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Pre War Blues: FREEMAN STOWERS by Tony Russell

Atlanta R&B: DJ ZENAS ‘DADDY’ SEARS interview by Jonas Bernholm

Blues & Gospel Insights: J.T. ‘FUNNY PAPER’ SMITH by Bob Eagle

LOS ANGELES R&B CARAVAN TOUR 1980 by Jonas Bernholm

Rhythm & Blues: The GENE GILBEAUX Story by Dan Kochakian

Post War Downhome Blues: DOUG QUATTLEBAUM by Ray Templeton

BEFORE ELVIS – African Americans Who Made The King by Garth Cartwright

Plus: B.B. King, Continental Club, Houston, 1977; Clifton Chenier Box Set preview; Southern Blues Night;  James ‘Super Chikan’  Johnson; Alan Balfour’ Tommy Hunt;  Pat Thomas; Jerry Butler; Sunnyland Slim, Freddy King; Henry Thomas; John Lee Hooker and many more.

HOW BRITAIN GOT THE BLUES – Tony Burke previews Brian Smith’s new book of iconic photos of US blues artists in the UK 1962 – 1966

B. BROWN & HIS ROCKIN’ MCVOUT’S – Ian Beecroft’s article and 1985 interview with an obscure Memphis blues artist

Opal Louis Nations tells the story of songwriter and producer RUDY TOOMBS in his Back Room Wizards series

Dave Clarke curates rare photos of CHAMPION JACK DUPREE at home in Halifax, UK

FRED DUNN & CORMAC RECORDS – Great Texas Blues research by Chris Bentley & John Shaw

Bob Eagle’s Blues & Gospel Insights features Texas blues man BIG CHARLIE BRADIX

Ray Templeton’s Blues Throwbacks sheds light on LITTLE BOY FULLER / RICHARD TRICE

STAN MOSELY – interview with the great soul-blues artist by Mike Stephenson

PLUS: Chris Smith’s Words, Words, Words; Chicago Blues Explosion; Sugar Pie DeSanto, Gene Barge, Lee Hildebrand, Sam Moore; Brenton Woods, Jovin Webb; Elmore James; Checker Gospel Box set, Plas Johnson, Little Richard rarities, Memphis Slim, Bukka White biography and more.