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The Popdose Interview: Tom Johnston of The Doobie Brothers
New albums from a classic band or artist can sometimes be a dodgy proposition. But when I saw the news last year that The Doobie Brothers had a new album on tap, their first
Read More »CD Review: Allen Toussaint, “The Bright Mississippi”
If I were Allen Toussaint, I’d have taken a decade’s hiatus from making solo records, too. While the great New Orleans pianist—right up there on the city’s piano Mount Rushmore with Professor Longhair, James
Read More »Mojo’s Cold Shot: Professor Longhair, “Big Chief (Part 2)”
You can’t get away from Professor Longhair, a.k.a. ‘Fess. Piano freaks who appreciate all players and who don’t just specialize in jazz or classical will tell you it’s a dead heat between him, Ray
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