Author Archives: Greg Vandy, The Roadhouse

Wayne Jackson & Andrew Love, W.C. Handy Park in Memphis Around the formation of the Memphis Horns in 1968 or 1969 Courtesy of Stax Records Tune in tonight at 6 pm for three hours of classic soul from the 1960s & 70s. From Deep Southern soul, to Detroit’s Northern soul, the Philly Sound and studiosRead more...

Mark Pickerel, courtesy of Victoria Renhard Mark Pickerel is stopping by the Roadhouse tonight to chat. I’m also doing a feature on the late Billy Preston, who passed away last week. Have a listen to a couple songs from Mark’s new record, Snake in the Radio... Forest Fire - (MP3) Graffiti Girl - (MP3) I’llRead more...

The Memphis Jug Band Photo Courtesy of Discographie Even though John in the Morning and Cheryl Waters poked a sharp stick and openly laughed at our love of the Jug Band (did you know that John wants to “beat” those who stomp and blow in a jug, or those who pluck a one-string broomstick bass?Read more...

We’re going Old-Timey with Jug bands, County Blues & Southern Gospel, and Fonotone (78 RPM only) Records... Joe Bussard is from Frederick, Maryland. He is a collector. Of most things really, but for our purposes, he’s into old-time American music. Pretty much anything before 1955 - but that’s stretching it. He mostly swears off anythingRead more...

I haven’t been to New Orleans in five years. This year I had to go to Jazz Fest. On my show, The Roadhouse (Wed 6-9 pm), I talk a lot about New Orleans, and demonstrate with music as to why it’s such a significant place and why it matters to all music fans - particularlyRead more...

This week in The Roadhouse, A post-Jazz Fest hangover. I’ll post more on the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on Wednesday, but here’s a little taste... Clearly, the unfortunate theme of this year’s Festival was Katrina and the Flood of ’05, as nearly every performer had a topical new song about the disaster, revivedRead more...