February 1995
Cover Story
- Look at Snooks Now!: Snooks Eaglin on Record, Then and Now
The diminutive man who can't see is led onto the stage, seated in front of his amplifier, and handed his guitar.… - Look at Snooks Eaglin Now!: Big Easy to Big Apple
In my opinion, Snooks Eaglin has always been Guitar Boss of New Orleans. But in the summer of 1959, Snooks was… - Look at Snooks Eaglin Now!: On the Road Again
Late one foggy night many years ago, a night steeped in the lore of New Orleans R&B, a '49 Studebaker barreled…
Crescent City Bounce
Features
- Swinging Gate
Even without his new major-label debut and the opening slot on Eric Clapton's European tour, Clarence “Gatemouth" Brown would still have… - Spirit Land: The Soulful World of Coco Robicheaux
Coco Robicheaux found his life as a musician in the gutter. "I moved into New Orleans from the countryside when I… - Queen For A Day: All Hail GiO
Everyone who meets GiO seems to say the same thing: "She's not your everyday stripper"; "She's a stripper-but she's really sharp!"… - Krewe du Vieux: A C.R.U.D.E. Awakening
Marie Krien-Schmidt and Mark Hall live in the heart of the Irish Channel, in a two-story house that could only be…
Film & Video Bits
Letters
Reviews
- Various Artists, Chess Rhythm and Roll (MCA/Chess)
- Various Artists, The R&B Box: 30 Years of Rhythm and Blues (Rhino)
- Evil Nurse Sheila!, Evil Nurse Sheila! (Spinning Toe-Hold)
- Kermit Ruffins, The Big Butter and Egg Man (Justice)
- Nicholas Payton, From This Moment (Verve)
- The Skatalites, Hip-Bop Ska! (Shanachie)
