Female Artists Headline the 2018 Briggs Farm Lineup
Female Artists Headline the 2018 Briggs Farm Lineup On July 5-8, 2018, the 21st Annual Briggs Farm Blues Festival will take place in Nescopeck, PA…
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Live at the Apollo by James Brown
Live at the Apollo by James Brown In 1962, James Brown‘s stage show was hitting its peak and he wanted to capture these dynamic performances…
Bo Diddley
Bo Diddley This week marks the 60th anniversary of Bo Diddley‘s 1958 self-titled debut album, a compilation of multiple pre-released singles from the mid 1950s.…
Spring 2018 Select Seven
Spring 2018 Select Seven Roots Rock Review’s brief look at seven new releases, featuring Alpha Mule, Charles Bonnett III, Eric Gales, Professor Louie & the…
Tracy Chapman
Tracy Chapman 1988 Debut Tracy Chapman’s self-titled 1988 debut album was an immediate and huge critical and commercial success. In fact, this acoustic-based record of…
Please Please Me by The Beatles
Please Please Me by The Beatles When you consider the incredible body of recorded work The Beatles would release over the next seven years of…
Meeting My Shadow by Vanessa Collier
Meeting My Shadow by Vanessa Collier Combining dynamic, passionate and entertaining live performances with an authentic blending of R&B. soul, blues and Gospel, Vanessa Collier…
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Sister Rosetta Tharpe Forging a unique mixture of rhythmic guitar music with Gospel-influenced lyrics, Sister Rosetta Tharpe was a performer who shaped the yet-to-be coming…
Lady Soul by Aretha Franklin
Lady Soul by Aretha Franklin Entering 1968 Aretha Franklin was on the verge of pop superstardom following a string of hits throughout 1967. The January…