Cole Porter was born 124 years ago this week. There’s no love song finer But how strange The change From major to minor Ev’ry time we say goodbye. The strange change from major to minor runs throughout Cole Porter’s […]
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If a Dylan-does-Sinatra record sounds like a bad idea that’s because it probably is. But whatever Shadows in the Night is, it isn’t that. Not in the obvious way at least. The first thing you notice upon listening is something […]
He’s a nut. But he’s the most talented nut I’ve ever known. – Minnie Pearl Roger Miller had no off switch. In a career that took him from the dive bars of Lower Broad to the Broadway stage – amassing […]
It’s a cold December night in Nashville. The Wildhorse Saloon, generally a tourist destination, a sort of Hard Rock Cafe with a twang, is filled this night with a venerable who’s who of Nashville rockers and groovers. They are here […]
It has been said if Kinky Friedman didn’t exist, someone would have to invent him. I’m just not sure who – other than The Kinkster himself – is capable. Richard “Kinky” Friedman, who turns 70 November 1, is a man who has worn […]
Brian Wilson has never been much of a performer. Even in the early years, before a nervous breakdown forced him to retire from touring with the Beach Boys in favor of staying in the studio, he never seemed that comfortable […]
Billy Walker was killed eight years ago today–May 21, 2006–when he lost control of his van and slid off I-65 near Fort Deposit, Ala. The one-car crash also killed Walker’s wife Bettie, bassist Charles Lilly Jr., and guitar player Daniel […]
Ray Price died yesterday afternoon, one day after initial false media reports surfaced, creating a sort of accidental vigil as tributes flowed upon hearing the erroneous news of his passing on Sunday. I think the error, while certainly distressing to […]
Merle Haggard is a national treasure; an artist whose weight and importance rank him among the icons of country music: Hank, Cash, Jones. His oeuvre is a testament to American music, rooted in an authenticity that seems born of great fiction: […]
Last week the newest members to the hallowed Country Music Hall of Fame were officially inducted. The three artists selected by the CMA for induction this year are all unquestionably deserving of the honor. And yet I find myself, as […]
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