Revisiting an earlier piece in honor of what would have been Porter Wagoner’s 86th birthday: Elvis Costello looked at me as if I had produced the Holy Grail. His eyes lit up like a schoolboy at the sight of the […]
Matt Powell is a writer, songwriter and musician. His work has been featured in No Depression, Emmys.com, Angels Flight - literary west and Humor in America. Matt is a founding member of LA-based trio Dago Red Revival. He learned most of life's important lessons in his years spent on Nashville's Lower Broad, where he managed the Ernest Tubb Record Shop for several years. He lives in Venice Beach, California. Find him socially @theemattpowell
Revisiting an earlier piece in honor of what would have been Porter Wagoner’s 86th birthday: Elvis Costello looked at me as if I had produced the Holy Grail. His eyes lit up like a schoolboy at the sight of the […]
Ricardo Esteban Valenzuela Reyes – better known as Ritchie Valens – was one of my earliest musical heroes, something I am reminded of every February 3, the anniversary of the plane crash that took his life, along with Buddy Holly […]
Ray Price turns 86 today. In honor of his birthday, here is my review from 2009 of his appearance at the Galaxy Theater in Santa Ana, CA… Hank Williams died on New Year’s Day, 1953, and Ray Price has been […]
The secret to happiness lies in the extent to which one can manage expectations. It’s a delicate trick. Expect too much, and you will surely be disappointed. Trudge through life expecting nothing, and that is what you will find. The […]