Album cover artist and designer Tom Wilkes dead at 69
Artist/designer Tom Wilkes died unexpectedly last Sunday, June 28, at the age of 69 in his home in Pioneertown, California. He won a Grammy Award in 1974 for Best Recording Package for the Who's "Tommy," as performed by the London Symphony Orchestra and Choir. He
Triple Play: Dylan, Willie, and Mellencamp Take the Field
Bob Dylan, Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp--GCS Ballpark--Sauget, IL--July, 2 2009
Major League Baseball's All-Star Game will be played in St. Louis in a few days, but, last night, just across the Mississippi, a Sauget, Illinois, minor-league baseball stadium hosted an all-star lineup of its own. Bob Dylan and
Review: Hot Buttered Soul by Isaac Hayes
There's a number of reasons why I don't need to make this long. Just a few key points to mention. 1. In reviewing the reissues of Isaac Hayes' later albums, Black Moses and Juicy Fruit (Disco Freak) some months back, I used that as that
Reviews at Country Standard Time
There are new CDs out today by Rhonda Vincent, Holly Williams and Sarah Jarsoz. All are reviewed at the Country Standard Time web site - http://www.countrystandardtime.com
Concert review of Jessica Lea Mayfield is in the concert review section also.
Luckenbach is Pickin for the Record... The Guinness World Record
August 23rd, 2009 - Luckenbach Texas attempts to break the Guinness World Record for the Largest Guitar Ensemble. Luckenbach is known world wide for it's laid back state of mind. Hanging under the trees with a cold beer and pickin a few tunes is the favorite past time.
Long Journey Home: The White Brothers and the Birth of Country Rock
The journey of Clarence White and his brothers offers a useful corrective for those inclined to consider bluegrass, if they consider it at all, as the province of rustics on an Appalachian porch, fiddling next to a jar of flammable liquid. Clarence and Roland White, singly and together, pulled the