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David Cantwell

Roadkill On The Three-Chord Highway: Art And Trash In American Popular Music

In this new collection, writer Colin Escott proves again that he has impeccable taste, a world-class record collection, and a fascination with the behind-the-scenes artistic choices and business dealings that, sometimes, transform mere records into hits. If Roadkill On The Three-Chord Highway has a weakness, it's that Escott

Glen Campbell - Rhinestone Cowboy/Bloodline: The Lambert & Potter Sessions, 1975-1976

Glen Campbell's Rhinestone Cowboy and Bloodline, originally released by Capitol in 1975 and '76, respectively, represent both a highpoint for countrypolitan and the beginning of the genre's sad, slow, painful decline. You could say something similar about the roles they played within Campbell's

Chuck Prophet - The beating heart

On Chuck Prophet's gripping 2000 album The Hurting Business, one track stood out from the rest. On "Dyin' All Young", amidst a soulful but depressed groove, Prophet sang of a mother's anguish upon discovering her son's fatal drug overdose. "Something

Tony Joe White - The Beginning

In the late 1960s, Tony Joe White came up to Music City from the Louisiana Delta and, for a brief time, became a star. His swamp-rockin' "Polk Salad Annie" spent the summer of 1969 in the pop Top 10, his "Rainy Night In Georgia" did

Nick Lowe - His aim is true

My vision is to tease people. I never make a stand, you know, never put my feet down. If I write a love song, I'll always make fun of it to my friends. As a matter of fact, I'm sickeningly smug. -- Nick Lowe in Newsweek,

Moises "Blondie" Calderon: 1940 to 2000

No one who has seen Ray Price & the Cherokee Cowboys in the past three decades will forget the band's pianist, Blondie Calderon. Besides serving as leader and arranger for one of the most respected bands in American popular music, Calderon also traded gibes with Price throughout the

Ron Gaddis - Chip Off the Old Block

Anyone who has ever seen George Jones live has probably already been struck by what a fantastic singer Ron Gaddis is. For nearly two decades now, Gaddis has served as Jones' frontman out on the road, playing bass, leading the Jones Boys through their marvelous opening sets, and providing