Back in 2004 I did my one and only interview with New Orleans music legend Dr. John, aka Mac Rebennack. I liked his answering-machine message.
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Album review: Johnny Winter, Guitar Slinger (1984)
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON JUNE 22, 1984 By Steve Newton The albino boss of bad-ass blues really hits the mark on this new album, which promises to be the blues-rock record of 1984. It should do for Johnny Winter what Texas Flood did for Stevie Ray Vaughan last year. Backed up by some of Chicago's leading blues … Continue reading Album review: Johnny Winter, Guitar Slinger (1984)
Dr. John says that he has 180 songs in the band book
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON MARCH 4, 2004 By Steve Newton You learn pretty quickly as a music writer not to put too much faith in recording artists' bios. Once in a while, though, the proclamations heard in those promotional sheets actually turn out to be true. Take the opening line of the current PR blurb for … Continue reading Dr. John says that he has 180 songs in the band book