GEOFF MULDAUR "The Secret Handshake" Hightone

From: The Washington Post | Date: April 9, 1999| Author: Mike Joyce | Copyright information

Geoff Muldaur's "The Secret Handshake" is a concept album of sorts, but unlike most, it's not driven by commercial considerations or some half-baked premise. Rather, "Handshake" is a distinctly personal expression of lasting musical bonds, surveying the myriad southern sounds that have shaped Muldaur's career. He's chosen some of his favorite songs and added a few of his own, grouped them under the subheading "American Music: Blues and Gospel," then carefully arranged and annotated each of th...

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