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Bobby Purify - Better To Have It

Better To Have It is a southern soul summit of sorts, thanks to the reappearance of Bobby Purify, the gathering of such session kings as David Hood, Spooner Oldham and Reggie Young, and the continued re-emergence of Dan Penn, who co-wrote twelve of this disc's thirteen songs and

Willie Nelson - Countryman

When Willie Nelson dueted with Toots Hibbert on "Still Is Still Moving To Me", a tune written by Nelson but performed on Toots & the Maytals' 2004 album True Love, it wasn't merely an occasion to wonder which singer brought better ganja to the session.

Daniel Lanois - Belladonna

Put the western strains of a steel guitar in the midst of an ambient soundscape inspired by Brian Eno and you might have the soundtrack to a Cormac McCarthy novel. If you had to categorize this selection of spare and spacious instrumentals, you could call it Country & Existential. The

Crazy Horse - Scratchy: The Complete Reprise Recordings

No one is likely to mistake Billy Talbot and Ralph Molina for Wyman and Watts, but with the right leader (Neil Young, say), their irregular pulse and off-kilter kerplunkety provide crucial warmth and character. Crazy Horse's 1971 self-titled debut, with Danny Whitten, Nils Lofgren and Jack Nitzsche, remains

Rosanne Cash - Seven Year Ache/King's Record Shop/Interiors

The re-release of these three remarkable albums provides the chance to hear some true milestones from this artist's surprising, very substantial career -- from the perspective of 15 to nearly 25 years later. Together, they underscore afresh the impact Rosanne Cash has had on both contemporary country music

Jimmy Martin: 1927 to 2005

There was no use trying to steer a conversation with Jimmy Martin. This went double for keeping him on track during an interview, as I learned when I drove out to his place in Mount Juliet, Tennessee, last year. It wasn't that I didn't know what

Doris Duke - I'm A Loser

Doris Duke's only major hit was "To The Other Woman (I'm The Other Woman)", a country-soul song that sits right at the border separating Millie Jackson from Tammy Wynette. It was also the final track on 1969's I'm A Loser,