Guy Clark-Let Him Roll, Let Him Roar
When I woke up this morning and read the news of Guy Clark’s passing, the feeling slowly imploded inside my emotions. I tried to say, “Guy Clark is gone,” out loud. I couldn’t get through even saying his first name. I never knew him. We never met. I
Rolling Stone Magazine's 44th Best Progressive LP Is by an English Folk-Rock Band!
There is a place for music between Procol Harum and The Moody Blues -- and that place is solidly owned by two English bands. They are Barclay James Harvest (who have existed and continue to perform and record to this day since 1966) and Strawbs -- who started out as a bluesgrass
Jay Dee Maness: 'The Desert Rose Band Is the Best Band that I Was Ever a Part Of'
When Jay Dee Maness started playing pedal steel guitar at age 10, he certainly couldn’t have imagined that 13 years later he would be playing on one of the most important albums in the history of pop music.
Maness was contacted by the Byrds to play on their Sweetheart
Bottle of Blues - Gram Parsons and what his music was
There are a number of ways I could characterize my entry into country music fandom. And probably in a few months’ time I’ll be using that line again and choosing a different example (it’s a cheap opener, okay?) – but today it feels like I can put it all
Ten Half-Forgotten Folkies from the '60s Greenwich Village Scene
Every art form goes through periods of intense transformation as artists discover new avenues and new methods to express themselves through the medium. Television is currently experiencing such a revolution, driven in part by advancements in streaming technology and the emergence of new content providers such as HBO, Netflix and
Ann Klein Gives It All Up to Stevie Ray Vaughan, Fleetwood Mac
I’ve seen electric and acoustic Ann Klein shows, and I can’t understand why she's ever classified as a blues artist. She isn’t sure either.
“Although I definitely have some blues roots,” Klein says, “I describe it like this: If Lucinda Williams met up with Paul