WHAT'S INSIDE:
The Low Down on the Low End
LB takes a look the role of the bass in the blues in our first-ever bass player issue. Often overlooked in coverage of the genre, the bass has held down the bottom end of the music since the earliest days. In this issue we take a look at eight of the best bassists on the scene today.
Introduction
by Brett J. Bonner
Jerry Jemmott
by Bill Kopp
Pookie Young
by David Whiteis
Larry Fulcher
by Roger Wood
Nellie Mack
by Scott Barretta
E.G. McDaniel
by Justin O’Brien
Tanya Richardson
by Roger Wood
Joe Pratt
by David Whiteis
Chuck Bush
by Gene Tomko
Let It Roll
Big Three Trio
By Jas Obrecht
On December 30, 1947, the Big Three Trio, Leonard “Baby Doo” Caston, Ollie Crawford, and one of the most influential figures in postwar blues, bassist Willie Dixon, recorded eight of their most popular sides.
Record Reviews
- New Releases: Jimmy “Duck” Holmes, Crystal Thomas and Filmore Slim
- Reissues: Down Home Blues—Chicago Volume 2: Sweet Home Chicago, the Big Three Trio, and Protobilly: The Minstrel and Tin Pan Alley DNA of Country Music
Editorial
Blues News
Artist to Artist with Melvin Smith
Book Reviews
Obituaries
Radio Charts
Cover photo by Bill Steber
Harvell Thomas at the Deep Blues Festival, Clarksdale, Mississippi, October 18, 2019.
