Blues & Rhythm magazine no. 388 – February/March 2025: Kid Thomas; Willie “61” Blackwell; Dave Evans’ Field Recordings; and more

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KID THOMAS: the tragic story of the West Coast bluesman by Bob Groom

SHREVEPORT BLUES: Fred Dunn, Mighty Joe Young and Jiffy Records by John Shaw

JIMMY REED: Rare memorabilia by Dan Kochakian

The CHESS BLUES MASTERS Albums: Dan Nooger tells the story of their production

WILLIE ’61’ BLACKWELL: blues and gospel insights by Bob Eagle

Blues Throwbacks: post war down home obscurities:  THE SUGARMAN and SAM ‘SUITCASE’ JOHNSON by Ray Templeton

DAVID EVANS previews his new series of downloads of field recordings, featuring Babe Stovall, Roosevelt Holts, Houston Stackhouse, Jack Owens, and many more

R&B History – 1956 CASH BOX CLASSICS compiled and collected by Bob McGrath and Tony Burke

PLUS: Paul Vernon; Chicago Blues Legends; Lucerne Blues Festival; Greg Sover; Babe Stovall; Fats Domino; Johnny ‘Guitar’ Watson; Paramount Records; Memphis Minnie; Houston Blues; Camille Howard and much more.