Crazy Horse - Scratchy: The Complete Reprise Recordings
No one is likely to mistake Billy Talbot and Ralph Molina for Wyman and Watts, but with the right leader (Neil Young, say), their irregular pulse and off-kilter kerplunkety provide crucial warmth and character. Crazy Horse's 1971 self-titled debut, with Danny Whitten, Nils Lofgren and Jack Nitzsche, remains
Rosanne Cash - Seven Year Ache/King's Record Shop/Interiors
The re-release of these three remarkable albums provides the chance to hear some true milestones from this artist's surprising, very substantial career -- from the perspective of 15 to nearly 25 years later. Together, they underscore afresh the impact Rosanne Cash has had on both contemporary country music
Grayson Capps - Truth is stranger than fiction
Some of Grayson Capps' songs are hard to believe. One listen will leave you wondering whether he's a storyteller with one hell of an imagination, or someone who has lived an awfully colorful life, brushing up against the south's most eccentric characters.
He's
Jimmy Martin: 1927 to 2005
There was no use trying to steer a conversation with Jimmy Martin. This went double for keeping him on track during an interview, as I learned when I drove out to his place in Mount Juliet, Tennessee, last year.
It wasn't that I didn't know what
Caitlin Cary & Thad Cockrell - Begonias
It's too tempting to make references to the greats -- Loretta & Conway, George & Tammy, Dolly & Porter -- and there will be a lot of that. The fact is, though, Caitlin Cary & Thad Cockrell aren't worthy. Or rather, they deserve better, depending on
Doris Duke - I'm A Loser
Doris Duke's only major hit was "To The Other Woman (I'm The Other Woman)", a country-soul song that sits right at the border separating Millie Jackson from Tammy Wynette. It was also the final track on 1969's I'm A Loser,