From Doc Watson to R.E.M.: Celebrating 33 Years of the Mountain Stage Radio Show
When you enter the stage entrance at the Culture Center on the grounds of the State Capitol Complex in Charleston, West Virginia, where Mountain Stage calls home, you pass half a dozen or so poster boards on easels that list the date of every show and the artists who performed
"Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys - For the Last Time"
December 3rd and 4th are two of the most important days in music history. For on these days in 1973, the landmark album "Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys - For the Last Time" was recorded at Summit-Burnett Studios in Dallas, Texas.
Bob had been ailing in the
Claire Lynch: Just Keep Growing
Claire Lynch has had a long and successful career while having a significant impact on the bluegrass world from the time she was a teenager. After moving from her birthplace of Kingston, New York to Birmingham, AL when she was 12 years old, Claire Lutke began singing informally with her
This Byrd Has Flown: Gene Clark's (Nearly) Lost Legacy
Gene Clark is a forgotten genius. Granted, his work with the Byrds earned him considerable repute, the kind that befits a tireless troubadour. Yet, that brief stint in the band -- little more than two years apart from the occasional reunion -- was only a fraction of his 30 plus
Butch & Rory Hancock Travel Through L.A. on the Wind's Dominion
The late Leonard Cohen recently said if he knew where good songs came from, he'd go there more often. If this is so, then over the years Butch Hancock seems to have found an oasis of songs in West Texas.
For Hancock, one third of the legendary band,
Bob's Route 66
I went to my first concert in the summer of 1973. It was a triple bill featuring Bachman Turner Overdrive, Bob Seger and Charlie Daniels. I wasn’t really a fan of any of the artists and would never have gone to see them were it not for a cousin