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Long considered among the finest and most distinctive piano players in rock, Bruce Hornsby's resume expanded even further when in 1990 he joined the Grateful Dead. Though many scoffed at the move, such a union made perfect sense: Hornsby's playing had long patrolled similarly unspecific musical waters as the Dead, lodged between the avant jazz-pop universe and the diverse traditions of musical Americana. The aptly-titled HOT HOUSE is thoroughly situated at this crossroads of experimental and folk styles...

Harrison Kennedy is on a straight-arrow flight path toward being internationally recognized as a true blues artist and composer of his own music, one foot solidly in rural acoustic practice, and the other planted in urban modern contemporary sounds and themes. He's got one of the more distinctive and soulful voices in the business, with no small amount of the human cry identified with Son House, and the hither-come-yon style of Taj Mahal. Playing acoustic guitar, slide guitar, harmonica, and mandolin, Kennedy and his trio play short tunes that identify real-life situations with actual solutions…..

Recorded on June 17, 1979, in Philadelphia, King Biscuit Flower Hour catches the Dixie Dregs at the peak of their career, having released their best studio album What If the previous year. King Biscuit Flower Hour Present The Dixie Dregs In Concert songs The band serves up a top-notch performance preserved in good fidelity, making it an interesting listen for devoted Dregs fans. King Biscuit Flower Hour Present The Dixie Dregs In Concert album for sale