In many cases, collections of musical odds and ends – a live rarity here, an alternate take there – can be uneven and inconsistent. And the people they're aimed at – mainly diehard fans and serious collectors – are willing to live with that. They have more than just a casual interest in the artist's work, and even the less-from-essential stuff excites and intrigues them. Assembled in 2002 – five years after Luther Allison's death – Pay It Forward is the sort of odds-and-ends collection that tends to appeal to diehard fans rather tha… read more
In many cases, collections of musical odds and ends – a live rarity here, an alternate take there – can be uneven and inconsistent. And t… read more
In many cases, collections of musical odds and ends – a live rarity here, an alternate take there – can be uneven and inconsistent. And the people they're aimed at &ndas… read more
Luther Allison (born 17 August 1939 in Widener, AR, died 12 August 1997 in Madison, WI) was an American blues guitarist. His powerful guitar work – equal parts traditional blues string-bending and wall-shaking rock 'n roll – is matched in energy only by his soul-deep vocals. His live shows (often clocking in at well over three hours) are the stuff of legend. He was born in Widener, Arkansas (the 14th of 15 musically gifted children) first connected to the blues at age ten, when he began playing the diddley bow (a wire attached by nails to a wall with rocks for bridges and a bot… read more
Luther Allison (born 17 August 1939 in Widener, AR, died 12 August 1997 in Madison, WI) was an American blues guitarist. His powerful guitar work – equal parts traditional blues string-bend… read more
Luther Allison (born 17 August 1939 in Widener, AR, died 12 August 1997 in Madison, WI) was an American blues guitarist. His powerful guitar work – equal parts traditional blues string-bending and wall-shaking rock 'n roll – is ma… read more