MELVIN TAYLOR
What was the first guitar you ever owned and what was the best thing you recall about it?
My very first guitar was given to me by my teacher, Father Duffacy at Saint Francis Cabrini. I was 13. It was a white Kingston and he also gave me an amplifier.
Lost & Gone: Tim Hensley + George Jones, Lilly Pulitzer & Christopher Hanna Ripple On...
Working On A Building
Tim Hensley, George Jones, Lilly Pulitzer, Christopher Hanna Ripple On…
I’m at the Rhiga Royale, now called the London. Once upon the time, it was the high, but not most nosebleed expensive rock & roll hotel: a place where Billy Gibbons and I once passed
CD Review - Stevie Agnew “Wreckin' Yard"
The offspring of two famous musicians prove their worth independently on this commendable effort
I came to this music on “Wreckin’ Yard” not knowing anything about Stevie Agnew and his band. And that’s a good thing, because as time went by I learned more and was pleasantly surprised.
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A conversation with Hal Vorpahl of Uncle Lucius
Austin Texas based Uncle Lucius released And You Are Me last August. The talented quintet plays a bluesy mash of soul-filled rock ‘n’ roll, familiar in its retro roots, yet fresh in its delivery. The band’s third disc is a resounding success, the kind that makes you dial
CD Review - Blair Dunlop and Larkin Poe "Killing Time"
There are some nice harmonies and gentle singing on this little six-song EP which ranges from British folk rock to old-tyme U.S. country with seeming ease. Not really surprising given that its from Blair Dunlop and U.S. group Larkin Poe's Rebecca and Megan Lovell
N. American Fiddle Traditions: Joseph Decosimo's Tennessee Roots
Young Tennessee old-time fiddler/banjo player Joseph Decosimo’s album, Sequatchie Valley, is one of my jealously guarded treasures. It’s an album filled with unexpected delights: beautiful tunes and songs learned directly from elder musicians from Joseph’s home state. The fiddle tunes are often beguiling: the softly