Chely Wright Talks Emmylou, Rodney, and "I Am the Rain"
Country singer, guitarist, and songwriter Chely Wright’s coming out as a lesbian in May of 2010 not only liberated a woman from a secret she’d held since she was eight years old; it inflamed preexisting concerns within Music Row about promoting an openly gay artist. Wright was, after
Bob Dylan Archive Finds a Home in Tulsa: an Interview with Curator Michael Chaiken
Thanks to the generosity of George Kaiser Family Foundation and the University of Tulsa, The Bob Dylan Archive has found a home in Tulsa. The archive, which contains over 6,000 items of Dylan related writings, recordings and memorabilia, will be housed at TU’s Helmerich Center for American Research
Americana Music Comes to Town
Guy teamed up with producer/engineer Miles Wilkinson again for 1992’s Boats to Build after being courted by Kyle Lehning, who had been hired to manage the Nashville office for the revamped Asylum Records label. Lehning released Boats to Build as part of the American Explorers series in partnership
Considering Neil Young Through the Eyes of His Fans
Neil Young is one of rock and folk’s most mercurial and exciting live performers. Many of his shows through the years were spellbinding, and it’s difficult to pick a best show or tour.
I remember incredible performances by Young with Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young at Denver’s
Folk's Punk Rock Conscience
Frank Turner steps out of Bull Moose Records into Portland, Maine’s midday sun. He’s taller than expected, some 6’2, 6’3”, and clad entirely in black—black Nikes, black cut-off shorts, black t-shirt, a black paneled hat. He lights a cigarette, as he takes a left onto
'Music Confounds the Machines': T Bone Burnett's Keynote Speech at AmericanaFest
Everyone's talking about the great speech T Bone Burnett gave as the keynote address to AmericanaFest yesterday. If you missed it, here's the transcript (posted with permission from the Americana Music Association):
I have come here today first to bring you love. I have come here