Funny How Time Slips Away: Remembering Billy Walker
Billy Walker was killed eight years ago today--May 21, 2006--when he lost control of his van and slid off I-65 near Fort Deposit, Ala. The one-car crash also killed Walker’s wife Bettie, bassist Charles Lilly Jr., and guitar player Daniel Patton, and injured his grandson.
Glen David Andrews Finds 'Redemption' In Music
I'm standing on the corner of St. Phillip and N. Robertson in the Tremé neighborhood of New Orleans. It’s only noon but already the sun beats down and the air is thick with humidity. A bright red Cadillac pulls to the curb and a towering figure wearing
Colin O'Brien: Banjo on My Mind
Colin O’Brien is an anomaly. Colin O’Brien is a folk singing, guitar playing, fiddling banjo picker who is making a living doing what he loves, in Nashville. Remember the old joke;
Son:”Mom I want to be a banjo picker when I grow up”
Mom: “Now, son, you
An Introduction to the Interwoven Web of the Wainwright Children: Rufus, Martha, and Lucy
For many, it’s hard to live up to--or escape--the shadow of one’s parents. This is especially true in the music industry. While having that famous last name opens many doors, finding success and a large audience is a much harder struggle. This is a quick introduction
Raul Malo of the Mavericks Tells How the Band Got Back Where They Belong
In 1989, the year the Mavericks first convened, the divide between pop and country was still relatively wide, despite the progress made by bands like the Byrds, the Flying Burrito Brothers, the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Poco and others of that ilk had made to close the distance many years
How to Get Your Record Reviewed
In an era that has wholeheartedly adopted the phrase, “Any press is good press”, artists, entrepreneurs, politicians, and moms with the cutest baby photos evar recognize the importance of getting one’s name out there in the media landscape. But as everyone also knows, catching and keeping your audience’s