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If you've never heard of Dan Penn, one reason is probably that you’re not the sort of person who reads songwriting credits.
Read More »The Great Dan Penn (and Why You’ve Probably Never Heard of Him)
Tag Archives: The Blasters
Music Reviews: 99 Hits from 1956 and Two Blasts from the Blasters’ Past
Like its predecessors, this latest compendium inevitably sounds as if it were designed for someone with multiple personalities.
Read More »Music Reviews: George Harrison’s ‘Living in the Material World’ (Anniversary Edition), plus The Blasters and More
Harrison's 1973 album earned laudatory reviews, rose quickly to the top of the charts, and spawned a No. 1 single. Now it's out in several expanded 50th-anniversary editions.
Read More »Music and Book Reviews: Continental Drifters, plus Phil Alvin, John Surge, and Bento Box Trio
The Continental Drifters garner the spotlight, thanks to an anthology, a tribute album, and a bio. Plus, reviews of CDs from Phil Alvin, John Surge, and Bento Box Trio.
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