FEATURES Two-Part Harmony: Marriage and careers are hard to juggle in “normal” lives but when the guitar player is your husband or the harp player is your wife, attitudes need … Read more

FEATURES Revisiting Woodstock: Some memories fade, but after 40 years, Woodstock’s events remain vividly alive and well in what’s left of our minds. Richie Havens, Jorma Kaukonen and others reminisce … Read more

FEATURES All Roads Lead to the Blues: Managing Editor Ali Green and accomplice Danny Silva took to the blues highways and low roads of the Delta to uncover American music, … Read more

FEATURES Sidemen: Fans might not realize it, but any serious musician knows that good sidemen are worth their weight in gold records. Sideman and writer David Malachowski and his colleagues … Read more

FEATURES Soul Queens: A diva herself (a regular guest vocalist with the Saturday Night Live Band with five CDs of her own), songstress and Queen of the Beehive Christine Ohlman … Read more

FEATURES Vocal Harmony: Oldies or newies, we just call it good music. Harmony hero Kenny Vance reflects on the brilliance of young street corner singers and songwriters Independent Indies: Music … Read more

FEATURES Slide Guitar Heroes: John Swenson investigates the past, present and future of slide guitar. Warren Haynes, Derek Trucks, Elvin Bishop and Rory Block tune in Heavyweights: A triple bill … Read more

FEATURES OUTLAWS: Music City’s Miscreants invited hippies and Mary Jane to country parties, and began to write enduring songs and a whole new chapter in country music. Elmore‘s trail boss, … Read more

FEATURES Rock and Jazz: One has riches, the other respect. Fusion specialist (and Elmore’s own Mobile Encyclopedia) Ira Kantor takes a look at where the twain might meet now and … Read more

FEATURES Whatever Happened to R&B? Hip hop stole its thunder. Luckily, Soul-Patroller Bob Davis is here to announce its return. Oddly enough, this new soul music is called NuSoul Covers: … Read more