When I think of the term "Pirate Radio", I stop and remember the year 1964.  At that time I was living the life of an Army brat in Verdun, France and suddenly I had gotten hooked on rock & roll.…

Album Cover Photo: 

John C. Engelhardt (Longshot Photos / Dayton, OH)

Several years ago, I released an album called Mystery Street, an anthology album of recordings that span the years 1998 to 2018. At the time, the idea for…

Hound Dog Taylor was born in Natchez, Mississippi, in 1915, though some sources say 1917. He first played the piano and began playing the guitar when he was 20. He moved to Chicago in 1942.

Taylor had a condition…