Blues & Rhythm Magazine

R&B history – the first part in Mike Fenton’s extensive two part feature ‘High School Jive‘ on HERB COX AND THE CLEFTONES

Ray Templeton’s HISTORY OF BLUES MAGAZINES – this issue: The USA – the early blues magazines.

WEST FLORIDA R&B – the first part of a six part feature of rare photos and memorabilia by Ken Benedict, Steve Gronda and Chris Bentley

The Chicago Blues Of WASHBOARD SAM. Guido van Rijn previews his forthcoming biography and lyric transcriptions of the Chicago bluesman.

Bob Eagle’s Blues & Gospel Insights – the recording and performing career of LARRY DAVIS

Unpublished 1990 interview with members of THE METERS by Norman Darwen

CASH BOX CLASSICS – Simon Evans looks at what was happening in the R&B world in 1953

PLUS: Lucerne Blues Festival Report; Jontavious Willis; Jim Stewart; Sumpter Bruton; Guitar Red; Joyce Bryant; Calvin Boze; Eddie Ware; John Lee Hooker; Buddy Guy; Byther Smith; Bay Area Blues and R&B; Ike Turner discography; Mercy Dee Walton and and all our usual great features.

Blues history – Bruce Iglauer’s full unpublished 1974 interview with FENTON ROBINSON used for Fenton’s debut Alligator album.

Ray Templeton’s HISTORY OF BLUES MAGAZINES – this issue: The UK In The 1980s And Beyond.

Billy Vera examines LOUIS JORDAN’S later career and his recordings for Ray Charles’ Tangerine Records.

Historic 1974 RALPH BASS interview from the last days of Chess Records’ presence in Chicago by Cary Baker.

Howard Rye’s review feature on Guido van Rijn’s new book ‘The Naptown Blues Of LEROY CARR’.

PLUS: Chris Smith’s Words, Words, Words; Mike Stephenson’s Mississippi festival reports plus U.S. festival reports from Wisconsin & Chicago by Jim Feeney; Jerry Lee Lewis, Joe Bussard, Lamont Dozier, Ramsey Lewis, Art Laboe, Andy McKaie, Bettye Crutcher; Baby Boy Warren, John Tefteller’s Blues Calendar, Little Freddie King, Little Brother Montgomery, Skippy White, Lester Chambers and all our usual features.