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Coco Montoya
It’s been awhile since Coco Montoya’s last studio effort, but he comes out firing here. From the Albert King-style blast that kicks off the...
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Allan Holdsworth
With a career spanning 45 years, Allan Holdsworth’s blistering, bop-fueled legato radically altered our approach to electric guitar, and he’s now the recipient of...
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James Luther Dickinson
Let’s get it straight from the get-go; Jim Dickinson was primarily a piano player. But he was also one of the great music makers...
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Gary Clark Jr.
Gary Clark Jr. has brought back the soaring psychedelic blues-rock guitar solo. After a backlash of post-Hendrix overkill, replaced with severely articulate blues Nazi-approved...
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Judas Priest and Deep Purple
This 30th-anniversary reissue of Judas Priest’s 1986 album is above average, but not for the reason you might think. Turbo itself was slick ’80s...
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George Barnes
When Chet Atkins arrived in Chicago for his first RCA recording session in August 1947, he was astounded to meet George Barnes, who’d been...
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Various Artists
Subtitled “1950s & 1960s Oddball Labels,” these three boxed sets collect nuggets from dozens of independent record labels that popped up across post-Elvis America...
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Tedeschi Trucks Band
Live albums can be a remedy for contract disputes or a way to stall for time during a creative dry spell. For Susan Tedeschi...
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Marty Stuart and His Fabulous Superlatives
For decades, Stuart has been one of country music’s biggest champions, and may yet be its savior. His Fabulous Superlatives are one of the...
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Elvin Bishop
Fun is the key word here. It’s amazing how Elvin Bishop has managed to keep things interesting in a career that now spans more...
