At his death in 2002, Alan Lomax’s mark on American popular culture was reviewed with justifiable awe. Folk music curator at the Library of Congress from 1936 to 1950 his recording expeditions, mainly across the Southern states, documented the idiomatic […]
On September 16, 1901 the funeral train of President William McKinley left Buffalo, NY at about 8:30 AM. The chief executive died three days before, lingering four days after being shot by an anarchist while shaking hands at a public […]
A lovely version of Townes Van Zandt’s “Loretta” by the Chicago trio Big Sadie: Collin Moore, guitar; Elise Bergman, bass; Jes McIntosh, fiddle.
The Hideout, Chicago 11.2.12 “Steel Guitar Rag”, Joel Paterson, guitar; Tom Ray, bass; Rick Sherry, percussion
