Lonnie Johnson is a musician - a guitarist and singer - that I keep coming back to, and each time I hear more in his music. Born in 1899, he made his reputation as an early blues singer, and he does a fantastic job on the blues. However, Lonnie Johnson was much more versatile than [...]
Thank you to Ken for his latest comment, which included a link to this fantastic video of Tommy Emmanuel and Frank Vignola playing live (with Gary Mazzaroppi on bass):
http://128.163.130.14/woodsongs-562.wmv
The show is amazing enough but be sure to stay tuned after they sign off, because Frank and Tommy keep going, finally ending with a version of [...]
I have had to take a bit of a break from reviewing CD’s after Roland Dyens’ Naquele Tempo. I am so impressed with Mr. Dyens’ playing that I am concerned that others would have a tough time comparing to it.
So I thought that this was the perfect time to look at some more free stuff [...]