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By Nick Millevoi Listen to any Joseph Spence song and you’ll find unexpected nuance and detail, no matter how many times you have heard it. While his repertoire consisted of a variety of music, from spirituals to popular songs to folk songs, the Bahamian guitarist (1910–1984) had a personal style and sound that put him…

Lonnie Johnson   Mr. Johnsons Blues Toothache Blues, Pt. 1 Guitar Blues Playing with the Strings Deep Blue Sea Blues - Lonnie Johnson, Alexander, Alger "T No More Troubles Now 6/88 Glide [#] Im Nuts About That Gal Not only did Johnson pioneer single-string, blues-guitar improvisation, he still ranks as one of its greatest practitioners. His playing was remarkably fluent, sophisticated, and melodic, yet he never sacrificed emotion or...   more &raquo bite. He was the first bluesman to make hi...

Can I interest you in South American psychedelics? La Locura De Machuca is a deep dive into a little-known undefinable genre published : 25 May 2021 at 04:00 The Caribbean is in the spotlight in this weeks column, with two new and contrasting albums from different parts of the region featuring. One is a compilation of underground Afro-Colombian gems recorded in the mid- to late-70s in Barranquilla, Colombia; the other is a release of rare tracks from a Bahamian troubadour and master guitarist....

Texas artists and Arhoolie folk label celebrate 60 years with streaming concert This past week, Chris Strachwitzs lifes work was honored at a virtual 60th-anniversary party in which noted Arhoolie enthusiasts such as ZZ Tops Billy Gibbons, Taj Mahal, Bonnie Raitt, Los Tigres… Andrew Dansby December 13, 2020Updated: December 15, 2020, 10:28 am Mance Lipscomb, left, played in Navasota when Arhoolie Records founder Chris Strachwitz met him. They’re shown in 1964. Photo: Chris Simon & M...