Articles by David Lewis

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  David Honeyboy Edwards

  Shake 'Em On Down

  PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2000

  At the age of 84, the great veteran blues player cannot be expected to match the passionate vigour of his amazing prime. Yet even though hi...

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  Bela Fleck and the Flecktones

  Outbound

  PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2000

  While big label budgets enable the banjo king to import a ton of talent, including John Medeski, Adrian Belew, Shawn Colvin and even a Tuva...

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  Jazz is Dead

  Laughing Water

  PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2000

  There's been a spate of instrumental versions of classic rock albums recently, and here the nod goes to the Grateful Dead's Wake of the Flo...

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  Jimmy D. Lane

  Legacy

  PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2000

  Although formative influences include Chicago legends Howling Wolf and Muddy Waters, Jimmy D. Lane's allegiance to Jimi Hendrix, Albert Col...

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  Jimmy Rogers

  Blue Bird

  PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2000

  Lovers of the blues will relish this definitive set by a key player in the classic Muddy Waters band. The leader shows relaxed authority no...

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  Mark Weber

  Test Pressing

  PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2000

  A prolific performance artist, poet, raconteur and record producer, Mark Weber's solo acoustic project exerts an oddball appeal. Imagine th...

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  Weepin' Willie

  At Last, On Time

  PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2000

  Vocalist Weepin' Willie Robinson is joined by Jimmy D. Lane, Mighty Sam McClain and Susan Tedeschi, who add extra energy to a session that...

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  The Vandals

  Look What I Almost Stepped In

  PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2000

  In addition to the adrenaline rush of "I'm the Boss Of Me," the Vandals exploit the upbeat garage blueprint of the Ramones in "Behind the M...