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September 22, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

V/A: The Rough Guide to Blues Women

Various Artists: The Rough Guide To Blues Women World Music Network It’s a separate discussion whether you like the branding of such compilations but personally I’ve always felt very comfortable with The Rough Guide series, particularly its various artists compilations – great liner-notes and wise selections; a good way to compile the artists that made […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Blues, Blues Women, Compilation, Female, Rough Guide, Singers, V/A, V/A: The Rough Guide to Blues Women, Various Artists, Vocals, Women, World Music Network ·

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May 29, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

V/A: The Rough Guide to Gospel Blues

Various Artists: The Rough Guide To Gospel Blues World Music Network These sorts of compilations are dime a dozen, in terms of where you find them, but really what it’s about – almost always – is how you find them, and The Rough Guide to Gospel Blues is a pretty terrific long-play single-disc workout. Giving […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Blues, Church, Compilation, Gospel, Gospel Blues, RG, Rough Guide, Rough Guide to Gospel Blues, V/A, V/A: The Rough Guide to Gospel Blues, Various, Various Artists, World Music, World Music Network ·

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April 5, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 1152

V/A, The Rough Guide To The Music of New Orleans (2012) It’s just a snapshot – but it plays out nicely, from the obvious stuff like Jessie Hill’s Ooh Poo Pah Doo and The Meters’ Look-Ka Py Py through to revivalists like Kermit Ruffins and some of the Treme soundtrack stuff…I bought this LP at […]
Posted in The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 2012, Earl King, Jessie Hill, Kermit Ruffins, LP, New Orleans, New Orleans Playground, Putumayo, Record Store Day, Rough Guide, The Meters, The Rough Guide To The Music of New Orleans, Treme, V/A, Various ·

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