Rather than embracing the vacuity and barefaced narcissism of 2013’s reality television generation, he maintains an old-school attitude predicated on supporting his family, writing killer tunes, and rocking every house he plays into submission. His latest album, “Seeds and Stems,” features 13 selections from throughout his 45-year career that are updated in such a way that they come off just as blazing as the day he initially laid them down. Because he inhabits an area of the musical landscape that isn’t given its due by mainstream outlets, he’s able to say and do things without acquiescing to major label pressure. He makes the music he wants to make, and, whenever his career comes to close,...
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