Graham Parker Releases A Solo Sparks Album
Graham Parker’s recent solo acoustic recording of 1979’s Squeezing Out Sparks on the 40th anniversary of its release was … well, what the hell, I’m just going to say it, was sparked by Martin Belmont’s work on a songbook of…
Jake Najor Cuts An Album, In the Cut
Jake Najor is a go-to drummer in Southern California, having played on sessions for TV on the Radio, Raphael Saadiq, Joss Stone, Big Daddy Kane, and De La Soul among others. But when it came time for him to make…
BLUESMAN LEO BUD WELCH’S POSTHUMOUS ALBUM ADDS TO HIS LEGACY
They don’t make ‘em like Leo Bud Welch anymore. That’s said literally and respectfully, as the bluesman died December 19, 2017 at age 85 in his hometown of Bruce, Miss. He leaves behind a sparse, late-in-life, well-regarded recorded legacy, including…