Blues & Rhythm magazine no. 346 – February 2020: Big Joe Williams; pre-war cajun music; Fats Domino rarities; and more!

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BIG JOE WILLIAMS: First of a great 2-part interview by D. Thomas Moon with Charlie Musselwhite, Bob Koester and George Mitchell about life on the road with Big Joe Williams.

MORE BIG JOE WILLIAMS: Mike Rowe’s historic article on Big Joe’s St. Louis acetates.

CAJUN & ZYDECO ESSENTIALS: Ray Templeton’s looks at the great accordion players of Cajun music including Joe Falcon and Amédée Breaux

HATTIE BURLESON: Pre war blues history by Michael Corcoran

FATS DOMONO RARITIES: Pete Goldsmith tracks down some of Fats’ most obscure and rare recordings.

PLUS: The Blues Discography (3rd edition) Updates and Corrections; Wee Willie Walker; George Chambers; Phil Tricker; Blues Boy Hubbard; Jackie Moore; Jimmy Cavello; Jacques Morgantini; Lucerne Festival; Detroit A Go Go; R. L. Boyce; Gospel CD’s; Rare Pre War Blues and Blind Willie McTell; Ralph Willis; Kings Of Baton Rouge. Mike Stephenson’s Under The Radar; Chris Bentley’s Curiosities.