by Sean Passmore | Nov 20, 2016 | Album of the Week
Highlighted by smooth swagger and swinging arrangements Lou Rawls’ 1967 Capitol Records “Merry Christmas Ho! Ho! Ho!” includes several songs written specifically for the project by J.W. Alexander, a former member of the gospel group The Pilgrim...
by Sean Passmore | Nov 13, 2016 | Blog
Leon Russell sits at the keys testifying, leading the choir in his 1971 gospel driven “Stranger In A Strange Land” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQbk2C4ZmsE How many days has it been Since I was born How many days until I die Do I know any ways That I...
by Sean Passmore | Nov 13, 2016 | Album of the Week
Pianist Cedar Walton’s jazz arrangements of twelve standard holiday songs with lengthy solos by Walton himself as well as George Bohanon on trombone and Red Holloway on tenor saxophone. Following its release on October 13, 1998 the album was given 3 and a half...
by Sean Passmore | Aug 20, 2016 | Blog
Sure, we’ve all heard about someone who is considered Halifamous (a person who is regarded as famous within the Halifax, Nova Scotia area) but what about her distant country cousin from the land of Anne? Charlofamous: a person who is considered famous within the...
by Sean Passmore | Jul 9, 2016 | Blog
Way back in 1969, long before The Eagles, Los Angeles, California friends and roommates Glen Fry and J.D. Souther formed the country folk rock duo Longbranch Pennywhistle and released their self titled debut album in 1970 on Jimmy Bowen’s Amos Records. In...
