We all have skilled friends willing to lend a hand — to fix a computer glitch or check under the hood, that sort of thing. But what if you write songs, and you happen to know some of the biggest […]
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Saturday night is a universal thing. So notes Ray Barron, the mandolinist and visionary creator of the Irish band Two Time Polka. He’s an expert on the subject: Two Time Polka is an Irish Cajun band. In fact, it’s Irish […]
Wanda Jackson is in trouble with the law. It was only a matter of time until the gal who’s always done things her own way, going against the rules if necessary, got nabbed. But wait — the cop is smiling…he’s […]
Even if you don’t fully subscribe to Richie Unterberger’s big bang theory — that is, that the collision of folk and rock resulted not only in “folk-rock” but in various mutant strands, including acid rock and country rock — Eight […]
Danny Gatton was not “the world’s greatest unknown guitar player,” although many national magazines and local television stations swore to it. Quite a few people knew exactly who he was. Many professional musicians (especially those with an ear to the […]
Blind Lemon Jefferson remains a shadowy figure. Like Charley Patton, only one photograph of him exists. Like Robert Johnson, he died under mysterious circumstances, found frozen to death on a Chicago street in 1929. With his mixture of blues and […]
Why does Roscoe Holcomb look so forlorn? He’s the very picture of hangdog, sad beyond imagining; his photo is an image for the ages, one that’s difficult to forget. But this book is filled with images that humor and haunt. […]
Warren Zevon was a big fan of Doctor Faustus; he thought the Thomas Mann tome was “the ultimate rock ‘n’ roll novel.” But if he himself cooked up any deals with the baddest of Mr. Bad Examples, he got sold […]
Any time Ronnie Dawson played the Continental Club in Austin during the 1990s was a special event. The club’s retro ambience and the Blonde Bomber’s brand of old-time rock ‘n’ roll was a perfect fit. Dawson would start by jumping […]
I first heard of Bob Pinson while devouring the first edition of Bill Malone’s Country Music USA in 1972. I corresponded with him three years later, seeking session info on some western swing acts. His reply was friendly, helpful and […]
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