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Vintage vinyl treasures (Episode 42)
Here are five vintage live albums from 1974. Each one has its place in music history and each one makes for a memorable listening session every time that I take them out for a spin. Not sure but it seems to me anyway these days that my collection of live records might just be more like fine wine than some of their studio counterparts, getting even better with time. Anyone else agree?
Deacon John’s Jump Blues: A great night in New Orleans makes its Vinyl debut
In 2003, Cyril Vetter and his Vetter Communications in Baton Rouge released one of the finest New Orleans music projects ever produced. An all-star celebration of the city’s golden age of rhythm and blues, the musically and technically excellent Deacon John’s Jump Blues originally consisted of a concert film, studio album and nationally aired documentary.
Loose Cattle fans stampede over to Snake and Jake’s for a video shoot
Snake and Jake’s Christmas Tree Lounge, the iconic late night dive, is the perfect stage set for Americana cowpunks Loose Cattle to shoot a video for “Not Over Yet,” a quintessential New Orleans song and the first single off their Single Lock Records debut.
Vintage vinyl treasures (Episode 41)
This month’s installment could be named, “More from 1974,” expanding upon last month’s theme. Given my current record collection, it appears that 1974 was a special year in what would eventually become some of my very best vintage vinyl. So, without further delay, here are another five albums by some noteworthy artists, each memorable and steadfast in the test of time of 50 years give or take.
Vintage vinyl treasures (Episode 40)
The following five vintage albums were spinning on my turntable during the summer of 1974, some 50 years ago.
Louisiana Super Group the River Road Collective Leaves a Legacy Album
Louisiana’s River Parishes traditionally encompass the Mississippi River-bordering parishes between Baton Rouge and New Orleans. In 2016, singer, guitarist and songwriter Joe Tullos suggested to Radiators singer-guitarist Dave Malone that they collaborate for an album featuring themselves and their fellow River Parishes musicians.
Professor Longhair, Rugged and Funky: A Long-Awaited Documentary
Two recent New Orleans screenings of Professor Longhair, Rugged and Funky, the marvelous full-length documentary about the New Orleans singer-pianist who inspired generations of musicians, raised funds to cover music licensing fees for the nearly complete project. Even though family-members of Henry Roeland Byrd, a.k.a. Professor Longhair, appear in the film, they can’t grant permission for use of his music because they don’t possess the rights.
Vintage Vinyl Treasures (Episode 39)
This month’s installment features five vintage albums picked up during the first weekend of this year’s Jazz Fest while I was in town to catch the collective brilliance of Sonny Landreth, Tommy McLain, and C. C. Adcock at Chickie Wah Wah.
Jazz Fest A to Z
This guide should help in choosing from the panoply of cultures, rhythms and sounds available at Jazz Fest to ensure your experience hits all the right notes. It’s arranged alphabetically by band name so you can search when your favorite act is playing by stage and time, with handy reference bio information. It’s easy to use on any mobile device to look up info by band, day, time or stage. Just go to our responsive site OffBeat.com.
Nine Lives is Back: First full concert staging at the Civic in nine years
“Nine Lives,” the acclaimed book by the late journalist Dan Baum that tells the stories of nine New Orleansians and their families and communities in the years from 1964’s Hurricane Betsy through 2005’s Hurricane Katrina, may have even more than nine lives.
