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Rod Ames

An evening with George Frayne (AKA Commander Cody) at Threadgill's in Austin, Texas

Recently I wrote a piece on the Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen classic recording, From Deep in the Heart of Texas., recorded live at the Armadillo World Headquarters back in November of 1973. The article caught the eye of the folks at Blind Pig Records (www.blindpigrecords.com)

CD Review: Carolina Choclolate Drops - "Genuine Negro Jig"

CD Review: Carolina Choclolate Drops - "Genuine Negro Jig"

By 'Rebel' Rod Ames Over the years, I have been "turned on" to an enormous amount of incredibly fantastic music, music that has in some cases completely blown me away. A couple artists and their albums that have accomplished the feat of “blowing me away” are

Leon Russell Live at Gruene Hall in Gruene, Texas

Leon Russell Live at Gruene Hall in Gruene, Texas

And a tribute of sorts to my recently deceased old friend, Tom Brown By Rod Ames Back in 1972, when I was a young, unworldly man of about twenty, my friend Tom and I went to see Leon Russell and the Shelter People perform at the Will Roger’s Coliseum

“Why, Why, Why” hasn't Doug Sahm been considered for induction to the Rock ‘N Roll hall of fame?

“Why, Why, Why” hasn't Doug Sahm been considered for induction to the Rock ‘N Roll hall of fame?

Back in 1965, a song hit the airwaves called "She’s About a Mover". The Sir Douglas Quintet was the band that created and performed it. Doug Sahm was the lead singer and driving force of the band, and his soulful voice not only defined the song, it

Guy Clark's Somedays the Song Writes You

Magic occurred again today, and it all started with me taking a simple walk down to the mailbox. I received an advance copy of Guy Clark’s new record from Dualtone, Sometimes the Song Writes You. Sometimes reviews can be extremely difficult to write and you have to listen repeatedly