a gifted singer who also wrote many memorable songs, including “The Jealous Kind” (Ray Charles, Delbert McClinton, etc.) and “Walking […]
Continue Reading
Elliott Murphy – Infinity I like the Elliott Murphy look. From a once extremely young projection of a singer-songwriter with Peter Frampton boyish good looks to a sophisticated seasoned face of experience today — part Tom Petty, Eric Andersen & Kinky Friedman. But the mature look maintains a genuine rock veteran muscle. A superior New […]
Continue Reading
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 […]
Continue Reading
Black Music in Britain in the Sixties,’ plus Elliott Murphy and John Fullbright Gotta Get a Good Thing Goin’—Black Music in Britain in the Sixties is more expansive than its title might suggest. For one thing, “Black music” is a big umbrella; while R&B, soul, blues, and Motown-influenced tracks predominate, you’ll also find pop, reggae, […]
Continue Reading