Robert Finley Archives • Americana Highways

Bentley’s Bandstand: October 2025

October 31, 2025November 3, 2025Bill Bentley0

Bentley’s Bandstand: October 2025 Queen Esther, BLACKBIRDING. There hasn’t ever been an album quite like Queen Esther’s BLACKBIRDING. It’s an emotional study of events at Gettysburg during the Civil War, and how it turned historial times into an era that never really allowed Blacks to get past the ramifications which occurred then. Queen Esther’s absolute […]

Music Reviews: Lynyrd Skynyrd, plus Leon Rosselson, Half Stack, Robert Finley, and Chest Fever

October 29, 2023October 28, 2023Jeff Burger0

Music Reviews: Lynyrd Skynyrd, plus Leon Rosselson, Half Stack, Robert Finley, and Chest Fever Lynyrd Skynyrd has never been quite as innovative or important as the jazz-influenced Allman Brothers, its most obvious competitor for the title of King of Southern Rock. That said, the Jacksonville, Florida–based group has played a pivotal role in popularizing the […]