12 Essential Performances from New Orleans’ Piano “Professors”
New Orleans music is renowned for its piano players. Here's a dozen jams from great Crescent City keyboardists, past and present, and a little something extra.
Dr. John
‘Smithsonian Rock and Roll’ Welcomes the Amateur Concert Photographer
This new book featuring concert photos taken by fans is a stylish, interesting, and absorbing, yet somewhat incomplete look at the history of popular music.
Various Artists: Loma – A Soul Music Love Affair Volumes 1 – 4
Future Days Recordings gives us four wax platters that uncover a soul label that time has essentially buried.
Professor Longhair: Live in Chicago
Live in Chicago, a seven-song set recorded at the 1976 Chicago Folk Festival, is a very welcome addition to Professor Longhair's catalog.
‘The Wrecking Crew’ Celebrates One of the Music Industry’s Best Kept Secrets
By showing the range and the influence these session musicians had on the hits from the '50s to the '70s, The Wrecking Crew proves their place in rock 'n' roll history.
Dr. John: Ske-Dat-De-Dat: The Spirit of Satch
Not all the guest artists fit, and sometimes the connection to Satchmo seems tenuous indeed. But when it works, as it mostly does, the album delivers much pleasure and pleasant surprises.
Bobby Rush with Blinddog Smokin’: Decisions (take 2)
A good album, but not a great one.
Dr. John and Bobby Rush – “Another Murder in New Orleans” (video) (Premiere)
Two Louisiana music legends team up for an updated take on Bobby Rush's 2012 song "Another Murder in New Orleans" with a compelling new video.
