Nice article on the Crawdaddy! website about influential Los Angeles-based Folk-Blues-Roots music club the Ash Grove, which operated from the late 1950s to the early 1970s. Blues Musicians like Muddy Waters, Big Joe Williams, Mississippi John Hurt, Lightnin’ Hopkins, Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee, among others, graced the stage of the legendary club. Check it out. Nice to know there’s a documentary in the works too. Can’t wait to see it.
Also, check out the Crawdaddy! archives for some cool vintage stuff as well, like a review of Slim Harpo’s latest 45 in issue number 2 (page 9), and an interview with Howlin’ Wolf from issue number 5 (page 11; be sure not to miss the great cover photo of Wolf sportin’ some groovy shades!). I’m sure there’s lots more treasures there to explore….
