Keepers of the Flame, or a Retro-step too far?
Mark Pringle, Rock's Backpages, 10 February 2001
The Mighty Imperials: Jazz Café, London
The Mighty Imperials four white 18-year-olds from New York blew into town this week to deliver us a dose of unadulterated 'Cissy Strut'-vintage Meters grooves.
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