Chi-Lites lead singer Eugene Record, author of “Oh Girl” and “Have You Seen Her”, died July 22 after a long bout with cancer. He was 64.
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Nickel Creek are young, talented, successful, and stylish. And good. James Joyce’s classic short story “Eveline” gives us a character who is bound to her family, yet falls in love with a man who wants to take her across the […]
It is possible, in the murky and muted fashion of his long and curious career, that Richard Thompson has proved to be one of the European artists most influential on American pop music. Often cited today as a primary figure […]
Consider the curious dual identity of Rodney Crowell. On the one hand, there is the mainstream star who racked up five #1 singles in a row with his 1988 commercial breakthrough Diamonds And Dirt. The man who married into country […]
The Hill is one of many small, culturally and religiously defined neighborhoods in St. Louis. Two miles west of downtown proper, the area is best known for its Italian cafes, markets and comfortable restaurants; its small brick homes adorned with […]
Uncle Earl’s girls are eating their meal of the day on a patio in Albuquerque. They’re recovering from a late night in Santa Fe, the home of bassist/mandolinist Sharon Gilchrist. When the enchilada orders are in, Kristin Andreassen, the band’s […]
The trouble with music is the trouble with most everything else these days. There are as many material ways to describe the problem as there are people and things that suffer from it. But if you follow the trail diligently […]
Greenbriar Boys co-founder John Herald (born John Whittier Sirabian) took his own life in his upstate New York home July 18. Born to a Greenwich Village poet in 1939, Herald was one of those drawn to folk music at Washington […]
Big Al Downing never considered himself a pioneer, nor an oddity, although being arguably the most successful black country music performer after Charley Pride certainly distinguished him. But Downing, who died July 4 at age 65 from leukemia, felt he […]
The problem with most singer-songwriters is that no matter how personal, universal, fantastic, or most often romantic the yarns they weave, sooner or later the credibility gap comes into play: Something they say or do reminds you it’s just a […]
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