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Spencer Lewis

"He is the guitar." Blues Pioneer Michael Bloomfield Finally Gets His Due

"He is the guitar." Blues Pioneer Michael Bloomfield Finally Gets His Due

Michael Bloomfield From His Head to his Heart to his Hands: An (Columbia Legacy) Finally, this extraordinary Chicago-born guitarist is no longer playing the blues in history’s alleyway. Al Kooper -- who met Bloomfield when both played on Bob Dylan’s epochal “Like a Rolling Stone” -- curates this
Spencer Lewis 12 Mar 2014
Bluegrass inventor Bill Monroe (Sept. 13, 1911-Sept. 9, 1996) Springs a Surprise

Bluegrass inventor Bill Monroe (Sept. 13, 1911-Sept. 9, 1996) Springs a Surprise

I interviewed Bill Monroe -- born 102 years ago today -- between his sets at Summerfest in 1981 for The Milwaukee Journal. He is credited for inventing bluegrass in 1939 when his Bluegrass Boys auditioned at the Grand Old Opry and caused a high, lonesome stir that has never quite
Spencer Lewis 13 Sep 2013
A Re-View of the 1967 singer-songwriter classic  ~ Eric Andersen's  ‘Bout Changes ‘n Things, Take 2

A Re-View of the 1967 singer-songwriter classic ~ Eric Andersen's ‘Bout Changes ‘n Things, Take 2

Today it is common to look back on one artist whose album or song has had a profound impact on both our lives and musical history. The prolific music scholar and critic Greil Marcus wrote an entire book solely about one song: Like A Rolling Stone - Bob Dylan at
Spencer Lewis 21 Mar 2013

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