One Way Out

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An oral history written with the band’s participation and filled with original, never-before-published interviews as well as personal letters and correspondence.

One Way Out is the powerful biography of The Allman Brothers Band, an oral history written with the band’s participation and filled with original, never-before-published interviews as well as personal letters and correspondence. This is the most in-depth look at a legendary American rock band that has meant so much to so many for so long.

Blues People at 50

Amiri Baraka's groundbreaking book "Blues People" turned fifty this year. Published in 1963, by then LeRoi Jones, the book presented the first panoramic look at the blues as an African American art form. NPR recently featured an excellent article on the book and its' author on its "A Blog Supreme." Essential reading for anyone wishing for a greater understanding of "the black experience in sound."

Pat Thomas: Van's albums

The author of "Listen, Whitey! The Sounds of Black Power 1965-1975" is writing essays on Van Morrison, album by album. Pat Thomas, an A&R consultant and noted music historian, jumped at the chance to "work my way through Van's entire catalog, one album at a time." Readers of Mr. Thomas' excellent writing will no doubt follow breathlessly, so we'll provide each installment here, making it easier to get your Van on!

RIP: Junior Murvin

Reggae singer Junior Murvin has reportedly passed away peacefully at his home in Jamaica today at the age of 67. Although there is no official cause of death, Murvin had reportedly been suffering from advanced diabetes. Murvin worked extensively with producer Lee "Scratch" Perry, using his stunning falsetto on the classic "Police and Thieves." The album of the same name features one of the most recognizable album covers from the golden age of reggae.

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