Living Blues #236, March/April 2015

WHAT'S INSIDE:

Jewel Brown

The Gem of Third Ward
By Roger Wood | Page 8

With more than 60 years in the business, vocalist Jewel Brown is once again turning heads. After recording for Duke Records and performing as a member of Louis Armstrong’s band, Brown retired, but she has recently returned to music to rave reviews.

Ardella Williams

Reluctant Blues Diva
By Justin O’Brien | Page 16

The daughter of famed bluesman Jazz Gillum never wanted to follow in her father’s footsteps, and until recently she had not. But she couldn’t avoid it. She grew up in the blues. Her tales of life in the heart of Chicago from the 1940s to the ’60s are wonderfully vivid and real.

Jesi Terrell

Sings the Blues
By Barry Lee Pearson | Page 26

Chicago-born Jesi Terrell is taking her mentor Little Milton’s advice and trying to “get out there, and make it happen.”

Diunna Greenleaf

A Force of Nature
By Lee Hildebrand | Page 32

Texas vocalist Diunna Greenleaf is a powerful singer who is flooring audiences wherever she goes.

Terrie Odabi

Evolution
By Lee Hildebrand | Page 37

Oakland vocalist Terrie Odabi is a force to be reckoned with on the West Coast blues scene.

RECORD REVIEWS

New Releases | Page 40
Leo Bud Welch, Pops Staples, CeDell Davis and Little Freddie King.

Reissues | Page 66
Lead Belly, Curtis Knight & the Squires and Parchman Farm.

DEPARTMENTS

• Editorial — Page 2
• Blues News — Page 4
• LB Talks to Rhiannon Giddens — Page 45
• In the Groove — Page 59
• 2015 Living Blues Festival Guide — Page 76
• Obituaries —  Finis Tasby, James Kinds, Bo Dollis, Tutty Gadson, Mel Solomon, and others. Page 90
• Radio Charts — Page 96

PHOTO CREDITS

Cover Photo: Jim Fraher
Contents Photo: Jack Vartoogian