Mavis Staples wails, testifies and soars on Have A Little Faith (Alligator). Though she’s being doing a little of everything as a solo artist, during her days with the Staple Singers Mavis would captivate audiences by moving into inspirational tunes, whether they were traditional folk numbers or venerable gospel numbers. “Ain’t No Better Than You,” [...]

R.L. Burnside offers wry, alternately comical and provocative Delta blues tales and rejoinders on A Bothered Mind (Fat Possum). The ragged, flailing quality of “Detroit Boogie Parts 1 & 2,” “Rollin’ and Tumblin’,” and “Goin’ Away Baby” provide the prototype laments, while he gets more topical on “Go To Jail,” “Bird Without A Feather” and [...]

A new seven-disc anthology series from Fantasy/Milestone offers remarkable and valuable vintage sessions from several immortal players. The Best of Miles Davis covers his mid-’50s years with Prestige, a period when he was beginning to assert himself stylistically and assemble the first of his great working groups. Though such songs as “I’ll Remember April” and [...]

Despite his lengthy association with the Rolling Stones, drummer Charlie Watts’ first love has always been jazz, particularly swing and hard bop. He’s captured in prime form on the new two-disc set Watts At Scotts: Charlie Watts And The Tentet (Sanctuary), an outstanding live date that features his band doing vintage Duke Ellington and Thelonious [...]

An officer of Cone Oil Co., an affiliate of Cone Solvents in Nashville, has been accused of sexual harassment by several of its female employees. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed suit against Cone Oil last week in the United States District Court of Nashville on behalf of the aggrieved employees.
The suit alleges that [...]

Malcolm Mimms reportedly has exited his post as president and chief executive of Word Entertainment, as Warner Music Group decided not to renew his contract.
His departure is the second top management shakeup at Warner Music Group following its sale in March for $2.6 million to a private investor group led by former Seagram Chief Executive [...]

Well, hello Dolle — it’s so nice to have you back where you belong.
In the case of Sarah Dolle, where she belongs is on the front row of Donelson Christian Academy’s volleyball team as the Wildcats are gunning for a third straight trip to the state tournament.
The 5-10 Dolle is one of the key players [...]

Eight interceptions, four fumble recoveries, a sack, a forced fumble and a hit that knocked Mark Brunell senseless a couple of years ago.
Samari Rolle has wreaked hurricane-like havoc on north Florida over the years, and was even public enemy No. 1 on former Jacksonville coach Tom Coughlin’s list in 2002 for his game-changing hit on [...]

Dos estudiantes y un conductor de autobus escolar resultaron heridos, en un accidente ocurrido este pasado martes en la I- 24, aproximadamente a las 9: 15 a.m. El shofer que se estrello con el autobus que estaba en frente termino en el hospital con serios danos. Las dos jovenes de 15 anos fueron trasladadas al [...]