Merle Haggard - Workin' Man Blues LiveHag's first live record of the 1990s finds him, at age 62, in strong form as he skims the cream from his own remarkable songbook. His voice may not have the sheer force of his younger years, but his singing is full of attractive nuances and passionate depth. His finely tuned band is another asset here, most notably Telecaster magician Redd Volkaert, who has digested all of Roy Nichols's classic licks and has incorporated them into his own risk taking

The great George Jones recorded live with his touring band on the legendary US TV series "Church Street Station"

Her distinctive and unmistakable style matched her striking looks

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It's a very classy and entertaining cross-section of their work across their various different line-ups

with a driving blues-flavoured approach

including the Othello Concert Overture

This great-value 107-track 4-CD set provides a comprehensive overview of his recording career from his early days with the Musicraft label and through his many years with Capitol through to the early '60s by which time his exploits as a chart artist were over

Hank Williams was

The Ebbtides

"Nina at the Village Gate" and "Nina Simone Sings Ellington"

McLaughlin's contributions are remarkable in their ability to reconcile the great Ragas of North and South India with a chromaticism born of jazz and the blues

and this one fills a particular gap in the catalogue