J. Henry Burnett - The B-52 Band & the Fabulous Skylarks

Though J. Henry Burnett's solo recording career wouldn't begin in earnest for another eight years (under the name T-bone Burnett), it actually had its inception in 1972 -- three years prior to joining Bob Dylan & The Rolling Thunder Review and five years before the Alpha Band's self-titled debut -- with the release of The B-52 Band & The Fabulous Skylarks. And while the B-52 Band included two future members of the Alpha Band (bassist David Jackson and drummer Matt Betton), there's not a lot here that would put you in the mind of that band's three late-'70s records, even if songs such as "We Have All Got a Past", "Bring Me Back Again" and "Money Changer" may hint at what was to come. Read More