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
Music Journalist Geoffrey Himes Gives His Definition of Americana
Music writers have the difficult task of describing music with words. Geoffrey Himes is one of the best. I've seen him through the years when I visit Nashville for the Americana conference. He's always at the good shows and wears great T-shirts!
Bill Frater: What
Sharon Jones (1956-2016): From a Prison Guard Singing to Inmates to Her Own Kind of Glory
Due to large looming deadlines, this appreciation must be brief but I can't let the passing of the wondrous Sharon Jones pass without notice. Jones, a Hillary Clinton supporter, had reportedly suffered a stroke while watching the 2016 election returns. But she had long struggled with pancreatic cancer.
Canadian Darlings, Blue Rodeo, Reflect on Their Storied Career
Since she was young, my daughter Kristin has firmly stated that her wedding would be on the shoreline of Block Island with Blue Rodeo entertaining, and even now, at age 24, she keeps hinting. She doesn’t want to hear that the prolific Canadian band -- which just released an excellent
Eleven More Bass Players Who Belong in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
"You ask the average person what a bass is, or what a bass sounds like, and most of the time, they don't know. But remove the bass from any piece of music and suddenly it becomes the largest missing piece in the world! Whoa, fifty percent of