One of the most important institutions of country music – and, therefore, American music – is the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville. It’s a weekly performance...
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I scan several “This Day in Music”-type sites — rock, country, jazz, even classical — when stumped for a blog topic. Today, a country...
One of the grandfathers of country music is William Orville (Lefty) Frizzell. Wikipedia defines him as a “country music singer-songwriter and honky...
Nothing illustrates the broad outlines of the family of musicians more than strange juxtapositions. Sometimes these are for good causes: Rockers and classical...
I was putting together his top ten list of Van Morrison songs during the week that Fats Domino passed away. The irony is that the song “Domino” is...
These videos from Glen Campbell and Johnny Cash are tough to watch. As mature people, we accept the reality of aging and death. But such acceptance is an...
Doc Watson is one of the most important people in the history of American music. Clearly, his technical mastery is deep. I am not capable of commenting on it...
The New Riders of the Purple Sage were one of the bands that came out of the San Francisco scene in the 1960s. Indeed, Grateful Dead people are all over the...
This clip is about half interview and half performance. Check out Ashley’s bio. It’s real Americana, and told by the man who lived it. Ashley began...
Shelby Lynne is a versatile country singer/song writer. Her album, “I am Shelby Lynne,” won the Grammy for Best New Artist in 1999. Lynne was born...
