Musical instruments are not built to be casually tossed into the baggage compartment of an airplane. They are much too delicate and valuable, and in many cases, their uniqueness makes them irreplaceable. The American Federation of Musicians of the United […]
In January 1972, Aretha Franklin performed two concerts at the New Temple Missionary Baptist Church, the church of gospel legend Rev. James Cleveland in Los Angeles. These shows resulted in the Grammy-winning Amazing Grace, Aretha’s best-selling album and what some […]
Twistable Turntable Man, a musical tribute to the songs of Shel Silverstein, was released by Sugar Hill last week, if my scratchy memory serves, and seems to have arrived without comment, best I can tell without thinking or looking too […]
Ricky Skaggs will focus on gospel music for his new album Mosaic. The album is scheduled for release on August 24 via his Skaggs Family Records. Mosaic is a collaboration with Gordon Kennedy, known for his work with Eric Clapton, […]
Garth Hudson played organ and saxophone in Ronnie Hawkins’ band from 1961 to 1963. Hawkins’ backing band spun off on its own after that—playing under various names and backing Bob Dylan before recording simply as The Band. Hudson and Hawkins […]
As the beautiful Annelise is word poor (her description) to-day, let me add some flesh to the bones of her post. Readers who have followed her earlier contributions will know that the great Richard Thompson is ‘curating’ (posh Brit word […]
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Well I’m not actually leaving for good, just taking some time off for travel and discovery. And I guess this isn’t an actual gift because if you really want it, you’ll have to pay. But if you are a download […]
For those that don’t already know, Townes is a 2009 Steve Earle album on which he pays tribute to his friend and mentor, the late singer-songwriter Townes Van Zandt by covering his songs. The songs selected for Townes were the […]
The Imagine Project is an upcoming album by Herbie Hancock which is set for a June 22, 2010 release. The album, which was recorded in many locations throughout the world and will feature collaborations from various artists, will be complemented […]
