In celebration of Johnny Cash’s 80th birthday, Sony’s Legacy division has released a tributary live show (We Walk the Line) and a quartet of compilations covering his #1 hits, duets, country and gospel songs. The titles are cleverly punctuated (The Greatest: […]
All-star tribute to Johnny Cash on the 80th anniversary of his birth This CD+DVD set documents an all-star tribute to Johnny Cash that was held in April 2012 in Austin, Texas. The lineup includes Cash’s outlaw peers, Kris Kristofferson and […]
I first heard of these guys when they were working clubs and coffeehouses as Jesse Dee & Jacquie B. Their CD Our Ghosts Will Fill These Walls came across my desk and made its way into my player and the […]
Associations between places, people, events and particular albums litter the landscape of my past, and probably yours. Take for example the summer between my junior and senior year in high school, the summer of 1979. I’m in a dorm at […]
In what seems to be my style lately, I’m going to review Ian Tyson’s album Raven somewhere in this post. When I started, I realized I couldn’t do a straight-up review. Anyway, what’s the point – I think he’s doing […]
Perfection is listening to Rosary Beard’s Halfmoon Fever while reading about the history of colonial New York before dropping off to sleep, knowing it’s the last night I’ll be able to stay up past midnight with a clear conscience until […]
When Johnny and I first moved into our house, our friend, bassist Rick DeVol, and his wife brought us a house warming gift. It was a tiny Russian Sage plant with lace foliage and delicate purple flowers upon pale stalks. Rick […]
Where I muse about Old Sledge, the band Chance McCoy was in prior to joining Old Crow Medicine Show. Originally posted at http://atruersound.com/?p=2728 Old Sledge was a band I discovered last year after they had already split up. Now that […]
No matter how young or old you are, if you’re a guitar fan, this is an essential acquisition. It’s a tribute, a tutorial, a testimonial and a hell of a lot of fun to listen to. The artists gathered here […]
