A Sunny Afternoon in London: The Kinks, The Musical
"The Kinks at the Harold Pinter Theatre, tonight. What time?" my husband asked. I felt faint, even sitting down, for just a second: I was dreaming. Then I remembered -- oh yes. The Kinks, the musical. We were celebrating a new year with a new musical, about which, I
"Boys from Houston" Captures the Sweep of '60s Music History
In American roots music history, following and tracing the movement of artists, emerging genres, and lasting legacies can be a daunting task. For most popular music historians and ethnomusicologists with a focus on the roots of American music, the common geographical outgrowth, especially over the last 50 years, has been
Griffin House - Songs for a Prisoner
If Americana is simple music that moves people, Griffin House is the epitome of it. House -- a critically acclaimed singer-songwriter -- has been making independent music for well over a decade. His latest EP, Songs for A Prisoner, features five songs recorded during a performance at a prison.
Could a
The Case for Stephen Kellogg: 1500 Words on the Best Songwriter You're Not Listening To
For Christmas, my sisters got me a record. And a record player. To play the record. Bruce Springsteen's Darkness on the Edge of Town, to be precise.
It's the first record in what will hopefully be an ever-growing collection of records, all part of a
Roger Miller: Roller Skating in a Buffalo Herd
He’s a nut. But he’s the most talented nut I’ve ever known. – Minnie Pearl
Roger Miller had no off switch. In a career that took him from the dive bars of Lower Broad to the Broadway stage – amassing 11 Grammy Awards, a Tony, and his rightful place
The Long, Lonesome Highway of Hank Williams
The roses have faded, there's frost at my door
The birds in the morning don't sing anymore
The grass in the valley is starting to die
And out in the darkness the whippoorwills cry.
-- Hank Williams, from “Alone & Forsaken”
The South in the deep, lonely