Friday, August 8 2008
Retelling the History of Black Music: The Beautiful Music All Around John Work III
Work recorded the soundtrack of people’s lives, and captured the earliest stirrings of much of the music we’ve enjoyed since World War II.
Monday, July 30 2007
Robert Gordon and Chris Spedding featuring the Jordanaires: The King and I
The world needs another Elvis record, even if it's not by the King himself, to remind us of the magic that the human voice and a guitar can create.
Monday, May 5 2003
It Came From Beneath the Sea (1955)
The mind of man had thought of everything -- except that which was beyond his comprehension!"
Thursday, June 27 2002
Can’t Be Satisfied. The Life and Times of Muddy Waters by Robert Gordon
Gordon brings to his subject a fan's admiration for the music without abandoning a historian's dedication to detail. His language is rich and evocative, particularly when he conjures up the sound of one of Muddy's most famous works.
