GO TO THE ABOVE WEBPAGE (or click here) IF YOU CAN'T SEE THE PICTURES Newsletter - December 22, 2004


We'd like to thank Jesse Baker and everyone at NPR for introducing Fat Possum to a better class of people. We received a bunch of orders and not one stolen credit card in the bunch. Listen Here.

SUNDAY NIGHTS
The Songs of Junior Kimbrough


Songs by Fiery Furnaces, Spiritualized, Pete Yorn, The Black Keys and more.

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Though the world doesn't need another tribute record, it does need to know about Junior Kimbrough and this is an excellent start.

Sunday Nights is a dedication to the late North Mississippi blues legend, Junior Kimbrough and his music. All the songs on Sunday Nights are original Kimbrough songs covered by some of his biggest fans.

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Heartless Bastards - Stairs And Elevators

Now Available: Heartless Bastards' debut release from Fat Possum titled Stairs and Elevators. It's set to hit stores in early 2005, but you can order your copy today.

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Heartless Bastards website.

Fat Possum on NPR

Fat Possum Records Evolves with the Blues

Fat Possum Records, based in Oxford, Miss., is an independent label founded as a platform for gritty bluesmakers R.L. Burnside and Junior Kimbrough. But as the label's artists have grown
old and some have died, NPR's Jesse Baker reports on a shift to a new generation
of blues-oriented alternative rock. (from NPR.org)

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The Black Keys Bring the Rock

One of Fat Possum Records' most successful new acts is a duo called the Black Keys from Akron, Ohio. NPR's Liane Hansen speaks with guitarist Dan Auerbach and drummer Patrick Carney. Their new CD is Rubber Factory. It was recorded in an old General Tire plant. (from NPR.org)

More info on The Black Keys

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