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Bambi Lee Savages (BLS) has acquired a very good resume. In the 90s she worked as an audio engineer. Her work included U2's Achtung Baby and The Bad Seeds' The Good Son . Also, an earlier version of "Darlin'," the last song on her new album, Berlin-Nashville Express , named after the two cities where its ten songs were composed, was included on the soundtrack to the movie Sling Blade and was produced by Daniel Lanois. In the process BLS discovered that songwriting suited her more than working in a control room so she cultivated her composing talent instead. Fortunately, it took root and blossomed. Lanois, Bono, and the Bad Seeds' Mick Harvey have all helped Savage jump start her career and both Harvey and Lanois play on Berlin-Nashville Express . BLS has released three previous solo albums. All of them fall into the alt-rock sub-genre while Express is pure unadulterated country. On this record she sites Loretta Lynn, Hank Williams and gospel music as...

Most people are unaware of Jacques Loussier. He was an excellent French, jazz pianist and classical composer who passed away on March 5, 2019. Many years ago, without any knowledge of who they were, I picked up an album by the Jacques Loussier Trio, Play Bach, Vol. 3 (1963), from a woman who held large record sales in her cellar twice a year. Her bargain basement prices demanded that purchasers take an occasional risk with their cash and sometimes they paid off handsomely. I could go on forever about some of the gems I discovered there and Loussier's record was one of them. Since this was the 80s, after greatly enjoying the pianist's unique work, I purchased more of the trio's later albums on what was, at the time, the new and exciting CD format. (My, how times change). Until now I never knew a thing about Loussier. I just played his albums and that was the end of it. I only discovered he had a long, successful career when I saw his recent obituary on another music w...