B&R Issue #373

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R&B giant and honking sax player CHUCK HIGGINS – historic 1980s radio interview by Steve Propes

Ray Templeton’s second instalment in his series on THE HISTORY OF BLUES MAGAZINES. This issue: 1960s – The Boom Years

Tom Moon, Jimmie Lee Robinson and Frank ‘Little Sonny’ Scott explore CHICAGO BLUES CLUBS in 1997. Part one of a unique two part feature

Chris Smith – great research into CHAMPION JACK DUPREE – The Navy Years

More R&B history: TEXAS JOHNNY BROWN interview by Mike Stephenson from 2004

Cary Baker interviews ROOSEVELT SYKES – way back in 1972

Historic photo feature – LITTLE RICHARD at the Oasis Club, Manchester, 1964 by Brian Smith

More blues lyrics in WORDS, WORDS, WORDS by Chris Smith

PLUS: Classie Ballou, Red Kelly, Paul Garon, Blind Willie McTell, Bobby Marchan, Fenton Robinson, Freddie Slack, and all our usual features.