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Various Artists – Christmas Grass Too
It's the time of year when you may be looking to make a few additions to your collection of Christmas records.
Any record that starts...
Byther Smith – Hold That Train
Byther Smith is bad in the best sense of the word. Nicknamed "The Mississippi Kid," Smith is a former boxer and manual laborer who...
Eliza Gilkyson – Land of Milk and Honey
Ever since my freshman college film class, when I was forced to sit through Leni Reifenstal's Triumph of the Will , the cinematic licking...
Tal Farlow – The Complete Verve Tal Farlow Sessions
If Mosaic's compilations haven't yet appeared on your radar screen, let me enlighten you. Mosaic issues stunningly beautiful and often sprawling tributes to legendary...
Shawn Camp – Live at the Station Inn
Perhaps you've never heard of Shawn Camp, but chances are you've heard his songs. He penned number one hits for Garth Brooks and Brooks...
Duke Robillard – Blue Mood
An album like this should come as no surprise. Duke Robillard paying tribute to T-Bone Walker is about as natural as it gets....
Billy Sheehan
Bass virtuoso Billy Sheehan made his mark in the rock world as a member of Talas. He left the group in 1985 when...
January 2006
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STEVEN SEAGAL
He can dazzle with his Aikido moves or whip out the meanest, grittiest blues licks this side of Chicago. And he can similarly...
National Westwood and Glenwood
Westwood 75
While the mantra for 21st century "alternative material" guitars focuses on carbon fiber (i.e. Rainsong acoustics) and wood/glass/carbon fiber/epoxy composites (i.e. Ken Parker's...