Back in the late 1940s, Isaac “Dickie” Freeman was perhaps the premier bass singer in gospel music. He wasn’t feted like his would-be rival Jimmy Ricks, whose basso profundo held down the bottom for the Ravens, the pre-doo-wop quartet once […]
Back in the late 1940s, Isaac “Dickie” Freeman was perhaps the premier bass singer in gospel music. He wasn’t feted like his would-be rival Jimmy Ricks, whose basso profundo held down the bottom for the Ravens, the pre-doo-wop quartet once […]
Shortly after singer-songwriter Jesse Sykes met guitarist Phil Wandscher, they took an off-road trip near Stevens Pass, Washington, getting lost on a rugged logging road in a downpour as darkness fell. “I was scared, but I was so in the […]
The digital display says 13 tracks, 58:56, just as the whirring stops. And then I push a button and the new Lonesome Bob CD begins to play, and then I sit back down again and try to write. And the […]
Even if you’re not a baseball fan, you have to admire a band that names itself after the minimum amount of effort it takes to stay in the majors. In the music business, the bar is a lot higher (and […]
“I’ve been around long enough, trying different things, and kind of hanging in the background, watching how things go, and now that I’m finally putting my chips on the table — it feels cool.” So says singer, songwriter and multi-threat […]
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