Aquarium Drunkard Presents: The Songs of Junior Kimbrough
I first heard the droning, almost supernatural blues, of Junior Kimbrough back in the late 90s via a Fat Possum Records sampler. This was largely "pre-Internet," and by that I mean there was no Google or search engines as we know them today. As such, Kimbrough's music was enveloped in a shroud of mystery. The world has since changed, the details of Kimbrough's life and his music are now only but a click away. But when I hear these songs, they still sound the way they did in that languid, humid summer of 1998. Droning blues from Mississippi, at times surreal in their delivery.
ABOUT AQUARIUM DRUNKARD
Based in Los Angeles, Justin Gage is the founder of the long-running, eclectic music blog Aquarium Drunkard. In addition to the blog you can catch his weekly radio show, Fridays, on SIRIUS XMU satellite radio -- noon-2pm EST.
Gage is also the founder of Autumn Tone Records and works as a music consultant and supervisor.