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The blues according to Nina Simone: my ode to Queen Nina

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Soul surfers: The Delimiters, Root Chakar, & a bit of surf-rock history from my mama

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The blues according to Nina Simone: my ode to Queen Nina 04/26/2014
James Booker: Producer Scott Billington on the enigmatic “Bayou Maharaja” (Part 2) 04/24/2014
James Booker: Producer Scott Billington on the enigmatic “Bayou Maharaja” (Part 1) 04/14/2014
DJ Moonbaby’s “Unrestricted” radio show pays tribute to Marvin Gaye 04/07/2014
Piedmont folk-blues: Ernest Troost, Cephas & Wiggins, & Etta Baker 04/04/2014
Los Boleros de Celia Cruz y Benny Moré 03/31/2014
“Now Muscle Shoals has got the Swampers…” 03/28/2014
Trouble in mind: AJ Croce plays the blues his way 03/24/2014
King of Chitlin’ Circuit Bobby Rush still groovin’ into his 80s: SXSW 2014 03/18/2014
Psychedelic hard rock dreams at SXSW: Ocean of Stars 03/18/2014
Words and sounds that inspire at the start of 2014: from the city of angels with love 01/29/2014
Brown Bird of Rhode Island: new to me & gave me chills 12/11/2013
Bobby “Blue” Bland: into the blues pantheon 07/09/2013
Keeping the tradition alive in California: The Long Beach Bayou & Blues Festival 06/17/2013
Exploring Middle Tennessee: civil rights murals, cross-county lines, Jerry Douglas & his dobro 06/04/2013
Hip-hop brasiliero 05/19/2013
Public radio inspiration and homage to Bebo Valdes 03/23/2013
Lance Canales & The Flood: blues done California style 07/23/2012
Head to the Kalob Griffin Band website to hear live tracks and download the debut album 07/17/2012
Anaïs Mitchell’s folk opera: Hadestown 07/09/2012
Keepin’ it funky with New Orleans’ brass band tradition 06/15/2012
Soul surfers: The Delimiters, Root Chakar, & a bit of surf-rock history from my mama 06/13/2012
Cool band alert: Kalob Griffin Band 06/05/2012
Bio Ritmo: psychedelic salsa dura 04/15/2012
Ain’t nothing but the blues… 04/11/2012
Reminds me of why I love music: Alabama Shakes 02/13/2012
Honduras de mi alma 02/05/2012
(no title) 02/05/2012
Razorface, Ocelot Robot Film Fest, & a bit of Bob 09/06/2011
Rajasthani & English folk music 08/11/2011
Pretty melodic voices: Lo-Fi Sugar, Silvia Torres, Astrud, Mindy Smith, & Dolly 07/26/2011
Beats, rhymes, & life along the journey… & goodbye to Facundo Cabral 07/10/2011
Imagining New York City with Rakim & James Brown 07/01/2011
The Bo-Keys: Memphis sounds full of soul 06/09/2011
Mulatu Astatke & Ethio-jazz 03/28/2011
Johnny & June Carter Cash duets & other folk love songs 10/01/2010
Legends of the 88s: Cuba to Chicago, New Orleans to New York 09/06/2010
La Santa Cecilia: Homegrown LA style 07/31/2010
Woody Guthrie’s “This Land is Your Land” reinterpreted 07/19/2010
Honduras, Garífuna soul, & Andy Palacio 06/22/2010
Raw, swampy, earthy, pure groove: Florida’s JJ Grey & Mofro 05/31/2010
Independent spirit: Ocelot Robot rockin’ the road 05/26/2010
Dizzy Gillespie, Bebop, & Latin Jazz 05/14/2010
Meandering through the homeland of Los Angeles: DJ Moonbaby, Canter’s Deli, Lalo Guerrero, & Petrovic Blasting Company 05/09/2010
Bringing the (City of) Angels back to higher ground: DJ Moonbaby 04/28/2010
Back to basics: The blues with Ali Farka Touré 04/21/2010
Groovin’ with the sons of Booker T: MMW, Big Organ Trio, & The City Champs 04/13/2010
Sweet harmonies & Southern rock: Stonehoney & The Mother Truckers 04/05/2010
From DC to Digable Planets to DJ LadybugMek 03/28/2010
I live for the funk: James Brown, The Meters, & Curtis Mayfield 03/21/2010

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