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Paloma Alcalá
Jan 25, 20212 min read
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...
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Paloma Alcalá
Jan 25, 20212 min read
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...
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Paloma Alcalá
Jan 25, 20212 min read
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...
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Paloma Alcalá
Jul 23, 20202 min read
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.
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Paloma Alcalá
Jul 21, 20202 min read
Muddy Waters- The London Muddy Waters Sessions
“I may be getting older,” he sings, “but I’ve got young-fashioned ways.”
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Paloma Alcalá
Jul 21, 20202 min read
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.
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Paloma Alcalá
Jul 21, 20202 min read
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".
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Paloma Alcalá
Jul 21, 20201 min read
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.
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Paloma Alcalá
Jul 21, 20202 min read
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.
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Paloma Alcalá
Jul 21, 20202 min read
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.
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Paloma Alcalá
Jul 21, 20201 min read
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.
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Paloma Alcalá
Jul 21, 20202 min read
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.
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Paloma Alcalá
Jul 21, 20202 min read
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...
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Paloma Alcalá
Jul 21, 20202 min read
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.
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Paloma Alcalá
Jul 21, 20202 min read
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.
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Paloma Alcalá
Jul 21, 20202 min read
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
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Paloma Alcalá
Jul 21, 20202 min read
David Bowie- Pin Ups
Ziggy Stardust had captivated rock fans worldwide... and David Bowie's next move was to make a Sixties cover album?
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Paloma Alcalá
Jul 21, 20201 min read
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.
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Paloma Alcalá
Jul 21, 20201 min read
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.
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Paloma Alcalá
Jul 21, 20202 min read
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.
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