Shemekia Copeland – Done Come Too Far
As much of a blues fan as I am, I don’t keep up a lot with the contemporary artists. I’m all over every single new old John Lee Hooker release, but when it comes...
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Joe Cocker — I Can Stand A Little Rain
I’ve written before of my late arrival to Joe Cocker fandom. Hell, late arrival to most fandom is my way, that’s just how I am. I don’t know if it’s intentional or not, but...
Joe Cocker – Joe Cocker
Self-titled albums are fairly common. They’re usually a debut album, or a solo artist’s break from their original band. Some bands have used them to signal a new direction or some self-ascribed gravitas. Some...
Joe Cocker – Mad Dogs & Englishmen
Last time I alluded to a period around 2008 or so when I was stuck in a very tough situation, feeling nostalgic for the 70s, and open to some new experiences — somehow that...
Joe Cocker – Joe Cocker!
Despite the fact that this album came out in 1969, and despite the fact that I got into music just a little after Joe Cocker’s heyday, and right about at his commercial peak, I...
Eddie Cochran – On The Air
This record came out in 1987. As I said earlier, my favorite of the eight sides in the Eddie Cochran 20th Anniversary Album box set was the last side — as Discogs puts it,...
Eddie Cochran – C’mon Everybody
This collection of Eddie Cochran songs came from The Netherlands. Its release date is unclear but probably 1979. I bought it at Syracuse’s Desertshore Records for $4 (and never took the price tag off)....
Eddie Cochran — 20th Anniversary Album
It’s taken me pretty much a week to crank out five paragraphs about one of the most important record sets of my life. Maybe that’s a sign of the times we’re living in —...
Eddie Cochran – The Eddie Cochran Singles Album
Boy, there have been a very select number of people who have had an outsized impact on my musical education and tastes. Some have been lifelong friends. One, I knew for a very brief...
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