Blues & Rhythm magazine no. 363 – October 2021: Josh White; the Okeh Records story; Walter Davis; New York blues, and more!

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JOSH WHITE AND THE RED SCARE – Extensive article on blues singer Josh White from his pre-war days as a blues singer, the McCarthyite witch hunt, his later recordings as a ‘folk’blues’ singer and his time in Europe and the UK, written by Douglas Yeager.

OKEH RECORDS – Billy Vera tells the story of Okeh Records from the early 1920s, through to the R&B and Soul years with  historic photos and labels.

GOOD READIN’ TONIGHT: Ray Templeton on the books you need for the complete blues library – this issue – Blues In The City – Chicago, Memphis and New Orleans.

LOUISIANA & NEW ORLEANS 1972 and 1974 –  Great photo feature by Hans Schweitz

BIG APPLE BLUES – Dickie Tapp previews the new book ‘New York City Blues’, by Larry Simon and edited by John Broven

WALTER DAVIS – St. Louis Piano Blues by Guido van Rijn, special preview of his new book

PLUS: Chris Smith’s Words, Words, Words; The Blues Discography 3rd edition corrections/updates; Mike Stephenson’s Young Bluebloods, Roy Gaines, Charles Connor, Willie Winfield, Scott M. Bock, Lightnin’ Hopkins, Robert Nighthawk, Jimmy McCracklin, George Smith, Cleveland Crochet, Buck Owens, Jimmie Vaughn, Milwaukee Blues.