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Duane Allman: Live in the Studio, Part 2 of 2
Session musicians, even the very best, play for anyone who's ready to ante up the money, including Sam the Sham.
Sep 22 • Tony Scherman
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Duane Allman: Live in the Studio, Part 1 of 2
Known chiefly for his epochal late '60s/early '70s work with the great Allman Brothers Band, Duane Allman was also one of the most sought-after…
Sep 20 • Tony Scherman
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Rarely If Ever Noted: a Transcendant Moment of Aretha's
Unlike many of us beset with problems, Aretha Franklin had an escape route: her genius.
Sep 8 • Tony Scherman
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Sick of Being God, Eric Clapton Just Wanted to Play in the Band
For a brief moment in 1969/70, Delaney & Bonnie and Friends were making the best rock & roll on the planet.
Sep 3 • Tony Scherman
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Jerry Lee Lewis, Sam Cooke, and a Critic's Bum Call
If some dude wants to turn art into a competitive sport, I'll reluctantly take him up on it. And whip his behind.
Aug 25 • Tony Scherman
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Girls Just Wanna Have Fun
Gender: Female; Occupation: Guitarslinger
Aug 18 • Tony Scherman
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The Greatest Debut Album Ever
Recorded while he was on the lam from Uncle Sam's draft, the self-titled "Jesse Winchester" is that rare album with not one bad song.
Aug 7 • Tony Scherman
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The Professor and the Junkie
Wherein an unlikely savior—the alto saxophonist Art Pepper, an incurable addict and sociopathic individual—puts a questing, troubled writer on the right…
Aug 3 • Tony Scherman
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