Scott Barretta

Feb 18, 2025 | mississippitoday.org | Scott Barretta

The notion that Elvis derived much of his musical, performative and sartorial style from African Americans is hardly new, and neither are the debates about whether this involved inspiration, borrowing or appropriation. Issued on the 90th anniversary of Elvis’s birth on Jan.

Jul 3, 2023 | livingblues.com | Scott Barretta |Mike Stephenson |William Wirtz |Jas Obrecht

WHAT'S INSIDE:Walking the Dap WalkBy Scott BarrettaNew Orleans funky blues guitarist Ernie Vincent has been at it for over 60 years. His biggest recording, Dap Walk, was released in 1972 but he has never slowed down. His 2023 release, Original Dap King, is introducing him to a whole new audience. It’s Been a Long RunBy Mike StephensonSinger and guitarist Gina Coleman fronts the Massachusetts-based band Misty Blues.