Grant Britt

For most people, Sunday is a day of rest and reflection, a time to put the trials and tribulations of the past week behind and look forward to a new beginning. But for the men of Mississippi State Penitentiary, better known as Parchman Farm, new beginnings are hard to come

Bruce Piephoff was a street poet with the soul of a fallen angel. Piephoff's body of work chronicled migrants, the dispossessed, the downtrodden, and rootless wanderers who just chose to roam endlessly. Piephoff, who passed away in April of last year, was honored by his hometown of Greensboro,

EDITOR'S NOTE: Kenny ‘Blues Boss’ Wayne’s Ooh Yeah! was released on Nov. 15 on Stony Plain Records. We’re reviewing it now as part of a year-end round up of some of the best albums we missed along the way this year. Kenny Wayne bills himself as

Little drummer boy been beating you ragged? Silver bells on every street corner driving you nuts? Tired of hearing what Mariah Carey wants for Christmas? There's relief in sight. Ben Levin has some new presents for you. The Cincinnati bluesman pianist assembled a bevy of cheer for the

Soulman Eddie 9V must have lived many past lives before this one. Otherwise, there's no way Brooks Mason's alter ego could have built up as much soul in such a short time. The voices that speak through him belong to O.V. Wright, James Carr, Al

It might not show up on astrology maps, but there's a solar system out there with Dolly Parton's name on it. Everybody knows who the star is, but who is drawn into her orbit, family-wise, has been a bit fuzzy until now. With the release of