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 […]
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Rodney Hayden has everything it takes to be a mainstream country music star. He’s got neotenous good looks, a beautiful country voice comparable to Mark Chesnutt or George Strait, and he’s got a great story of how he was discovered. […]
“I’m writing something for Johnny Cash,” Josh Ritter says. “I didn’t have anyone else to say it to.” It’s Friday morning, September 12, Cash is gone, and Ritter, hanging out in Boston the day before a gig, yearns for an […]
I am fortunate beyond belief that practically every one of the best barbecue restaurants in the world is located in my hometown, Kansas City, Missouri. Now, I’m aware there are people in Memphis, and in North Carolina and Texas, who […]
When that scholarly malady known as writer’s block descends from the muses, it can be helpful to employ a simple little exercise. Particularly in cases where there is lots of ground to be covered and there are lots of stories […]
“I am deeply saddened by the loss of my children’s grandfather and my very dear friend. I loved big John with all my heart. The citizens of the world have lost one of their most enduring guiding lights. As a […]
The first song on Don Rigsby’s new solo album, The Midnight Call, describes a man who goes looking for his girlfriend only to find her lying dead on a hospital table. In the second song, a man gets a phone […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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