Fire on the Bayou is a staple of New Orleans funk. Originally released in 1975, the album was released the same year that The Rolling Stones had invited The Meters to open for them on their Tour of the Americas.
If details of Robert Johnson’s life are shadowy, there is nothing at all indistinct about his music, which is full of the most elemental power imaginable.
When Chess Records released Chuck Berry's third LP in 1959, Berry had spent the past four years creating the framework of rock and roll with his swaggering guitar style and irresistible songcraft.