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Blues history – Bruce Iglauer’s full unpublished 1974 interview with FENTON ROBINSON used for Fenton’s debut Alligator album.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

 

Blues and R&B History – Dan Kochakian Interviews ART SHERIDAN of Chicago’s Chance Records

Ray Templeton’s third instalment in his series on THE HISTORY OF BLUES MAGAZINES. This issue: Boom And Bust – The UK in the 1970s

Tom Moon, Jimmie Lee Robinson and Frank ‘Little Sonny’ Scott explore CHICAGO BLUES CLUBS in 1997. Part two of this unique feature

CASH BOX CLASSICS – 1951 – more from the pages of the great US music newspaper compiled by Simon Evans

DYNAMITE! – Fred Rothwell previews his biography and discography on IKE TURNER

Robin Gosden unveils correspondence with WHISTLIN’ ALEX MOORE

PLUS: Eastside Kings Festival, Rockwell Street Roll, John Primer, Ernie K. Doe, Son House, Dixie Hummingbirds, Lefty Dizz, Staples Jnr. Singers, Lil’ Walkin’ Willie, Mable John, Inez Foxx, David ‘Chainsaw’ Dupont, Sam Gooden, Bobby ‘Slim’ James, Jerry Allison, Big James Montgomery. and all our usual features.