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Arthur Alexander ‘You Better Move On’ Album Review

Alexander’s magnificent debut album back in 1961 marked the beginning of Muscle Shoals’ musical importance.

Willie was a modern day renaissance man: musician, singer/songwriter, arranger, producer and founding father of the Chicago Blues sound.

The legacy that Muddy Waters left behind is the stuff of legend, making timeless music, universal in its power to touch and move us deeply.

You know his music. You probably don’t know his name. Welcome to the mysterious life of Fred Neil, the greatest white bluesman ever.

J. J. Cale’s music was an amalgam of blues and jazz with a laid-back intimacy that rendered a dreamy unforgettable groove.

Furry Lewis’ Back on My Feet Again (1961 and 1959’s Memphis Slim at the Gate of Horn are being reissued on vinyl by Craft Recordings.