BR549 - Temporarily Disconnected
Don't let the title fool you. On its first release with a new lineup, BR549 is connected as strongly as ever with the honky-tonk sound of yesteryear. The three originals and two covers that make up this EP showcase the band's shift away from the
Lucinda Williams - World Without Tears
Though she has a rare cackle for a laugh, and sparkler eyes, it is almost impossible to imagine Lucinda Williams sustaining any kind of joy, even whatever is to be found in West Memphis.
Williams turned 50 on January 26. If the text of her seventh album is to be
Bill Monroe - Blue Moon Of Kentucky: 1936-1949
He was Uncle Pen incarnate, a snowy-haired, almost Biblical figure championing the purity of the music he created, seemingly poised to smite anyone who dared sully it. Six years after his death, that has become Bill Monroe's image beyond the bluegrass world. It's understandable, since
Saddlesong - Little by Little
Perhaps it's the voices of brothers Carter and Courtney Little that gain Saddlesong its somewhat unwanted recognition as a country act, especially when their harmony has that distinctive quality of classic sibling pairings. "If you do one song that sounds even remotely country, this town wants to
Bashful Brother Oswald: 1911 to 2002
Beecher Ray "Pete" Kirby, known to country music fans as Bashful Brother Oswald, died October 17. He was 90.
Oswald was largely responsible for popularizing use of the dobro in country and bluegrass music, though in his long tenure as a member of Roy Acuff's Smoky
Rock And Roll Doctor: Lowell George
Lowell George's musical career was foundering when he died of a massive heart attack on July 29, 1979. He was only 34 and had lost control of Little Feat, the band he'd created in his image early that decade. Ironically, the group's commercial fortunes