Blues & Rhythm Magazine

HOW BRITAIN GOT THE BLUES – Tony Burke previews Brian Smith’s new book of iconic photos of US blues artists in the UK 1962 – 1966

B. BROWN & HIS ROCKIN’ MCVOUT’S – Ian Beecroft’s article and 1985 interview with an obscure Memphis blues artist

Opal Louis Nations tells the story of songwriter and producer RUDY TOOMBS in his Back Room Wizards series

Dave Clarke curates rare photos of CHAMPION JACK DUPREE at home in Halifax, UK

FRED DUNN & CORMAC RECORDS – Great Texas Blues research by Chris Bentley & John Shaw

Bob Eagle’s Blues & Gospel Insights features Texas blues man BIG CHARLIE BRADIX

Ray Templeton’s Blues Throwbacks sheds light on LITTLE BOY FULLER / RICHARD TRICE

STAN MOSELY – interview with the great soul-blues artist by Mike Stephenson

PLUS: Chris Smith’s Words, Words, Words; Chicago Blues Explosion; Sugar Pie DeSanto, Gene Barge, Lee Hildebrand, Sam Moore; Brenton Woods, Jovin Webb; Elmore James; Checker Gospel Box set, Plas Johnson, Little Richard rarities, Memphis Slim, Bukka White biography and more.

KID THOMAS – The tragic story of the West Coast bluesman by Bob Groom

SHREVEPORT BLUES – Fred Dunn, Mighty Joe Young & Jiffy Records by John Shaw

JIMMY REED – Rare memorabilia by Dan Kochakian

The CHESS BLUES MASTERS Albums – Dan Nooger tells the story of their production

WILLIE ’61’ BLACKWELL – Blues Insights by Bob Eagle

Blues Throwbacks – THE SUGARMAN and SAM ‘SUITCASE’ JOHNSON by Ray Templeton

DAVID EVANS – Preview of his new series of downloads of field recordings

R&B History – 1956 CASH BOX CLASSICS

PLUS: Paul Vernon; Chicago Blues Legends; Lucerne Blues Festival; Greg Sover; Babe Stovall; Fats Domino; Johnny ‘Guitar’ Watson; Paramount Records; Memphis Minnie; Houston Blues; Camille Howard and much more.