J.D. Simo & Luther Dickinson – Do The Rump! This is a bit raw & grinding with its first musical tug on “Street People.” It certainly possesses a lot of pull on the musical leash. Varied songwriters of the indelible genre deliver: Bobby Charles to J.J. Cale, Junior Kimbrough to John Lee Hooker & that’s […]
Bentley’s Bandstand July 2024 By Bill Bentley Dave Alvin & Jimmie Dale Gilmore, TEXICALI. These two musical brothers have always had a strong connection. Dave Alvin covered the rock & roll waterfront a little more than Jimmie Dale Gilmore, but Gilmore dug into country a bit deeper than Alvin did coming up. But in the end they […]
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Memphis Royal Brothers – Self-Titled This is an interesting release with multiple name performers who add to the curiosity that is this illuminating project. There are 8 tidy soulfully rendered pieces by varied award-winning vocalists on Memphis Royal Brothers – Self-Titled (Drops July 26/Royal Records/40:00) produced by Grammy-Award-winning Boo Mitchell with Richard Bolen. While the […]
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