by Bill Reid | Dec 1, 2023 | Uncategorized
You’ve probably heard that vinyl is now outselling CDs in the US. The reasons—besides the fact that there are much more convenient ways to carry music than on discs, so long as you don’t care about album covers & liner notes—are pretty audiophile-y, and...
by Bill Reid | Nov 29, 2023 | Uncategorized
One of my favorite recent gigs was at Teddy’s Juke Joint in Zachary, LA, near the famous Blues Highway 61. Teddy’s is a true blues joint, with a rich history, full of decades-old memorabilia and stories (mostly told by Teddy—Lloyd Johnson, Jr.). My wife was a little...
by Bill Reid | Nov 28, 2023 | Uncategorized
If you’re a performer, this has happened to you, usually early in your career, when you’re young, impressionable, nervous and usually stupid. Your embarrassing gig probably isn’t this bad, but I’ll bet you cringe (or laugh) whenever you remember it. It was April...
by Bill Reid | Nov 28, 2023 | Uncategorized
I love house concerts. (I like playing festivals, blues clubs and sleazy bars, too, but this is different.) You almost never get heckled when you play in someone’s living room, or on their patio. If people are eating, it’s in a different room. There’s a lot less gear...
by Bill Reid | Nov 28, 2023 | Uncategorized
I had an extraordinary phone call a few nights ago (Nov. 22) from Spider John Koerner, a blues great from the 1960s to the near-present. He, Dave “Snaker” Ray and Tony “Little Sun” Glover (KRG) recorded Blues, Rags & Hollers for Electra and the rest is history. I...
