Koerner, Ray & Glover - (Lots More) Blues, Rags And Hollers
A trio of Minnesotans steeped in the country blues tradition, Koerner, Ray & Glover emerged as one of the best and most popular groups on the burgeoning '60s blues-folk revival scene. "Spider" John Koerner, Dave "Snaker" Ray and Tony "Little Sun" Glover
Mekons - I Have Been To Heaven And Back: Hen's Teeth And Other Lost Fragments Of Unpopular Culture, Vol. 1
Fifteen-odd years into the digital age, and I still don't know what to call these damn things -- odds and sods, scrap piles, dung heaps. But no matter what you call them, these collections of outtakes, soundtrack contributions, EP cuts and other artistic detritus are as ubiquitous to
Various Artists - The Excello Story: Vols. 1-4
In 1957, Nashville-based Excello Records released a doo-wop record called "Little Darlin'" by five-member vocal group the Gladiolas. Written by the group's soon-to-be semi-famous leader, Maurice "Stay" Williams, "Little Darlin'" was built around a
Various Artists - Return Of The Grievous Angel: A Tribute To Gram Parsons
If you were trying to explain to someone the difference between mainstream country and alternative country, one way to start might be to posit that alternative country artists are much more likely to be influenced by Gram Parsons. It's no mere coincidence that more than half the artists
Townes Van Zandt - A Far Cry From Dead
Like Dock Boggs, Townes Van Zandt was obsessed with death. Both men were shadowed by their own mortality, obsessing over it and collapsing under it time and again in song. Both men ran from death in their early years, but accepted its haunting abide later in life. On Boggs'
Alexander "Skip" Spence - Oar
Chances are you've heard of Alexander "Skip" Spence, but you probably haven't heard him.
You have, actually, in a sense at least, if you own either of the first two Moby Grape albums. During his 1966-68 stint in the legendary San Francisco band,