John Fahey: 1939 to 2001
John Fahey first died in 1964 shortly after going insane. Thus wrote one Chester Petranick (John Fahey) in the notes to the 1967 version of the eponymous LP of the Fahey-discovered aging bluesman "Blind Joe Death" (John Fahey). Blind Joe was the cat who made his first guitar
Don't Forget Me: The Eddie Cochran Story
In baseball, a five-tool player is recognized as one with superstar potential, able to throw, run, field, hit for average and hit with power. In rock 'n' roll, Eddie Cochran was a five-tool musician, with skills as a guitarist, singer, songwriter, arranger and producer.
Best known for the
Paved Country - Ten years after
"I've got something to tell you baby/Honey, it's bad news," Marjie Alonso sings at the start of "I Wish Our Love Was New" -- yet the release of Paved Country's second CD is anything but that. Fronted by Alonso
Justin Trevino - What's in a namesake
It has been said that you can't swing a dead cat in Austin without hitting a good musician. Even so, it would take quite a few swings to tag an artist the likes of Justin Trevino.
Blind since birth, Trevino was born in Brownsville, Texas, at the southern
Grey DeLisle - Immaculate imperfection
"I have nothing in common with perfect people," says Grey DeLisle. "I'm not interested in them."
Likewise, DeLisle -- who made her recorded debut last year with the Hummin'bird Records release The Small Time -- has no interest in perfect music. "
Charlie Robison - Put me in, coach
Goodtime Charlie has an ornery streak in him. The same reckless defiance that got Charlie Robison booted from Warner Bros. Nashville while in the midst of recording his mid-'90s label debut turned even more dangerous with 1998's Life Of The Party, a corpse-littered song cycle that