Tom Russell - Hotwalker
Over eighteen albums, balladeer Tom Russell has written lasting songs that have been recorded by everyone from Johnny Cash to Doug Sahm, and sung them in a smooth, cleanly enunciated baritone that make even his collections of songs by others compelling. He's been devoted to all things Americana,
Marianne Faithfull - Before The Poison
When last heard from, Marianne Faithfull was playing the devil in Robert Wilson's stage version of The Black Rider, making Faustian bargains with unsuspecting mortals. You could call that typecasting, given Faithfull's image of wizened decadence. On the other hand, you can imagine Faithfull herself making
Country Soul Revue - Testifying
Testifying is cut from the same country/soul/gospel cloth as such American south-born '90s gems as Arthur Alexander's Lonely Just Like Me, Dan Penn's Do Right Man, and Donnie Fritts' Everybody's Got A Song. Of course, that makes sense because Fritts
Muddy Waters - Hoochie Coochie Man: The Complete Chess Masters Volume 2, 1952-1958
The years covered by this two-disc set coincide exactly with Muddy Waters' reign on the Billboard Rhythm & Blues charts, the same charts that big sellers such as the Platters, Fats Domino, B.B. King, Ruth Brown, the Drifters, and, uh, Elvis Presley were zooming up and down. Today,
Jimmy Webb - The Moon's A Harsh Mistress: Jimmy Webb In The Seventies
The essence of Jimmy Webb's artistry is exemplified in an unlikely place on this five-disc set, which collects all of his 1970s studio albums plus a 1972 live concert and an assortment of outtakes. It's the last of those outtakes, a duet with Harry Nilsson on
You're Cookin' It Country: My Favorite Recipes And Memories
First you trap the possum. From what we know of Loretta Lynn's early life, it's no surprise to find a possum recipe, here, accompanied by a tale of how her mother would set a possum trap once a week. First, though, Mommy had to figure out