Myra Taylor Wins Two Living Blues Awards

Myra Taylor continues to top even the most optimistic expectations. At 85 and with her career recently revived from a nearly-50-year hiatus, it's astounding how much of a wave Myra has made on this year's blues and jazz scenes. The most recent accolades, and perhaps the most substantial in her seasoned life, come with the August issue of the bimonthly magazine Living Blues


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Posted by Acoustic Sounds on 07/16/2002 at 3:32 PM | Categories: General -

Bluesman Jimmie Lee Robinson Dead at 71

Blues legend Jimmie Lee Robinson, known to fans as The Lonely Traveller, died July 6 in Chicago following his battle with cancer. He was 71. Robinson, a Chicago native and lifelong resident whose legal and Muslim name was JL Latif Aliomar, began playing guitar in Chicago's famed open-air market on Maxwell Street in 1942 along with the likes of Big Bill Broonzy and Robert Nighthawk.


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Posted by Acoustic Sounds on 07/06/2002 at 3:33 PM | Categories: Notices -

So Which Machine is Right For You?

The most basic model we sell at Acoustic Sounds is the Model 1.0 made by Nitty Gritty. With this machine everything is done manually. The fluid is dropped on a brush and applied to the record. The LP is then flipped over and turned by hand while the vacuum does its job. While certainly effective, this method is a bit tedious. The upgraded Model 1.5 by Nitty Gritty provides rotation to the LP and is thus much easier to use than the basic model.


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Posted by Acoustic Sounds on 06/01/2002 at 3:35 PM | Categories: General -

Record Cleaning

Many Acoustic Sounds customers have spent big money and countless hours tweaking their analog front-end, but there is one critical area that is often overlooked ­ - the importance of record cleaning. The old-school routine of breaking out the walnut-handled Discwasher may have seemed like a good idea when records were $4.99 and phono cartridges were typically "thrown in" with the purchase of a turntable. But today's high performance analog software and hardware demand a more effective method of cleaning.


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Posted by Acoustic Sounds on 06/01/2002 at 3:34 PM | Categories: General -

Heard It Through The Grapevine?

You've likely heard the buzz about these CCR reissues. Take a look behind the scenes at the work of mastering and cutting engineer Kevin Gray.

Kevin Gray may just be the least known of this industry's heavyweights.


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Posted by Acoustic Sounds on 03/01/2002 at 3:36 PM | Categories: General -