RSSWith Paul Simon'sCapeman gone to its just reward, it's time to paysome mind to another white New Yorker who's been inspired to makesalsa his own. OnBuster's Spanish Rocket Ship (Island), DavidJohansen a/k/a Buster Poindexter treats Puerto Rican music asnothing but a party. But from the boisterousIris Chacon to thetolerantLet's Take It Easy, Johansen's good heart andirrepressible sense of humor guarantee that this party will befun--and that this fun will do the world more good than most of itspained message music.
Billy Swan, country singer,I Can Help; Percy Sledge, soul singer,When a Man Loves a Woman. One-shot wonders, right? Wrong--importantminor artists. Get a full load of Swan's Southern hospitality onThe Best of Billy Swan (Epic/Legacy) and Sledge's deep-Southintensity onThe Very Best of Percy Sledge (Rhino).
Playboy, Mar. 1998
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