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ALBUM REVIEW: Joshua Ray Walker Ponders Mortality and Earthly Possessions on ‘Stuff’

ALBUM REVIEW: Joshua Ray Walker Ponders Mortality and Earthly Possessions on ‘Stuff’

While undergoing treatment for cancer last year, the country-inclined troubadour Joshua Ray Walker worried that his creative life might be nearing an end. Determined to carry on, the Dallas-based artist set out to record enough music for three albums. The first, the familiar-sounding Tropicana, was released four months ago. Now,

ALBUM REVIEW: Roomful of Blues is Still 'Steppin' Out' Swinging after Nearly Six Decades

ALBUM REVIEW: Roomful of Blues is Still 'Steppin' Out' Swinging after Nearly Six Decades

ALBUM REVIEW: A ‘Hallejujah!’ Moment for Soul-Blues Warhorse Robert Finley

ALBUM REVIEW: A ‘Hallejujah!’ Moment for Soul-Blues Warhorse Robert Finley

ALBUM REVIEW: Honoring Cindy Walker with ‘It’s All Her Fault’ Tribute Album Grey DeLisle and Friends Lift up One of Country’s Greatest Songwriters

ALBUM REVIEW: Honoring Cindy Walker with ‘It’s All Her Fault’ Tribute Album Grey DeLisle and Friends Lift up One of Country’s Greatest Songwriters

ALBUM REVIEW: Traveling through 'Here and Nowhere' with the Autumn Defense

ALBUM REVIEW: Traveling through 'Here and Nowhere' with the Autumn Defense

ALBUM REVIEW: Bernie Leadon Right on Time with ‘Too Late to be Cool’

ALBUM REVIEW: Bernie Leadon Right on Time with ‘Too Late to be Cool’

ALBUM REVIEW: Live-Room Warmth Cushions Modern Spiritual Exhaustion on Josh Fortenbery’s 'Tidy Memorial'

ALBUM REVIEW: Live-Room Warmth Cushions Modern Spiritual Exhaustion on Josh Fortenbery’s 'Tidy Memorial'