Elmore James has been dead 54 years, and the blues aren’t doing too well either. This lively tribute album gives both a boost. The fan base for the kind of music James performed may be shrinking, but ...

An enhanced reissue of an old friend that’s been repackaged so many times over the years that I’ve lost count, this also includes eight “bonus” tracks. Just as the original Crown LP was an ...

It is no small compliment to state that esteemed British journalist Charles Shaar Murray's liner notes here are fully complementary to John Lee Hooker's slightly less than an hour of playing and ...

Elmore James would have celebrated his 100th birthday next month. The blues great died in 1963 at the too-young age of 45, but his work influenced artists like Jimi Hendrix, the Allman Brothers and ...

Roots-music trio Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band adds a fourth member in Dom Flemons for a high-octane cover of “Shake Your Money Maker.” The musicians convened at Sun Records Studio in Memphis in ...

This month marks the centennial of the birth of Elmore James, the king of the electric slide guitar. Though he’s not as well known as some of his fellow Chicago blues musicians, his influence not only ...

Alan Ball was known for his masterful use of music in Six Feet Under. He’s lost none of his touch when it comes to his current HBO series, True Blood – which happens to be set in the Louisiana swamps, ...

Various Artists, “Strange Angels: In Flight With Elmore James” (Sylvan Songs) Elmore James has been dead 54 years, and the blues aren’t doing too well either. This lively tribute album gives both a ...

This cover image released by Sylvan Songs Records shows “Strange Angels: In Flight With Elmore James," performed by various artists. (Sylvan Songs Records via AP) Various Artists, "Strange Angels: In ...

Various Artists, "Strange Angels: In Flight With Elmore James" (Sylvan Songs) Elmore James has been dead 54 years, and the blues aren't doing too well either. This lively tribute album gives both a ...