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Music Reviews: ‘The Philadelphia Labels Hits Collection 1957–62,’ and James McMurtry’s ‘The Black Dog and the Wandering Boy’

October 7, 2025 Album Reviews, Classic Rock, Music, Pop, R&B, Reviews music, Rock, Top Stories Comments Off on Music Reviews: ‘The Philadelphia Labels Hits Collection 1957–62,’ and James McMurtry’s ‘The Black Dog and the Wandering Boy’

As many of the tunes by these artists suggest, this period in rock history wasn’t exactly overflowing with creativity.

Music Reviews: Cameo-Parkway Reissues, Plus Steve Forbert, Jimmy LaFave

November 25, 2020 Classic Rock, Dance Music, Folk, Music, Music Genres, Reviews music, Rock Comments Off on Music Reviews: Cameo-Parkway Reissues, Plus Steve Forbert, Jimmy LaFave

Three reissues feature AM radio hits and obscurities from the late '50s and early '60s. Plus, Steve Forbert revisits one of his best albums and a reissue from the late, great Jimmy LaFave.

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Music Reviews: ‘The Philadelphia Labels Hits Collection 1957–62,’ and James McMurtry’s ‘The Black Dog and the Wandering Boy’

Music Reviews: Cameo-Parkway Reissues, Plus Steve Forbert, Jimmy LaFave