Rolf from Germany, Johnny Cash, and "Pladdekaddong"
In my continuing effort to highlight DJs from all over the world, I present Rolf Hierath from Germany. He is a big Johnny Cash fan and does no less then three weekly radio shows.
Bill Frater: Where and when did you start in radio, and what other stations have you
Mountain Faith: The Real Life of an Emerging Bluegrass Band
Sylva, North Carolina, lies just short of 50 miles southwest of Asheville, the largest and most cosmopolitan city in the western part of the state. It's a small town of around 2,500 people, the seat of Jackson County. It's the closest town to Western Carolina
Rita Coolidge Memoir Is a Strikingly Honest, Excellent Read
In 1977, Rita Coolidge released her version of Jackie Wilson's "(Your Love Has Lifted Me) Higher and Higher" on her album Anytime…Anywhere. Coolidge's sweet mid-tempo version rings as a testimony to the power of a love that transcends the disappointments of the
Washington, DC: Once the Capital of Bluegrass
I went to a small Quaker boarding school in suburban Chester County, Pennsylvania, during the late 1950s. A small group of guys, mostly two years ahead of me, regularly sneaked down to Sunset Park in the southern part of the county, just north of the Maryland line, to hear country
A Conversation with Gregg Allman
Gregg Allman, founding member of the legendary Allman Brothers Band, is a gifted blues musician. Allman’s soulful, distinctive voice is as much a part of the American musical landscape as Hendrix’ guitar work or Bob Dylan’s poetic lyrics.
Allman, a 1995 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee,
Martin Barre (Jethro Tull) Credits McCartney, the Nightriders
Martin Barre wants to bring audiences back to the lively concerts of decades ago on his current U.S. spring tour.
“I want to play gigs like they were in the early ’70s and ’80s — full of of energy and full of music,” says the long-time Jethro Tull guitarist