Blues & Rhythm magazine no. 321 – August 2017: Apollo Records; Googie Rene; the Elvis blues connection & more

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THE APOLLO RECORDS STORY – Billy Vera tells the story of the pioneering 1940s and 1950s indie label owned by Bess and Ike Berman.

SUNFLOWER RECORDS   – Ray Templeton looks back at another bootleg series of albums issued in the late 1960s by Pete Moody.

ELVIS AND THE BLUES – Bob Groom updates an original work on Elvis and his blues influences on the 40th anniversary of the King’s death.

THE GOOGIE RENE STORY –  Great research by Steve Propes in this feature on record producer, label owner, songwriter and pianist Googie Rene.

OFF THE WALL – This time Tommy Lofgren with some great posters for blues gigs from the 1960s and 1970s.

PLUS: Goldband Records; Words, Words, Words; Under The Radar; Chris’s Curiosities;  Stacey Johnson; Richard Noblett; CD, DVD & Book Reviews