Grant Britt

Al Green is a man possessed. That should come as no surprise to anyone who has ever witnessed Green live. The spirits dwelling in that shelter come pouring out when Green opens his mouth. You can see and hear them fighting for dominance, tumbling over one another in their rush

Mama Possum has had a buncha babies, and they're all worrisome. But for those of us just listening in, the only thing worrisome about this ten-piece Fat Possum brood is which treasure to dive into first. R.L. Burnside, Reverend Gary Davis, Honeyboy Edwards, Mississippi John Hurt, Skip

The voice grabs you and wont let go. It's impossible to duplicate, a soaring, ethereal instrument that swoops and dips with a range few humans ever get within earshot of. Roy Orbison was a musical God, his songwriting skills just as awe-inspiring as his vocal abilities. His legacy

In 1954, when he was about 14, Delbert McClinton was walloped by a celestial dose of the blues. After a day of hunting in the woods of his native Fort Worth, Texas, McClinton heard a joyful noise wafting through the trees. “There was this bar-b-que joint, a black bar-b-que joint

He could get more out of a moan than many singers could wring out of a career. Ray Charles was the voice of pain, agony set to music that bared his soul and exposed his genius to the world. Rhino Records has resurrected Charles' early years on Atlantic with

There's an old rugged wooden cross standing in a weed strewn field. A battered resonator guitar with kudzu entwined round the neck leans against it. That stark image is the outside introduction to Winston-Salem, N.C. singer/guitarist Peter May's latest release, Blues and Gospel. On