Memphis Slim Archives • Americana Highways

REVIEW “Memphis Slim at The Gate of Horn” Reissue

August 2, 2025August 2, 2025John Apice0

Memphis Slim at The Gate of Horn – Reissue A different approach to the blues compared to Furry Lewis, Muddy Waters, or Sonny Boy Williamson is the warm, slick, horn-driven big blues band of seminal pianist Memphis Slim (John Len Chatman). However, this blues is closely rooted to the early rock ‘n’ roll of the […]

Music Reviews: Elvis Costello and Burt Bacharach, plus Memphis Slim, New Earth Farmers, and an Anthology of Seminal Folk

March 12, 2023March 11, 2023Jeff Burger0

The great songwriter Burt Bacharach, who teamed up most famously with lyricist Hal David, also worked for nearly three decades with Elvis Costello. That pairing may at first seem as unlikely as the one between Robert Plant and Alison Krause or the Christmas medley recorded by Bing Crosby and David Bowie. Take a close look […]