RIP to a country music great. This song was #1 on country music charts in 1965. It went to #15 on the national pop charts.
RIP to a country music great. This song was #1 on country music charts in 1965. It went to #15 on the national pop charts.
With the death of Nashvillle legend Little Jimmy Dickens on January 2, 2015, at 94, an important era of country music history has passed into history. Dickens was the last surviving member of the Grand Ol’ Opry connected so closely to the founding members of the legendary show. […]
Rick Nelson and the Stone Canyon Band with former Poco and future Eagle, Randy Meisner on bass. Dylan was really happy with this version of his song. 1969. The song hit the top 40 that year. This was around the […]
Danny Timms grew up in Torrance, California. He now resides and performs in the Tulsa, Oklahoma area. Danny performed as a duo with Kris Kristofferson and played with The Highwaymen (Kris Kristofferson, Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings and Johnny Cash). He’s […]
The roses have faded, there’s frost at my door The birds in the morning don’t sing anymore The grass in the valley is starting to die And out in the darkness the whippoorwills cry. — Hank Williams, […]
Joe Cocker, the British blue-eyed soul singer who helped lead the second British music invasion — along with Cream, The Who, Small Faces, Rod Stewart, Led Zeppelin and Jeff Beck — has died of lung cancer. He was 70 years old. Cocker will be remembered […]
The work of creating a Best-of-the-Year list can be a strange experience. In a phone interview today with Keb’ Mo’ we moaned together about how to respond to these year-end lists. Of course, he has a lot of room to moan […]
Joe Ely isn’t cooling his heels in Lubbock, Texas, these days. In fact, if anything, he’s burning rubber. He’s been firing up the road between Lubbock and Austin with gigs and sessions keeping him busier than he’s been in years. […]
There’s something distinctly urgent and grounded about L.A. based Americana artist, Brad Colerick’s new album, Tucson. If today’s singer-songwriter, by nature and necessity, is a troubadour, then it stands to reason that Colerick’s Tucson, his fourth solo release, is about a real […]