Thanks to the generosity of George Kaiser Family Foundation and the University of Tulsa, The Bob Dylan Archive has found a home in Tulsa. The archive, which contains over 6,000 items of Dylan related writings, recordings and memorabilia, will be […]
Australian singer-songwriter Bill Jackson didn’t set out to have a career in music, at least not at first. But it kept calling to him. And once he got the right guitar and the right people in his life, he answered […]
Many people who know Andy Pratt’s music most likely became aware of his artistry through the song “Avenging Annie.” The odd song, featuring Pratt’s piercing falsetto, demanded attention and was a minor FM hit on his self-titled 1973 album. In […]
Earlier today, Bob Dylan’s official website listed 26 additional concerts to take place in the southern U.S. states this fall. These dates were added to three previously announced shows – two opening for the Rolling Stones at “Desert Trip” (also known as “Dadchella”) on October 7 and […]
One of America’s most underrated songwriters, Danny O’Keefe has been creating albums for about 50 years. His most recent release, 2015’s Light Leaves the West, shows he has not lost his touch. The album is one of the finest in […]
Elli, Bernett and I were safely on the E train, under Manhattan, under the river, under Brooklyn and Queens, while it poured. When we got out at Forest Hills, though, the whole world was wet, and colorful clouds boded no […]
It’s great to see so many “low power” FM radio stations popping up across the country like Richmond, Va.’s WRIR-LP, where Garry Morse does his “Lost Music Saloon” show on. And, for the first time, a DJ mentions classical music as a favorite […]
To paraphrase Ecclesiastes, of the making of many music books there is no end. As I pointed out in last week’s column, there are enough new titles from publishers both large and small to keep us reading well into the […]
The Byrds created timeless music. They were folk-rock, psychedelic rock, and country rock pioneers and are — okay, I’ll come clean — my favorite band of all time. I could go on and on about the brilliance of original Byrds Roger […]
Bob Dylan’s Good as I Been to You (1992) and World Gone Wrong (1993), which contain covers of old folk and blues tunes, should have come as no surprise to anyone who’d paid attention to his career. Way back on […]
