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King Wilkie - Monroe's horse, just a different color

"Initially, we really aimed ourselves toward trying almost to put ourselves in that Bill Monroe era -- intentionally pursued it. That was really fun, and we worked at it for a long time....But once we started letting other musical ideas and songs in, there was no stopping it,

Fats Kaplin - Groove and vibe

Fats Kaplin can play just about anything with strings, and a lot of things without. He is renowned for his skill on fiddle, accordion, pedal steel, guitar, dobro, mandolin, and frying pan; in addition to being a world-class musician, Fats (he was once a skinny kid named Karl) is a

Public Cowboy No. 1: The Life And Times Of Gene Autry

A pop hero of huge proportions, Gene Autry has posed special problems for any biographer. He was an "eye on the prize" go-getter, reluctant to reveal much about his impoverished Oklahoma upbringing and often dysfunctional, dependent family; recalcitrant about providing any details on the early evolution of his

Elliott Murphy - Coming Home Again

Packed with blistering anthems and effusive ballads, Elliott Murphys 29th album ranks among his best, but you may have to play it several times to realize that. Nothing here seems likely to grab listeners as quickly as, say, 2002s hook-laden Come On Louann, and none of the rockers pack the

Marshall Tucker Band - The Next Adventure

THE 1970S were more forgiving of flute-fueled rock music than any time since. Chicago. Tim Weisberg. Dan Fogelberg. Jethro Tull. Amid that eras wind-whirlwind, the mightiest rock-flute line of them all belongs to the Marshall Tucker Band. Its the trill of notes at the start of Cant You See. The

John Doe - A Year In The Wilderness

The finest singer to emerge from American punk (depending on how you classify Los Lobos and David Hidalgo), John Doe has somehow managed to combine the reckless urgency that burned through his work with X with the lyrical precision and musical expansiveness that has marked his growth as a songwriter.

Jim Ford - The Sounds Of Our Time

Jim Ford is a music-world Zelig. He grew up with Loretta Lynn a neighbor and later was in a relationship with Bobbie Gentry, afterward contending that he wrote "Ode To Billie Joe". There he is in the photo collage adorning his close friend Sly Stone's There&