Heaven’s just a sin away. Actually, just a few seats. Kelly Willis had made a hit of the Kendalls’ “Heaven” tune some time ago. She had quick success in interpreting others’ songs as well as doing some fine songs of […]
Heaven’s just a sin away. Actually, just a few seats. Kelly Willis had made a hit of the Kendalls’ “Heaven” tune some time ago. She had quick success in interpreting others’ songs as well as doing some fine songs of […]
Fifteen years or so ago I had tickets to see Kelly Willis. I’d fallen in love with her What I Deserve album and was really looking forward to seeing her, only for the gig to be cancelled. As it turned […]
For my money, nothing encapsulates the Lone Star ethos better than Texas Monthly’s slogan: the national magazine of Texas. The state’s certainly big and bombastic enough to be a sovereign entity, with its own swagger, cuisine, culture, and way of […]
On which Bruce Robison provides a primer for budding singer-songwriters. First lesson: If you don’t have ten or twelve really strong songs, then just go with, say, seven perfect ones as Robison does here. People want good discs before they […]
Rarely has an artist been so close to major label success — at least from all outward appearances — only to withdraw from the deal at the last minute. Clearly, Bruce Robison has guts: In the year his brother and […]
Family ties have tended to overshadow Bruce Robison’s status as a promising young songwriter lately. Not only is he married to Kelly Willis, but his musician brother Charlie recently wed Emily Erwin of the Dixie Chicks. Such relations likely make […]
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