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East Texan Washington Phillips was among the founding fathers of American gospel music. Although he documented only eighteen music (sixteen which possess survived) in five periods in Dallas between 1927 and 1929, Phillips helped to place the building blocks that led to such spiritually-oriented performers as Sister Rosetta Tharpe, the …

Although she doesn’t tour nearly just as much as she most likely could, Austin-based vocalist Lou Ann Barton is among the finest purveyors of uncooked, unadulterated roadhouse blues from the feminine gender that you will ever hear. Like Delbert McClinton, she can belt out a lyric in order that she …

Hardly any musical artists achieve a genuine signature style — one which makes comparisons to additional musicians difficult. But Tx guitarist Eric Johnson probably comes as near this echelon as any musician from days gone by quarter-century. Like fellow Lone Celebrity Condition guitarists Johnny Winter season, Billy Gibbons, and Stevie …