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John Hiatt’s voice has taken on some Tom Waits-like cragginess in recent years.
But dissonance is at the edge of everything you hear at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival — a sound that contains multitudes.
While Freda Payne still sings “Band of Gold” on soul package revues, she has recently rekindled the jazz side of her career.
This album is not a slavish imitation of an old sound but a fresh take on the kind of timeless, tuneful fun that pop music used to be all about.
“Nah Nah Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye” lead singer Gary DeCarlo finally lands the spotlight.
Lucinda Williams is one of the few songwriters who seem to realize the messiness of later life is just as loaded with song angles as the restlessness of youth.
Who was this stunning talent with the roof-raising voice and why in the world isn’t she a star, fans would wonder?
Mavis Staples’ voice and stage presence still exude power, still plumb emotional and spiritual depths.
Soul journeyman Lee Fields and the Expressions explore new territory.
Pianist/arranger/composer Billy Childs’s aim was to reimagine Nyro’s music.
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