It occurred to me that I haven’t been playing nearly enough Funk on the Morning Soundbooth (perfect wakeup music, if you ask me). So I’m hoping to remedy that with a taste of New Orleans this morning, by way of the legendary Ivan Neville and his band Dumpstaphunk, recorded in
There are probably not that many people around now who are familiar with the name Percy Mayfield. But the name Percy Mayfield is synonymous with Blues and early Rock n’ Roll. From the late 1940s through the 1950s Percy Mayfield is one of the essential figures in the history of
Click on the link here for Audio Player: Percy Mayfield – What A Fool I Was – 1950 The immortal Percy Mayfield tonight. Rightfully dubbed The Poet Of The Blues, Mayfield was not only a gifted and compelling singer, but he was also was one of the great Blues and
