Blues & Rhythm magazine no. 384: June/July 2024: Sleepy John Estes; Robert Johnson; Slim Harpo; Too Tight Henry; and more

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SLEEPY JOHN ESTES – Part One of Tom Moon’s three 1999 interviews on the life and recordings of Sleepy John – first interview with Delmark’s Bob Koester.

ROBERT JOHNSON – Mark Humphrey interviews the late Lawrence Cohn about the big selling 1990 Robert Johnson Box Set.

JOE & CHARLIE McCOY – David Evans previews Guido van Rijn’s upcoming book on The Original Blues Brothers.

Martin Hawkins on SLIM HARPO at 100.

CASH BOX CLASSICS – Simon Evans looks at the R&B scene in 1955.

JOHN LEE – Ray Templeton discusses the post war downhome bluesman in his Blues Throwbacks feature.

TOO TIGHT HENRY – Bob Eagle gives the lowdown on this obscure pre-war blues artist in his Blues & Gospel Insights Series.

AFBF TOUR BRISTOL 1967 – Historic photo feature by Dave Williams.

PLUS: Clarence ‘Frogman’ Henry, Tony Middleton, Robert Sacre, W. C. Clark, Sandra Phillips, Donald Kinsey, Bri Backman, Memphis Jug Bands, Barbecue Bob, John Lee Hooker, Pat Hare, Big Joe Turner, Magic Slim, Lazy Lester, Memphis Slim, Big Mama Thornton and many more