Rico Ferrara ...praises continue long after Miller’s 14 year, 10 album recording career that was, for all intents and purposes, over in 1994 at the age of 45
Rico Ferrara
Author of Blues For A Big Town Blog
To some casual music followers the album Silk Degrees and the song “Lowdown” mark the beginning of a brief 5 year / 4 album career..
“The greatest singer I ever heard – the epitome of natural greatness”
Berry Gordy “The most dynamic singer and performer that I’ve ever seen”
Smokey Robinson
DELBERT McCLINTON – “The Godfather Of Americana Music” Originally Posted on January 20, 2024- Blues For A Big Town Blog Texas Roots / R&B / Blues Rocker Delbert McClinton is one of a select few who’s equally at home performing in a “chicken wire” honky-tonk as he is in a funky dance hall or juke joint. And, on any given night,...
After a long musical journey I came to the destination of R&B and Soul in my teens.
Laura Nyro – “Hard To Get Into and Hard To Get Out Of” Originally Posted on Blues For A Big Town Blog May 8, 2022 “Sometimes I think being a star is kind of silly. I’d sooner be looked at like a comrade rather than a star” Laura Nyro in an interview with Melody Maker in 1976 after re-surfacing...
BONNIE RAITT – “A Force To Be Reckoned With” “There are two types of men in this world: those who are in love with Bonnie Raitt, and those who’ve never heard of her” Willie Nelson I must confess I’m one of the former. I remember the first time I saw Bonnie Raitt. It was at Buffalo State Teacher’s College...
Dee Dee Bridgewater – More Than Just A Jazz Singer Defining Dee Dee Bridgewater as just a Jazz singer is doing Ms. Bridgewater a disservice to the nth degree. Yes, Bridgewater sings Jazz brilliantly, but she’s so much more than that. Beginning in the 70’s, Bridgewater has had a rich and varied five decade long career, and has displayed the...
ROBERT PALMER – More Than Meets The Eye Originally Posted on October 17, 2021 – Blues For A Big Town “In interviews I hardly ever get asked about music. I do, however, get asked about the ‘Addicted to Love’ video and my suits on a daily basis” Robert Palmer Say the name Robert Palmer and it immediately sparks a mental picture...
THE WEST SIDE SOUL OF CHICAGO BLUES Originally Posted on August 22, 2021–Blues For A Big Town As told numerous times, the emergence of Urban Blues was a by-product of the Great Migration of African Americans from the southern U.S. to points north. Undoubtedly affected, (for different reasons), by the Great Depression (1929-1933) and the War, millions of Blacks left the...