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Neil Slaven’s Lost & Found: SHERMAN ROBERTSON – Unpublished interviews from 1993 & 1995 with the much missed Texas bluesman who died in 2021.

Ray Templeton’s final instalment in his HISTORY OF BLUES MAGAZINES. This issue: Europe & Beyond.

Back Room Wizards: Opal Louis Nations looks at the career of R&B songwriter, producer and bandleader SAMMY LOWE.

Another historic interview from Cary Baker’s vaults with Florida R&B producer and record label boss HENRY STONE from 1972.

CASH BOX CLASSICS: Simon Evans looks at the R&B world of 1953 through the pages of the US publication Cash Box.

The third part in our six part feature of rare photos and memorabilia of WEST FLORIDA R&B from the 1940s and 1950s by Ken Benedict, Steve Gronda and Chris Bentley

PLUS: Huey ‘Piano’ Smith; Spencer Wiggins; Chuck Jackson; Lillian Walker Moss. Reviews include: Memphis Slim; King Kolax; John Primer; Johnny Ace; Howlin’ Wolf; Rusty & Doug Kershaw; Buddy Moss; West Florida R&B; King Curtis; Charlie Patton; Hound Dog Taylor; Washboard Sam plus all our usual features.

B&R’s special tribute to the much missed TONY WATSON, Blues & Rhythm production editor, writer, reviewer & magazine administrator for over 35 years.

Part two of Mike Fenton’s definitive history of doo wop legends HERB COX & THE CLEFTONES.

Interview with Howlin’ Wolf’s sax player and band leader EDDIE SHAW by Mike Stephenson from 2005.

Ray Templeton’s final instalment on his HISTORY OF BLUES MAGAZINES. This issue : Blues In US Magazines Part 2.

Part two of Ken Benedict, Steve Gronda and Chris Bentley’s photo feature on WEST FLORIDA R&B.

SOL HENDERSON – Bob Eagle’s update on Robert Johnson associate and obscure pre war bluesman.

PLUS: Chris Smith’s Words, Words, Words; Obituaries on Luther ‘Guitar Junior’ Johnson, Barrett Strong, Ella Thomas, Roddy Jackson; Freddie Roulette, Walter ‘Wolfman’ Washington, Pete Whalen, Charlie Thomas; Reviews include: James Booker; Joe Louis Walker; Louisiana Red & Carey Bell, Chuck Berry; Sun Records History, plus all our usual features.