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Who is Earl McGrath? Though not a name well-known among the general public, McGrath was famous among the famous. Born into poverty, McGrath eventually

Capturing the sound and spirit of its time, this compilation of demos and home recordings showcases the mellow, genre-blurring taste of ’70s record man Earl McGrath.

When the art and music world figure died in 2016, he left behind a trove of reels from his years scouting for his own label and the one he ran for the Rolling Stones.

On "Outdated Emotion," the 81-year-old blues icon covers songs — by Hank Williams and Jimmy Reed, among others — that moved him growing up.

Delbert Mcclinton   Lipstick, Powder & Paint Blue Monday Turn on Your Love Light Have Mercy Spoonful A Mess of Blues This CD offers high-grade bar-band music, nothing more and nothing less. And while Delbert McClinton occasionally approaches the shadow of the greatness of Jerry Lee Lewis on this collection of mildly countrified bluesy ro...   more &raquock from the mid to late 1960s, flashes of originality and spark are few and far between. That said, these are credible renditions of such ta...

Larry had a slackened look. "Im afraid they aint sellin yet, Will." Eddie handed me the Jim Franklin poster. It was great: fireworks burst along the top of a banner-sized American flag stretched across a two-lane highway, and sneaking underneath was a lone armadillo nonchalantly carrying the Texas flag in its mouth. A perfect Fourth of July poster. I looked at the performer list. Except for Doug Sahm, it had the same kind of lineup as the Dripping Springs Reunion the year before without its big...