One of bluegrass’ most beloved artists, Ricky Skaggs has lived a blessed life, it would seem. He’s played with Bill Monroe and Ralph Stanley. He joined up with J.D. Crowe and the New South, Emmylou Harris’ Hot Band, and started […]
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Like the title says, here’s everything Ray Charles recorded for Atlantic — six CDs containing 119 tracks (including one LP he produced for his tenor star David “Fathead” Newman and two collaborations with Modern Jazz Quartet vibraphonist Milt Jackson), one […]
It’s the music-business equivalent of a gold watch: the all-star supersession, heavy on big-name guests. Take a venerable, well-respected act past his commercial prime; pair with a bunch of famous friends and admirers; cross fingers that fans of the latter […]
Nearly four decades later, it’s hard to imagine just how bold Ray Charles’ 1961 album Modern Sounds In Country And Western Music must have sounded to the unsuspecting listener. A country record from the Genius of Soul? You put the […]
When Willie Nelson celebrated his 60th birthday with a televised bash in Austin a few years ago, his musical guests ranged from B.B. King to Bob Dylan to Lyle Lovett. All had come to pay homage to Nelson, but there […]
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