Living Blues
Living Blues is a bi-monthly magazine, first published in Chicago, Illinois in 1970, and focused on covering the African American blues tradition. It is now published by the Center for the Study of Southern Culture at the University of Mississippi.
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Archie Edwards: Jumpstartin' the Blues: Piedmont Bluesman Archie Edwards
Profile and Interview by Jerry Zolten, Living Blues, April 1996
Talks About Roots, Rights, and Rhythms ...
Bumble Bee Slim: A Rough Rugged Road: From Georgia to Chicago to Hollywood with Bumble Bee Slim
Retrospective by Jerry Zolten, Living Blues, September 1997
MY ENTREE into the world of bluesman Bumble Bee Slim came not by choice, but by chance. It happened a few years ago in the ...
Obituary by Andria Lisle, Living Blues, March 2000
FOLLOWING A STRUGGLE with cancer, legendary saxophonist Fred Ford died on November 26, 1999. He was 69. Ford, a pillar of the Memphis music community, ...
Rudy Ray Moore: 'I Ain't Lyin'!'...The Unexpurgated Truth about Rudy Ray Moore
Retrospective and Interview by Jerry Zolten, Living Blues, May 2001
2008 Prologue: RUDY RAY MOORE, a.k.a. "Dolemite," the "Godfather of Rap," the "World's Greatest X-Rated Comedian," and "Blaxploitation" filmmaker, passed away at age 81 in ...
Review by Andria Lisle, Living Blues, November 2001
IN 1949, THE year that Leadbelly died, Odetta made her first appearance on stage – in a Los Angeles production of Finian’s Rainbow. ...
The Mighty Hannibal: Hannibalism! (Norton Records)
Review by Andria Lisle, Living Blues, November 2001
THESE 28 TRACKS, spanning 15 years of the Mighty Hannibal’s career, epitomize Southern soul at its finest – and most obscure. ...
North Mississippi Allstars: North Mississippi All Stars: 51 Phantom (Tone-Cool)
Review by Andria Lisle, Living Blues, January 2002
EARLIER THIS YEAR, the North Mississippi All Stars received a nomination for a Grammy (Best Contemporary Blues Album), the LB Critics' Awards for Best Debut ...
R.L. Burnside: R. L. Burnside: Burnside On Burnside (Fat Possum)
Review by Andria Lisle, Living Blues, January 2002
IN THE LAST decade R.L. Burnside, the best-known purveyor of Mississippi hill country blues, has become almost an anti-hero of the blues scene. His label, ...
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