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Robert Palmer: 1945 to 1997

Editor's note: Upon hearing of the death on Nov. 20 of musician, producer and journalist Robert Palmer, we passed along the sad news to Ed Ward, who just a few days earlier had asked that his paycheck for the article he wrote in ND #12 be sent to

Willie P. Bennett - Squirrel of the Rodeo

"Oh man, it's amazing, it's opened up new neural pathways in my brain!" That's what Willie P. Bennett had to say about Blackie & The Rodeo Kings, the tribute band that had just released a CD titled High Or Hurtin', culled

Tonebenders - Bent into shape

Usually, detailing a band's pedigree gives you a rough idea of what the group might sound like. But sometimes, all it does is confuse the issue. Consider the Tonebenders, who have personnel links to many of the A-list bands from the North Carolina country-rock crowd. The horn section

Tribute To Steve Goodman - Medinah Temple (Chicago, IL)

By today's standards, celebrating 40 years of anything is a significant milestone deserving of a significant celebration. So Chicago's Old Town School of Folk Music celebrated its 40th anniversary and its plan to move to a larger, more modern facility with a benefit concert honoring the

Bob Dylan - Time Out Of Mind

I met one man who was wounded in love I met another man who was wounded in hatred Nearly 35 years after he first sang those words, Bob Dylan finds himself tormented by those two conflicting emotions. Indeed, on Time Out Of Mind, Dylan resembles the psychotic preacher played by

Various Artists - The Songs Of Jimmy Rodgers: A Tribute / Various Artists - Stone Country: County Artists Perform The Songs Of The Rolling Stones / Various Artists - One Step Up / Two Steps Back: The Songs Of Bruce Springsteen

Tribute albums have become such an established genre that many record stores now organize them in their own separate department. I was in one used record store recently where the tribute section took up a quarter of the store. There's a good reason for that: Most tribute records

Bill Kirchen - Hot Rod Lincoln Live!

Midway through "Hot Rod Lincoln", the title track of Bill Kirchen's first solo live album, the former Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen axman takes the audience on a pedal-to-the-metal musical detour. Kirchen revs it up and passes a whole slew of notables -- everyone