Irma Thomas, My Heart’s in Memphis: The Songs of Dan Penn (Rounder)

It never has been easy being Irma Thomas. Wanting nothing more than a national hit, in the late ’60s, the big-voiced, strong-willed singer followed a string of regional New Orleans […]

Louis Armstrong, West End Blues: The Very Best of the Hot Fives & Sevens (Music Club)

Louis Armstrong

Dr. John with the Donald Harrison Band, Funky New Orleans (Metro)

Dr. John

Terry Radigan, Radigan (Vanguard)

Terry Radigan

Taj Mahal and the Phantom Blues Band, Shoutin’ in Key: Taj Mahal and the Phantom Blues Band Live (Hannibal)

Taj Mahal and the Phantom Blues Band

Emmylou Harris, Cimarron/Last Date (Eminent Records)

Emmylou Harris

Chris Smither, Live As I’ll Ever Be (Hightone)

Chris Smither

Nicholas Payton: Reinventing the Tradition

Steeped in the legacy of New Orleans music, Nicholas Payton comes of age with a new generation’s vision for the future. “I wanted to do something more personal than anything […]

Bobby Womack, Back to My Roots, Greatest Hits, The Poet (The Right Stuff)

Various Artists, Peacock Gospel Classics (MCA), Various Artists, Legends of Gospel (Specialty), Various Artists, There Will Be no Sweeter Sound (Columbia Legacy), Various, Testify! The Gospel Box (Rhino)