July 4, 2009
Not talking about patriotic tunes (although there's a reference to Independence Day in "Tears of Rage"). More about songs whose roots are deep in U.S. soil. And "Whipping Post" because it would be so much fun to dance around a grill while it was blasting from the speakers in the house.
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December 30, 2008
Reports have it that Delaney Bramlett has died. Very sad. As the leader of Delaney & Bonnie (with his now ex-wife Bonnie) Bramlett did some superb music, with Eric Clapton and with his own band. I saw the large, loose aggregation known as Delaney & Bonnie & Friends play in the early '70s; there was [...]
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