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THE READING ROOM: The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Delbert McClinton

THE READING ROOM: The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Delbert McClinton

Early in April 2014, Delbert McClinton was headed down to play a show in St. Augustine, Florida. He’d just returned from Austin, where his son, Clay, lay in a coma that doctors had induced to heal the brain trauma Clay had suffered in an auto accident. Initially reluctant to

SPOTLIGHT: Buddy and Julie Miller Make One for the Team

SPOTLIGHT: Buddy and Julie Miller Make One for the Team

Although it’s been 10 years since their last album, Written in Chalk, Buddy and Julie Miller didn’t have any special plans to make a new album. Their new record, Breakdown on 20th Ave. South, out on New West on June 21, took them both a little by surprise,

Chip Taylor's Sly Humor Gets at Human Truths on ‘Whiskey Salesman’

Chip Taylor's Sly Humor Gets at Human Truths on ‘Whiskey Salesman’

Chip Taylor tells engaging stories of love and lessons learned from hard drinking and gambling. Best known for writing “Wild Thing” and “Angel of the Morning,” Taylor knows how to draw us into a song, to drive us around its curves with a nod and wink, and to deliver the

New Collection Shows the Many Sides of John Hartford

New Collection Shows the Many Sides of John Hartford

This has been a good year for John Hartford fans. In the summer of 2018, Hartford’s daughter, Katie Harford Hogue, assisted by fiddler Matt Combs and musicologist and musician Greg Reish, compiled and narrated John Hartford’s Mammoth Collection of Fiddle Tunes (StuffWorks Press Inc.), an astonishing anthology of

Rosie Flores' 'Simple Case of the Blues' Showcases Depth of Playing and Influences

Rosie Flores' 'Simple Case of the Blues' Showcases Depth of Playing and Influences

Rosie Flores is one the top ten guitarists playing today, and on her new album she displays her versatility and her pure, clear, always-on-the-note playing. Produced by Charlie Sexton, Kenny Vaughan, and Dave Roe — all of whom also play on the album — Simple Case of the Blues illustrates Flores’ ability

THE READING ROOM: Going Off the Rails with Whiskeytown

THE READING ROOM: Going Off the Rails with Whiskeytown

Thomas O’Keefe tells a great story, and he has plenty of them to share with us in his bumptious, roaring, swooping roller-coaster-ride account of his years with the enfant terrible of alt-country, Ryan Adams. O’Keefe, now the tour manager for Weezer, was the tour manager for Whiskeytown from

Nashville Songwriters Tell the Stories behind Their Songs

Nashville Songwriters Tell the Stories behind Their Songs

Books by and about songwriters are too few and far between. There are notable exceptions, such as Steve Dorff’s recent I Wrote That One, Too: A Life in Songwriting from Willie to Whitney (Backbeat Books). Dorff’s engaging memoir focuses not just on the details of his life; he