ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON DEC. 3, 1998 By Steve Newton When Susan Tedeschi’s cell phone rings in an L.A. hotel room, a female voice answers, but it isn’t the one I’m looking for. It’s actually Tedeschi’s mom, who, in a very motherly way, explains that her daughter’s in the bathtub. Sounding concerned that her child might … Continue reading Susan Tedeschi just enjoys being a musician, pretty much
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Joe Louis Walker’s Great Guitars made even greater with the help of Steve Cropper
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON NOV. 20, 1997 By Steve Newton Any bozo can pick up a guitar and trace out a simple pentatonic blues scale. I should know, I’ve been tracing out blues scales like a bozo for years. But while the most basic techniques of blues guitar are accessible to the beginner, it’s not nearly … Continue reading Joe Louis Walker’s Great Guitars made even greater with the help of Steve Cropper
That time a crotchety Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown said: “Save me a copy of this write-up”
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON JAN. 23, 1997 By Steve Newton Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown—there’s a ring to that name that just suits an elderly, pipe-puffin’ blues master. At least, that’s what I thought before conducting a phone interview with the 73-year-old musician, at home in Louisiana. I sure learned fast that the “Gatemouth” title wasn’t earned through … Continue reading That time a crotchety Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown said: “Save me a copy of this write-up”