Eddie Hinton — 423

ALBUM: Very Extremely Dangerous (1978) MVC Rating: 4.0/$$$$ My memory of Eddie Hinton is a sad one.  He was playing at the Nick in Birmingham, or was it the Wooden Nickel still in 1985? The small Birmingham mainstay was sparsely crowded. The college kids and 20-somethings didn’t have a clue who Hinton was. A Swamper. …

Otis Redding 148, 147

ALBUMS: The Best of Otis Redding (ATCO 1972); The Best of Otis Redding (Atlantic 1984) MVC Rating: Both are 5.0/$$$$$ The best soul singer of all time. And I don’t say that flippantly. I am a big fan of soul as performed by Sam Cooke, Aretha Franklin, Smokey Robinson, Wilson Pickett, Little Richard, James Brown, …

D-Party

Creedence  Clearwater Revival officially ends my C’s. As you may be aware, I have been counting down my 678 vinyl records here on this blog before I succumb to a fatal degenerative brain disease. I’ve been counting them down alphabetically, more or less. I’m not super strict on that. On the menu at the right you …