Author Archives: Living Blues

ARTHUR ADAMS
Kick Up Some Dust

Cleopatra Blues – CLO3790

Legendary author F. Scott Fitzgerald once wrote, “there are no second acts in American lives.” But Fitzgerald passed away in 1940,

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TAJ MAHAL 
Savoy

Stony Plain Records – SPCD1470

Taj Mahal is music royalty. A prime exponent of both Americana and so-called “world music” long before either of those labels came into widespread use,

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BUDDY GUY
The Blues Don’t Lie

RCA/Silvertone Records – 19658-73152-2

The title of Guy’s electrifying new album is just right. In his sure hands,

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LEE FIELDS
Sentimental Fool

Daptone – DAP-075

The continuing autumnal renaissance of soul singer Lee Fields is one of those heartwarming stories of overdue success and acclaim coming late in life that is impossible to imagine in pop or rock.

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