Southern Living June 2020

The North Mississippi Allstars emerged two decades ago as free-spirited inheritors of hill country blues, helping broaden the reach of the time-tested juke joint repertoire of R.L. Burnside, Mississippi Fred McDowell, and Junior Kimbrough to a younger jam-band crowd. The two constants in the Allstars lineup—brothers Luther and Cody Dickinson—were quick to experiment and collaborate, a tendency that landed each of them in a slew of other groups.

The Allman Brothers Band formed in 1969 with founding members Duane Allman, Jaimoe, Berry Oakley, Dickey Betts, Butch Trucks, and Gregg Allman. The band’s very first informal jam together was a Muddy Waters song Trouble No More which shortly after became the very first song they officially demo’d together, has remained unreleased until now and starts off this 50th anniversary collection.

The debut album from the blues rock super group is already being hailed as one the most exciting acts to appear on the UK scene right now. Nominated earlier this year by the European Blues Awards in the Best Band category, despite not yet having an album released, Malone Sibun are ready to impress. The UK based Detroit soulful blues-rock star Marcus Malone joins forces with the British blues rock guitarist Innes Sibun for a handful of warm-up dates in November for a new band with familiar faces. Malone Sibun came about from a chance meeting at a show which uncovered a surprising amount of musical common ground. Both musicians had just enjoyed the busiest 12 months of their careers and it was time to appraise the next chapter…

Led Zeppelin were an English rock band formed in London in 1968. The group consisted of vocalist Robert Plant, guitarist Jimmy Page, bassist/keyboardist John Paul Jones, and drummer John Bonham. With their heavy, guitar-driven sound, they are regularly cited as one of the progenitors of heavy metal, although their style drew from a variety of influences, including blues and folk music…

A star studded soundtrack album featuring AXS TV star Sammy Hagar teaming up with Joe Bonamassa and Robbie Krieger (The Doors) on The Doors’ hit “Roadhouse Blues;” an unforgettable rendition of “Love The One You’re With,” featuring Krieger, Orianthi, Haley Reinhart (American Idol) and rock and roll legend Billy Gibbons (ZZ Top); a moving rendition of “Black Magic Woman” by Emily Estefan; Vernon Reid, the founder of Living Colour, shredding through the Jimi Hendrix staple “Crosstown Traffic”; and a thunderous finale featuring the night’s performers collaborating on the WAR signature “Low Rider,” among many others.