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Chris Whitley 1960 - 2005new
On November 20, lung cancer claimed singer-songwriter Chris Whitley, whose most recent albums seemed like stream-of-consciousness excursions through his brain and heart, albeit cloaked in tales of lost souls.
Boston Phoenix |
Ted Drozdowski |
12-08-2005 |
Music
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Loud and Proud: R.L. Burnside, 1926–2005new
Rural Burnside began recording in 1967 when musicologist George Mitchell visited his North Mississippi home to make field recordings. He stopped last December, when a heart attack robbed him of his vitality. On Sept. 1, he died.
Boston Phoenix |
Ted Drozdowski |
09-16-2005 |
Music
