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Ain't 'No B!' in Jane Lee Hooker: These Gals are Dangerous on New Ruf Records Release [REVIEW]
Professor Longhair is 'Live In Chicago' From 1976 on New Orleans Records Release [REVIEW]
On February 1, 1976, a living legend performed at the University of Chicago Folk Festival. His name was Henry Roeland "Roy" Byrd and he played the piano and sang. Most of the folks in the crowd knew him as Professor Longhair. He was 57 at the time. 'Live In Chicago' (Orleans Records) documents the short seven-song set. Still at the height of his powers, this architect of New Orleans rhumba and R'n'B who could shout a blues or rock the "Mess Around" should be a staple of every American record collection. Blogarrhea: Rock Star Drummer Carmine Appice's 'Stick It' Memoir Goes Beyond All Others
It's called 'Stick It: My Life of Sex, Drums and Rock'n'Roll' by Carmine Appice with Ian Gittins (Chicago Review Press, hardcover $26.00). In it you'll find tales of lust, degradation, cocaine, power and, yeah, a little music too. But the most heartwarming relationship of all is one he shared with his idol, jazz drum legend, Buddy Rich.
