Bob Dylan, "Tell Me, Momma," Live at the Royal Albert Hall
In 1966, Bob Dylan’s career had skyrocketed over the earth. Mary Campbell summed up what had happened in a lede that contains multitudes: “1965 was the big folk-rock year in pop music and slightly built, shy-spoken, gritty-voiced Bob Dylan was the big man of the year.
The High Flight and Quick Descent of Tower Records
All Things Must Pass – The Rise and Fall of Tower Records
Filmrise Studios, 2016
A five year fall from billion dollar sales to bankruptcy is a startling denouement, but not the message of Colin Hanks’ documentary on Tower Records. At the heart of the story is founder Russ Solomon, the
An Album of Inspired Covers From Former John Prine Lead Guitarist
I am usually apprehensive when I open an independent artist’s album and there is a cover of a famous song. But, this time, finding a collection with virtually every track a cover didn’t make me cringe – it made me curious. The artist is either completely insane, not creative,
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