Johnny Cash / Willie Nelson - VH1 Storytellers
It's the K.I.S.S. formula (not the rock band, but "keep it simple, stupid") -- two stools, two guitars, and two of country's biggest superstars playing live in a casual, acoustic setting, a pair of old friends swapping songs and stories. A sure-
Stoney Edwards - The Best of Stoney Edwards: Poor Folks Stick Together
With the success of Charley Pride, major labels were, however briefly, emboldened to look for black country talent. Stoney Edwards was all three, a multi-ethnic artist whose resume included bootlegging, major health problems, and a lifetime of hard, honest work. Born in Seminole, Oklahoma (but discovered at a Bay
Hammons Family - The Traditions Of A West Virginia Family And Their Friends
Among my most vivid memories are those of Saturday evenings with my family: My father played clawhammer banjo as my mother and sisters would sing "Go Tell Aunt Rhody" or "Worried Man Blues". Those songs weren't handed down across generations of Kastens -- my father
Sandy Denny - Gold Dust: Live at the Royalty - The Final Concert
Sandy Denny possessed a truly singular voice. To her, it was both a gift and a burden. She spent her 31 years seeking companionship; from her parents, her bandmates, her lovers, her daughter, anyone who could buffer her intense shyness and insecurity. But despite her best attempts, Denny lived a
Butch Hancock - The Wind's Dominion
It's tempting to call The Wind's Dominion Butch Hancock's Blonde On Blonde, given that Hancock has often been referred to as "the West Texas Dylan," and that this epic double-album arguably stands as his greatest studio achievement. Originally released in 1979,
Mary McCaslin - Way Out West
"I tried to be a cowboy but I could not hold a gun," sang Mary McCaslin on her 1973 album Way Out West. Her confession was literal as well as metaphorical.
McCaslin first fell under the spell of TV westerns and the gunfighter ballads of Marty Robbins when