The Grand Tour: The Life and Music of George Jones, by Rich Kienzle
First we must ask, do we need a new book about George Jones? After all, Jones told stories about himself in his 1996 autobiography, written with Tom Carter, I Lived to Tell It All (Villard). His and Tammy Wynette's daughter, Georgette, settled some scores with her father in
Will Kimbrough and His Guitar - No Gimmicks
Professionals in the music business--well, in the business of playing music, have some kind of instinctive drive to perform, even in the worst situations. There might be a slim crowd, issues with the sound system, or maybe the artist isn't feeling well. Will Kimbrough, a true professional,
Bob Woodruff's Long Road Back
I'm gonna take this burning heart and stick it in the ground
Put me out of your misery where I almost drowned
I was on fire – I needed you – the year we tried to kill the pain
Bob Woodruff – "The Year We Tried to Kill the Pain&
Dear Terry, You Were Right About Jason Isbell
Dear Terry,
I know you remember that night some years back when we swapped songs up on the mountain after a grandtastic bike ride. I played "Officer Down" by N.Q. Arbuckle of Toronto and your perspicacious ears picked up on the line, "It's hard
Semi-Twangin' with Paul Hefti
This week, our featured broadcaster is from the central valley of California -- Sacramento, to be exact. Like other DJs I've featured recently, Paul Hefti and I have never met, but after reading about his taste in music and influences, I'm sure we could talk for hours
William Wild Holds Steady Now
If Dan Fogelberg, Neil Young, and Harry Chapin put their musical genes together to create a musician in their image, they would have come up with Garrett Sale. Like his creators, his songs weave to together a straight-ahead purity of heart tangled up by loss, despair, hope, and love,