"In Memory of Elizabeth Reed" -- and Duane Allman
Duane Allman died 41 years ago today. It reminds me of how long ago I heard something new rising from the South. I'd bought a new album by a group from Macon, Georgia simply titled The Allman Brothers Band. I let the needle down into the vinyl grooves
To Love and To Be Loved: Conor Oberst and Jenny Lewis' California Tour
We all have that band that has saved us from our painful years of growing up and finding out how to make sense of the world, and of ourselves. For many kids born in the 80’s or 90’s, we feel we survived our teen angst largely due to
Country Music Hall of Fame: Class of 2012 Induction Ceremony (Connie Smith, Hargus "Pig" Robbins, Garth Brooks) Oct 21
When the Country Music Association made the decision that network tv time was too valuable a commodity to devote to the Country Music Hall of Fame Inductees, something had to be done. After all, the men and women being inducted into the Hall are the foundation of the genre, architects
Buddy Holly & I Had A Mentor (The Untold Story Of Norman Petty)
Many music fans across the world know Buddy Holly as a brilliant 22 year old singer/songwriter but few know the true story between Buddy Holly and his mentor Norman Petty.
Norman was Buddy's co-writer of choice as you will see if you look at any Buddy Holly
Raised On The Radio—a Little Ditty about Jim and Joe Berry of WLOC-FM in Munfordville, KY.
It's my hope that by publishing this story to No Depression that all of you that know your music was played on WLOC-FM while Jim Berry was the station manager will read this and leave a note of thanks to Joey Berry. If you played the Chitlin Show,
Emmylou Harris & Daniel Lanois: "Wrecking Ball" at Marathon Music Works, Nashville, October 24, 2012
I first heard Emmylou Harris quite by accident on the radio station WBAI in 1970 while visiting New York for my writing gig in Philadelphia. It was a short set, perhaps just 30 minutes or so in the studio, but what piqued my interest at first was that David Bromberg