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Sing We Now of Christmas

A Bluer Shade of Christmas

An update of our 2019 review of four essential Christmas blues anthologies: Volumes 1-3 of BLUES, BLUES CHRISTMAS and Legacy Recordings' DEATH MIGHT BE YOUR SANTA CLAUS.--a bluer shade of Christmas, if you will.
by David McGee
 
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Bob Marovich's Gospel Picks

Bob Marovich’s Gospel Picks

Two extraordinary albums, one featuring prisoners at Parchman Prison, the other featuring largely Chicago gospel artists in intimate home settings
by David McGee
 
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Features / News

Serena Matthews Does ‘Moon River’

Deep Roots fave SERENA MATTHEWS kicked off the new year by sending us her distinctive take on Johnny Mercer's classic 'Moon River,' a beautiful version that brooks favorable comparison to Audrey Hepburn's original. You heard i...
by David McGee
 
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‘It’s Just Like An Unfinished Diamond’

You know the legend. Here's our Listener's Guide to the essential Little Richard on record.
by David McGee
 
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Spotlight Album

Remembering Raul Malo, Pt. 1

The cancer that took RAUL MALO on December 8 will never still one of the most majestic voices of our time. In Pt. 1 of our tribute to Raul, archival reviews capture him solo and with The Mavericks in the spirit of the season.
by David McGee
 
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