Naptown Blues

Steve Cropper

Taj Mahal

Grace Kelly. Hollywood Hills, 1955. 📷 Howell Conant.

The incarnation of Spring-Grace Kelly.

Emmylou

Gram Parsons, Taj Mahal, Ian Dunlop & Keith Richards

Mississippi Fred McDowell

The Hall of Emperors in Rome's Galleria Borghese is famous for housing Bernini's "The Rape of Proserpina" at its center, along with 18 porphyry and alabaster busts of the Twelve Caesars and other ancient figures from the 17th century.

Elmore James

Joanie Labine, the first DJ at The Whisky a Go-Go in LA, 1964.

Robert Johnson recorded just 29 songs in his entire life—no interviews, no videos, and only two known photographs—yet those few recordings quietly built the foundation of modern blues and rock; he once struggled as a guitarist before mysteriously disappearing and returning with a style so complex it sounded like multiple musicians playing at once, giving rise to the legend that he sold his soul at the crossroads, and though he died unknown at just 27, his music went on to shape legends like Muddy Waters, Chuck Berry, and The Rolling Stones—proving that sometimes, a handful of songs is enough to change the sound of the world forever

The corporations have taken over. Even in the recording studio. Actually, the corporate companies have taken over American life most everywhere. Go coast to coast and you will see people wearing the same clothes, thinking the same thoughts, eating the same food. Everything is processed.

Duck Dunn