Blues & Rhythm magazine no. 333 – October 2018: Johnnie Mae Dunson; Aretha Franklin; Spirit of Memphis Qt. and more

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CHICAGO BLUES HISTORY: JOHNNIE MAE DUNSON: D. Thomas Moon’s 1999 interview with Chicago blues artist and Jimmy Reed’s manager Johnnie Mae Dunson Smith.

GOSPEL QUARTETS: More gospel history as Ray Templeton looks at the Spirit of Memphis Quartet and their lead singer Silas Steele.

HILL COUNTRY BLUES TODAY!: The second part of Mike Stephenson’s overview of blues from the Mississippi Hill Country – featuring Little Joe Ayres, Lightnin’ Malcom and Kenny Brown.

THE VERSALETTES: Robert Pruter’s continuing historical series looking at rare Chicago soul artists.

ARETHA FRANKLIN: Billy Vera pays tribute to the ‘Queen Of Soul’ who died in August.

DUKE FAKIR: The Four Tops’ Duke Fakir talks to Seamus McGarvey about their pre-Motown recordings.

PLUS: Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival; Poretta Soul Festival; Lazy Lester; Dancin’ Perkins; Bobby Leecan; Larry Garner;  John Brim; Buck Owens; Chris Bentley’s Curiosities; Chris Smith’s Words, Words; Words; Mike Stephenson’s Under The Radar; CD, DVD, & Book Reviews