In late 1967 The Byrds were at a crossroads, doubly so. With David Crosby’s exit they needed additional personnel, and as their last records, singles, and album had not sold very well they were also in a creative quandary. Remaining […]
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Barring any storm, fire, earthquake, malaria outbreak, tooth impaction, gall bladder attack, transit strike, fall, cut, bruise, forgetfulness, or worse, by the time you read this I’ll likely have had the pleasure of attending the Roger McGuinn and Chris Hillman […]
Those of you who have been reading my weekly No Depression columns over the years or following my daily Facebook posts hopefully view me as an observant musical news aggregator if not, perhaps, the occasional agitator. I usually spend an hour […]
Fifty years after its release, the Byrds’ Sweetheart of the Rodeo album remains a touchstone for lovers of the country-rock sound. It hasn’t left our minds or our turntables, and apparently the Byrds’ Roger McGuinn and Chris Hillman haven’t forgotten […]
Cosmic American Music is hard to define, and often easier to define by what it’s not. Michael Grimshaw in his essay “Redneck Religion and Shitkickin’ Saviours? Gram Parsons, Theology and Country Music” writes: “Parsons’ mission was the creation of a new way forward, […]
When most people think back to the ’60s, some things that might come to mind could be the social, cultural, and political changes; exploration of recreational drugs; the sexual revolution; and otherwise turbulent times. And yet, as the world was […]
California country has taken some hits in the past: In both senses of the word. The Golden State’s music has been bruised by the false impression that country music never happened there. One has only to trace the lineage from […]
Bill Monroe once said in an interview with George Gruhn: “Bluegrass is a pure music. You follow the melody right, and you don’t put in no hot, know-it-all fiddle that don’t belong in there” (Ewing 2006, p. 195). Bluegrass music […]
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