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The Local Honeys–'Little Girls Actin' Like Men'
Originally posted to Instagram, November 21, 2020 I was going to save this for @stephanatelyvinyl’s #sundaycountryvinyl this week, but...
Paloma Alcalá
Jan 25, 20212 min read
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Honeyboy Edwards–'Worried Blues'
Originally posted to Instagram, January 21, 2021 Being a legend is hard. You attract attention. You make enemies. If you’re really...
Paloma Alcalá
Jan 25, 20212 min read
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Luther Dickenson and the Cooperators ft. Shardé Thomas – 'Live 2016'
Originally posted to Instagram, December 30, 2020 People often ask me why the blues is my musical genre of choice. If I had to give one...
Paloma Alcalá
Jan 25, 20212 min read
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Our Native Daughters- Songs Of Our Native Daughters
‘Songs Of Our Native Daughters’ is a retelling of American history, and hopefully a turning point in musical history.
Paloma Alcalá
Jul 23, 20202 min read
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Muddy Waters- The London Muddy Waters Sessions
“I may be getting older,” he sings, “but I’ve got young-fashioned ways.”
Paloma Alcalá
Jul 21, 20202 min read
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Gram Parsons- GP
Now that I've listened to it several times, I think it might be the most fully realized album Gram ever made.
Paloma Alcalá
Jul 21, 20202 min read
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Amythyst Kiah & Her Chest Of Glass- Amythyst Kiah & Her Chest Of Glass
The hype sticker describes Kiah as having "a voice that will capture your heart and punch you in the mouth".
Paloma Alcalá
Jul 21, 20202 min read
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Neil Young- Neil Young
Although this was technically Neil's solo debut, it was more of a continuation of what he had already been doing.
Paloma Alcalá
Jul 21, 20201 min read
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Townes Van Zandt- High, Low, and In Between
Unlike most Townes albums, this one looks on the bright side more often than it explores the shadows.
Paloma Alcalá
Jul 21, 20202 min read
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Ron Wood & Ronnie Lane- Mahoney's Last Stand
It seems like an odd choice at first, but fits in perfectly with the rustic, rootsy vibe of the album.
Paloma Alcalá
Jul 21, 20202 min read
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Courtney Marie Andrews- Honest Life
This album was recorded two years before that one, and while no less powerful, 'Honest Life' takes place on a much more personal scale.
Paloma Alcalá
Jul 21, 20201 min read
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Shana Cleveland- Night Of The Worm Moon
Shana's delicate guitar, right at home in a strange sonic landscape, could be coming to you from any time, any place, any solar system.
Paloma Alcalá
Jul 21, 20202 min read
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Mississippi Fred McDowell- Delta Blues
Originally posted on Instagram, April 4, 2020. Shortly before coronavirus brought the world to a screaming halt, I worked out a deal for...
Paloma Alcalá
Jul 21, 20202 min read
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Various Artists- Reason To Believe: The Songs Of Tim Hardin
There's no good reason this record should have been languishing in the sale bin at Crooked Beat Records for the past six years.
Paloma Alcalá
Jul 21, 20202 min read
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Emmylou Harris- Gliding Bird
I actually had her debut album in my collection. I'd had no idea what it was. So here's a real oddity- 'Gliding Bird' by Emmylou Harris.
Paloma Alcalá
Jul 21, 20202 min read
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Various Artists- The Harder They Come
Internationally, though, this collection of classic reggae tracks from the late 60s and early 70s was the outside world's introduction to
Paloma Alcalá
Jul 21, 20202 min read
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David Bowie- Pin Ups
Ziggy Stardust had captivated rock fans worldwide... and David Bowie's next move was to make a Sixties cover album?
Paloma Alcalá
Jul 21, 20202 min read
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Big Chief Ellis - Big Chief Ellis
It doesn't refer to Texas radio, but to the big beat... the blues that Jim would listen to on the road that leads out of Alexandria, VA.
Paloma Alcalá
Jul 21, 20201 min read
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Christone "Kingfish" Ingram - Kingfish
Kingfish's songs of love, heartbreak, and life in small-town America are neither specific to his generation, nor relics of a mythic past.
Paloma Alcalá
Jul 21, 20201 min read
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Johnny Cash- Johnny Cash Sings Hank Williams
It's a fun country/rockabilly album, but it's not the full album of Hank covers the title led me to expect.
Paloma Alcalá
Jul 21, 20202 min read
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