SONNY GREEN
Found! One Soul Singer
Little Village Foundation – LVF 1037
Although he’s being touted as a soul “discovery,” vocalist Sonny Green hasn’t spent his life languishing in total obscurity.
Author Archives: Living Blues
LIVING BLUES RADIO CHART JANUARY 2021
- Selwyn Birchwood, Living in a Burning House, Alligator
- Shemekia Copeland, Uncivil War, Alligator
- Kim Wilson, Take Me Back!
LIVING BLUES RADIO CHART DECEMBER 2020
- Shemekia Copeland, Uncivil War, Alligator
- John Németh, Stronger Than Strong, Nola Blue
- Kim Wilson, Take Me Back!
Race Relations at the Mother Station
By Michael Streissguth
The violent backlash that program director Chris Spindel feared in 1948 when WDIA shifted to Black-oriented programming never materialized. Although, according to production manager Don Kern,
LIVING BLUES RADIO CHART NOVEMBER 2020
- Shemekia Copeland, Uncivil War, Alligator
- Elvin Bishop & Charlie Musselwhite, 100 Years of Blues, Alligator
- John Németh,
Living Blues #269 Top 10 Reviews
SHEMEKIA COPELAND
Uncivil War
Alligator Records – AL 5001
Uncivil War finds Shemekia Copeland holding steady on the course she’s been traveling, melding her bona fide blues roots with various elements that carry her into the realm of what has come to be called Americana;
LIVING BLUES RADIO CHART OCTOBER 2020
- Elvin Bishop & Charlie Musselwhite, 100 Years of Blues, Alligator
- John Németh, Stronger Than Strong, Nola Blue
- Johnny Iguana,
LIVING BLUES RADIO REPORT SEPTEMBER 2020
- Bobby Rush, Rawer Than Raw, Deep Rush
- Elvin Bishop & Charlie Musselwhite, 100 Years of Blues, Alligator
- Ronnie Earl &
LIVING BLUES RADIO REPORT AUGUST 2020
- Anthony Geraci with Dennis Brennan, Daydreams in Blue, Shining Stone
- The Lucky Losers, Godless Land, VizzTone
- Kat Riggins,
Living Blues #268 Top Ten Reviews
FENTON ROBINSON
Out of Chicago: The Chicago Blues Master—Live and Studio Sessions, 1989/92
JSP Records – JSP 3017
Out of Chicago is a welcome and unexpected set of tracks from the late Chicago guitarist Fenton Robinson.
