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ALBUM REVIEW: Steve Earle & The Dukes Cap Off Hero Tribute Trilogy with ‘Jerry Jeff’

ALBUM REVIEW: Steve Earle & The Dukes Cap Off Hero Tribute Trilogy with ‘Jerry Jeff’

Jerry Jeff, Steve Earle’s new tribute to the late Jerry Jeff Walker, seems designed with the hopes that the cosmic cowboy lives on for eons. Other than “Mr. Bojangles,” an early song he penned that was popularized by others, Walker never really made a mark on the mainstream. But

ALBUM REVIEW: Laney Jones Celebrates the Simple Things on ‘Stories Up High’

ALBUM REVIEW: Laney Jones Celebrates the Simple Things on ‘Stories Up High’

ALBUM REVIEW: Kenny Neal Brings Family and Friends into the Blend on ‘Straight From the Heart’

ALBUM REVIEW: Kenny Neal Brings Family and Friends into the Blend on ‘Straight From the Heart’

ALBUM REVIEW: Courtney Jaye Shares a Bold Spiritual Vision on ‘Hymns and Hallelucinations’

ALBUM REVIEW: Courtney Jaye Shares a Bold Spiritual Vision on ‘Hymns and Hallelucinations’

ALBUM REVIEW: Grant Lee-Phillips Confronts the World Outside on ‘All That You Can Dream’

ALBUM REVIEW: Grant Lee-Phillips Confronts the World Outside on ‘All That You Can Dream’

ALBUM REVIEW: Magic in the Making as Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Does Dylan

ALBUM REVIEW: Magic in the Making as Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Does Dylan

ALBUM REVIEW: On ‘One Is One,’ Delta Spirit Continues Streak of Music That Moves

ALBUM REVIEW: On ‘One Is One,’ Delta Spirit Continues Streak of Music That Moves