It’s been at least 20 years since I sat in front of a television and watched the Grammys, and this year was no different. Award shows in general just don’t capture my interest, but I did channel surf a few […]
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Most weeks in this space, I feature crowdfunding campaigns for new music by both independent and established artists. But sites like PledgeMusic are increasingly becoming popular as a place to snag re-issues as well. With the re-emergence of vinyl as […]
“You ask the average person what a bass is, or what a bass sounds like, and most of the time, they don’t know. But remove the bass from any piece of music and suddenly it becomes the largest missing piece […]
I will always remember sitting in the movie theater as a kid watching Leon Russell steal the show during The Concert For Bangladesh, wondering who and what this mystical force was. It was no small feat since he was a […]
Leon Russell, the 74-year-old piano man and southern rock icon, passed away last night in Tennessee. The manager of his Facebook page delivered the news with a sobering tone earlier this morning: “Musician Leon Russell has died in Nashville at […]
When Jay Dee Maness started playing pedal steel guitar at age 10, he certainly couldn’t have imagined that 13 years later he would be playing on one of the most important albums in the history of pop music. Maness was […]
Change is constant, and those best able to adapt to change are most likely to survive. Two musician/producers both named Paul Brown are rolling with the changes and proving baby boom-era types can create relevant Americana music today. “Dusty Road” […]
I’ve had the pleasure of seeing some really top notch performers over the years, but this past Saturday was one of the best shows I’ve ever seen. I was lucky enough to go see Elton John in Orlando this past […]
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