The Crowning Glory of Chicago’s Blues King Muddy Waters
Muddy Waters’ Hard Again is his best studio album. It’s a glowing monument to him and to what electric Chicago blues can be at its very best.
Jordan Kessler
A Chicago native, Jordan Kessler has worked in the non-profit arena for 25 years, including helping to launch the Stax Museum of American Soul Music in Memphis. He lives in New York City, where he was a long-time host on WKCR 89.9 FM and event DJ, performing live with multiple Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees.
Through the Eye of a Needle: The Unlikely Success of Son House’s ‘Father of Folk Blues’
Son House is the most important Delta blues rediscovery of the 1960s, and his Father of Folk Blues LP is the best blues rediscovery studio album.
Parliament’s Peak: ‘Funkentelechy vs. the Placebo Syndrome’ Turns 45
The climactic album in Parliament’s space opera about Starchild, Dr. Funkenstein, and Sir Nose d’Voidoffunk, Funkentelechy vs. the Placebo Syndrome, remains their best work.
Pushin’ a Rock: Catching Up with John Oates of Hall & Oates
John Oates of Hall & Oates talks about “Pushin’ a Rock” and his other new music, men’s health charity work with Movember, and the film Gringa
The Pinnacle of Soul: Al Green’s ‘I’m Still in Love With You’ at 50
Al Green in his prime was the greatest soul singer alive. He released I’m Still in Love with You 50 years ago in the middle of his trifecta of soul perfection.