Ryan Bingham Sings of Himself and His Country
It feels like Ryan Bingham is a touch underappreciated. Yes, that’s kind of a crazy thing to say about someone who’s won a Grammy, Golden Globe, and Academy Award for one of his songs (“The Weary Kind,” in the motion picture Crazy Heart) and who was named the
Ryan Adams, I Will Not Marry You: Rescinding My Proposal in the Wake of Female Musicians’ Allegations
I proposed to Ryan Adams in 2005. That offer is officially rescinded.
News broke in The New York Times just shy of Valentine’s Day of the allegations from several women that Ryan Adams offered career opportunities alongside sexual overtures, in addition to claims of manipulation and emotional abuse. The
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 Complete Cuban Jam Sessions' Box Set Offers an In-Depth Look at Cuban Roots
Camila Cabello may have opened the 2019 Grammy Awards with her song called “Havana,” but the theatrical performance featuring rapper Young Thug, singers J Balvin and Ricky Martin, and trumpet player Arturo Sandoval barely scratched the surface of the scope of Cuban music.
Sandoval, a Cuban-American trumpet player, pianist and
Dale Watson Continues Down His Own Country Path
Dale Watson is a man with no country. He believes that country music has been so homogenized and transmogrified that he wants nothing to do with it. He's invented his own name for the genre formerly known as classic county — Ameripolitan, which he defines as “original music with
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