Upcoming Engagements
- September 20th, 2010 - Three Village Historical Society, Neighborhood House, N. Country Road, East Setauket, NY. 7:30 pm - website
- September 24-25, 2010 - Ponderosa Stomp Conference, New Orleans, inc. interviewing Johnnie Allan, Leroy Martin; Dave Bartholomew; and Floyd Soileau. Website
- November 8-13, 2010 - Invited to the 15th Annual American Music Masters week-long series honoring Fats Domino and Dave Bartholomew at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Cleveland, Ohio. Website
Latest News
- New Golden Crest section now up on this website!
- "The Best of Golden Crest" double CD is available on Ace CDCH2 1254, with compilation and notes by John Broven. More details at Ace Records.
- Bear Family is preparing a 3-CD set of South Louisiana record man Jay Miller's impossible-to-get 1940s-1950s Cajun recordings, under the direction of top Cajun collector Lyle Ferbrache
Links
Ace Records Limited
“The UK’s leading reissue label since 1978” -
CD reissues of the highest standard.
Bear Family Records
“Europe’s No. 1 source for American-style roots music, country, rock ‘n’ roll, folk and
blues”
Very best in CD and box set reissues; includes mail-order facility.
Floyd’s Record Shop
For all things Louisiana music.
Blues & Rhythm: The Gospel Truth
“Europe’s leading specialist blues, R&B, gospel and doo wop magazine”
More than 230 issues (10 in a full year) and no signs of flagging.
Juke Blues
Juke Blues publishes quality coverage of all types of African-American blues and traditional music, from the city to Southern soul, from vintage R&B to gospel and zydeco, with just a touch of other related genres. Each issue is a goldmine of information.
In The Basement
“Soul music’s quality quarterly” - Superior soul music magazine.
Now Dig This
"The premier rock ‘n’ roll magazine, monthly."
John Tefteller/Blues Images
“Classic blues calendars, posters, CDs, T-shirts and blues songs.” Plus regular auctions of highly collectible records.
Paul Harris Photography
Over 30 years of photographing American roots music artists.
To view lists of photographs available please go to http://paulharrisphotography.blogspot.com/
Paul Vernon
“Last Swill and Testament: The hilarious, unexpurgated memoirs of Paul ‘Sailor’ Vernon” (Music Mentor Books)
The subtitle hints at contents. Also a fascinating social study of the landscape in which young blues fans grew up in post-war Britain.
Shane Bernard
“Swamp Pop: Cajun and Creole Rhythm and Blues” (University Press of Mississippi).
The dedicated story of Louisiana’s swamp pop music.
www.cajunculture.com and www.amazon.com
Sir Shambling
Southern Soul Heaven - articles, artist biographies and great music of the more obscure kind.
John Broven does not necessarily endorse the contents of these linked sites and he disclaims all liability arising from the information or materials contained on any linked sites.