Touch My Heart: The Artistry of Ray Price
Ray Price died yesterday afternoon, one day after initial false media reports surfaced, creating a sort of accidental vigil as tributes flowed upon hearing the erroneous news of his passing on Sunday. I think the error, while certainly distressing to his family, was a wonderful gift. Having literally watched loved
Mick's Birthday Bash - June 21, 2013 - Ground Zero with Jesco White, Roger Alan Wade, Dan Deel and more
June 21, 2013 is a perfect example of folks working together to make something very special. The venue was Groundzero in Spartanburg SC which is a place where I have seen many diverse acts from Man or Astroman?! to Ted Nugent to Wesley Willis to Misfits to Vanilla Ice to
Jason Isbell - "Elephant"
1. It is easy to write about death and be poignant -- mortality tends to bring that along each time you mention it in a song. It is difficult to to write about death and be nuanced, personal, and even humorous about it. Jason Isbell manages to write with all
Dan Stuart – Arizona: 1993-95
Dan Stuart bounced back into view two years ago with his excellent recording, The Deliverance of Marlowe Billings. Long missing from action (apart from some sorties with revived Green On Red and Danny and Dusty line ups) he resurfaced in Oaxaca, Mexico with a tale to tell of suicidal leanings
Long Overdue Boz Scaggs Re-Master Brings ‘Sweet Release’
The contrast could not be greater between the muted dark brown cover of Boz Scaggs’ eponymous 1969 debut album and the golden melodies inside. On that cover stands a rumpled young singer-songwriter partially obscuring a nondescript doorway, an image that does little to beckon a casual observer to open that
Nora Guthrie on Woody Guthrie’s Wardy Forty - Greystone Park Hospital Revisited
"Woody Guthrie's Wardy Forty," by Philip Buehler in Collaboration with Nora Guthrie and The Woody Guthrie Archives
Review and interview by Douglas HeselgraveWhen Nora Guthrie invited me to call her at her home to talk about ‘Woody Guthrie’s Wardy Forty’, I took it as a