Articles by John F. Butland

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  Immortal Lee County Killers

  The Essential Fucked Up Blues!

  PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2001

  This guitar and drum duo from Lee County, Alabama, is to the blues and Muddy Waters as the Damned were to rock'n'roll and Chuck Berry. In o...

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  Duane Jarvis

  Certified Miracle

  PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2001

  Jarvis has worked as a sideman with people like Lucinda Williams, Dwight Yoakam, and John Prine, so he's got roots credibility up the yin y...

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  James Montgomery Bluesband

  Bring It On Home

  PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2001

  James Montgomery has had his own band for over 30 years and has worked with legends like B.B. King, John Lee Hooker and Buddy Guy. You can...

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  Walter Trout and the Radicals

  Go The Distance

  PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2001

  I think it's safe to that that Trout owns a Stevie Ray Vaughan CD or two; he plays the same swaggering, surging brand of hard rocking elect...

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  Kim Wilson

  Smokin' Joint

  PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2001

  Truth be known, Wilson was never much of a singer. When fronting the Fabulous Thunderbirds, he relied mainly upon a hot band, his personali...

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  Linda Tillery and the Cultural Heritage Choir

  Say Yo' Business

  PUBLISHED Jul 1, 2001

  Tillery and the CHC reside in a unique place bounded by gospel, soul, blues, a cappella and world music. Consisting primarily of a bunch of...

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  Nikki Sudden

  The Last Bandit - The Best Of Nikki Sudden

  PUBLISHED Jun 1, 2001

  The Last Bandit collects 19 tracks from the last 20 years of Sudden's career. His solo work is not nearly as noisy or chaotic as the Swell...

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  Blue Mountain

  Roots

  PUBLISHED May 1, 2001

  Call it what you want - a rite of passage where respect is paid to one's influences, a noble attempt at recharging the musical batteries or...