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Boz Scaggs is a unique and consummate "blue-eyed soul" singer, songwriter, and guitar player whose mesmerizing style and vocal timbre never cease to entrance record buyers and live audiences. He has the easy confidence and skills to cover songs by icons like Otis Redding and Al Green. He can evoke Mose Allison's hipness in a rhythmic context and Van Morrison's interpretive pallette as a balladeer. He's that good, and that sui generis.
Boz first achieved prominence as a guit... (more)
Boz first achieved prominence as a guit... (more)
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Sam & Dave were always a great live act. But during their heyday (1966-1968), Sam Moore (tenor) and Dave Prater (tenor/baritone) were at the very pinnacle of show business, bringing all the fervor of gospel music to their performances of great songs with outstanding instrumental support. Only Otis Redding and James Brown among soul musicians and Bruce Springsteen among rock musicians could generate the same level of sustained live excitement as Sam & Dave at their peak.
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The current members of The Allman Brothers Band still perform under its old name, but when the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inducted the band in 1995 only the six original members were included. It's the music they made from 1969 through 1973 that belongs in the time capsule.
A dynamite blues rock band from the start, the Allmans' distinctive style was fueled by lead guitarists Duane Allman and Dickey Betts trading extended solos and harmonies on top of the rock-solid, driving... (more)
A dynamite blues rock band from the start, the Allmans' distinctive style was fueled by lead guitarists Duane Allman and Dickey Betts trading extended solos and harmonies on top of the rock-solid, driving... (more)
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The mid-sixties were the Golden Age of vocal harmony in pop music. From 1964 through 1967, while the Beach Boys and Beatles set the vocal harmony pace among pop and rock bands, the cream of pure vocal groups -- the Supremes, Four Tops, Impressions, Miracles, and Temptations -- were also at their creative and popular peaks. Even in this crowd the Temps stood alone at the top when David Ruffin was their principal lead singer.
They had it all: five great voices with perfect blend; t... (more)
They had it all: five great voices with perfect blend; t... (more)
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Los Lobos is a great American rock band from East Los Angeles who made their initial local reputation playing exciting live shows. Their shows and albums contain original rock and roll material mixed effectively with traditional Mexican songs. They reached a peak of popularity in the 1980s with a cover of Ritchie Valens' "La Bamba" that became a #1 pop hit, and have continued to tour extensively and release critically acclaimed albums to the present day.
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Once, most of us became aware of new songs and albums at pretty much the same time, but those days are long gone. Now we're more likely to carve out our own distinct information niches. You learn about the corner of the music world that most interests you and I do the same. Here are three in heavy rotation chez Gator. What new albums are turning you on these days?
The Carolina Chocolate Drops, an old-time string band, have been making great music for years. I just heard them for ... (more)
The Carolina Chocolate Drops, an old-time string band, have been making great music for years. I just heard them for ... (more)