Don't Waste my Time Handbook

Dutton Vocalion's reissue of Ronnie Milsap's second and third albums for RCA Victor - 1974's "Pure Love" and the following year's "A Legend in My Time" - as a SACD two-fer. These records were later overshadowed by bigger records in the late '70s and early '80s, but they were much better in many ways, since they had a strong selection of songs, a greater variety of sound, and a stronger country underpinning. They also prove that while Milsap was certainly a titan on the country singles charts, he made LPs that held together well as albums, with good material never released on 45.

This 11-track set features the youngest son of legendary bluesman R.L. Burnside — the acorn didn’t fall too far from the tree. The Mississippi-based Garry Burnside (vocals/guitar) unleashes some excitement from the start with “High.” It extolls a blues quality with fiery blues notes that spill from his fingers in a tight mix of blues vinegared up in a funk stew. The Pinky Pulliam bass is heavy & the recording is thick, but neither compromises the fine performance.

"I recorded this album five years ago. I spent most of my career playing bass or guitar with other bands, so it feels amazing to say this will be my first album being released with all of my own music on it. Coming up under my pops (R.L. Burnside) and Junior Kimbrough, I learned so much. This album really is a testament to them, what they taught me, and my growth as a musician. I hope it makes them proud."

If there is a more obscure country blues artist than this fellow, then he is probably locked up somewhere, as well, one hastens to add, because that was the situation when blues scholar Bruce Jackson first discovered Eugene Rhodes.

Chris Hillman, a founding member of the Byrds, Flying Burrito Brothers, Manassas, and the Desert Rose Band, is widely acknowledged as a seminal figure in the creation of country rock and an architect of American popular music. On September 22, 2017, Hillman will release Bidin’ My Time, his first studio album in over a decade. Tom Petty produced the album at his studio in Southern California, and Hillman’s longtime collaborator and co-founder of the Desert Rose Band Herb Pedersen served as Executive Producer.

"Take My Time" is the debut album by UK pop singer Sheena Easton. Released in January 1981, the album reached #17 in the UK and earned her a Gold Disc. Two months later, a ten track version of the album was released in the USA and Canada as "Sheena Easton". The album went Gold in the USA and Platinum in Canada.

My Time is Now features the first ever recording of George Gershwin’s personal Steinway piano from his New York City apartment since it was recently restored by the Gershwin Initiative at the University of Michigan School of Music. Inspired by George Gershwin’s quote, “My people are American, my time is today. Music must repeat the thought and aspirations of the times,” Ms. Lee has created an album to reflect the current times of her generation. The album celebrates George Gershwin with new arrangements of his unfinished tunes as well as premiere recordings of contemporary works by distinguished American composers, Michael Daugherty, Ellen Taaffe Zwilich, William Bolcom and Patrick Harlin who, much like Gershwin, incorporate their own distinctly American musical styles.