Archive From November, 2015
Christmas with Guitar Gabriel
inArtist Storyon November 23, 2015
Guitar Gabriel loved to celebrate and I always loved to see him at holidays. When the Christmas season came around I would always run into Gabe dressed in his wonderful green and red plaid suit, his powder blue tuxedo, or his long fringe leather jacket and studded blue jeans. Of course, he was also always […]
Diggin’: Dom Flemons – Clock on the Wall
inDiggin'on November 19, 2015
Dom Flemons’ versatility is undeniable and traversing musical mountains is second nature to the American Songster. The What Got Over EP is a musical journey and that takes you from ancient fife and drum music to classic Piedmont blues and then to Clock on the Wall, a tune that touches on the earliest and rawest […]
Diggin’: Digital Whole Nine Yards
inDiggin'on November 18, 2015
With the holiday season upon us I have decided to do the most ultimate Diggin’ that’s ever been done. I will Dig on the entire Music Maker catalog because that is what you get when you purchase our digital Whole Nine Yards package. For over 20 years Music Maker has worked diligently to document, preserve […]
Spotlight On: Working With Eddie Tigner
inArtist Storyon November 17, 2015
Eddie Tigner was working in a school cafeteria in Atlanta, GA, when I first heard about him in 1995. He had toured the country running an Inkspots group for 35 years. He had played every Holiday Inn and every Army base in the continental US, but by the 1990’s he was retired from music and […]
Diggin’: Algia Mae Hinton – Snap Your Fingers
inDiggin'on November 17, 2015
Algia Mae Hinton has a voice like no one else. It’s rough around the edges, but so smooth and flowing at the core as she jumps around her wide vocal range. Her music exudes love, care, and an astonishing talent. “Snap Your Fingers” stands out to me as a song about love and heartbreak unlike […]