Chris Bishop

Duffy Bishop has been compared to Janis Joplin, Dusty Springfield, and Bette Midler, but her own rocking R&B style extends beyond these comparisons. Bottled Oddities is the debut of Bishop and her band on Burnside Records and features the standout "Louisiana Flood." Duffy Bishop is an American electric blues singer and songwriter. She is in the Cascade Blues Association and Washington Blues Society Halls of Fame, and has been given a Lifetime Achievement Award by both bodies. In a career spanning over forty years, Bishop has also been a costume designer and an actress in musical theatre. To date she and her band have released seven albums. She has been the opening act for such artists as Roy Orbison, John Lee Hooker, Lou Rawls, Chicago, Ruth Brown, Bonnie Riatt, and Etta James, among others.

As always, NYJO is sharp and synchronous as a unit, while the soloists are notably vigorous and resourceful.If renewing and perpetuating pride is the goal, mission accomplished—and then some. Beyond that purpose, NYJO has produced yet another superlative album of big band jazz, one whose unvarying quality speaks for itself. When all is said and swung, this is a luminous and impressive work of art that "Londoners the world over can cherish and appreciate.

The Comprehensive Guide to over 1,500 Weapons Systems, Including Tanks, Small Arms, Warplanes, Artillery, Ships, and Submarines. A lavishly illustrated compendium of military hardware covers everything that fought in the air, on the ground, and on the seas during World War II.