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Saturday, July 4, 2020

LISTEN: Kristofferson at 84

June 22, 2020June 23, 2020 Ron Hart 0 Comments A Star Is Born, Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore, Blade, Blume in Love, Convoy, Happy Birthday, Heaven's Gate, Kris Kristofferson, Pat Garrett & Billy The Kid, Rita Coolidge

We celebrate the legend with a scenic trip through his 1970s catalog

Country and/or Western Folk North Americana

Doc Watson and Gathier Carlton: The Debut Album of an American Icon

June 16, 2020June 16, 2020 j. poet 0 Comments David Grisman, Doc Watson, Elektra, Gaither Carlton, Jac Holzman, John Sebastian, Maria Muldaur, Pete Seeger, Pete Seigel, Smithsonian Folkways, The Even Dozen Jug Band

Record producer Peter Siegel shares his memories of the recordings he made the night of Watson’s first New York City concerts in 1962

Country and/or Western North Americana Rock

No Need to Think Twice: Poco at 50

May 25, 2020May 25, 2020 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 1970, Buffalo Springfield, Jim Messina, Neil Young, Poco, Randy Meisner, Rusty Young, Stephen Stills, The Byrds, The Flying Burrito Brothers, the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Timothy B. Schmit

The self-titled second album gets the belated appreciation it deserves

Country and/or Western New Wave Remembrance Soul

Rest In Peace, Sweet Pea Atkinson

May 7, 2020May 7, 2020 Ron Hart 1 Comment Andrew Gold, Bob Dylan, Brian Wilson, Brick By Brick, Circus Money, Countryman, David Was, Don Was, Dot Com Blues, Elvis Costello, George Jones, I Just Wasn't Made For These Times, I'm Alive, Iggy Pop, Ivan Neville, Jackson Browne, Jimmy Smith, Michael McDonald, Mindi Abair and The Boneshakers, Paula Abdul, Phantom Blues, Richie Sambora, RIP, Sir Harry Bownes, Sweet Pea Atkinson, Taj Mahal, The Hard Stuff, Under The Red Sky, Walter Becker, Was (Not Was), Wayne Kramer, Willie Nelson

Reflecting on the Detroit soul singer’s career beyond Was (Not Was)

Country and/or Western Soul

ALBUMS: Shelby Goes Eponymous

April 30, 2020April 30, 2020 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 2020, Allison Moorer, Dusty Springfield, Everson Records, Just A Little Lovin', Shelby Lynne

On her 16th LP, Shelby Lynne probes her psyche and allows her listeners to witness her resolve

Country and/or Western

LISTEN: Willie Nelson @ 87 Mixtape

April 29, 2020April 29, 2020 Ron Hart 0 Comments Happy Birthday, Legacy Recordings, Lost Highway, Merle Haggard, Ray Price, Spotify, Trigger, Willie Nelson, Wynton Marsalis

Wishing a Happy Birthday to the King of Texas by honoring his last 20 years in music

Country and/or Western North Americana

Jonathan Wilson: Curator of Song and Sound

April 20, 2020April 20, 2020 Jeremy Shatan 0 Comments 2020, Cowboy Jack Clement, David Gilmour, Dixie Blur, Father John Misty, Jenny O, Jonathan Wilson, k.d. lang, Mark O'Connor, Roger Waters

With the excellent Dixie Blur, Roger Waters’ go-to guitarist returns to his Southern roots

Country and/or Western Folk North Americana Rock

Lilly Hiatt: Exploring Her Country Roots

April 8, 2020April 8, 2020 j. poet 0 Comments John Hiatt, Lilly Hiatt, Nashville, New West Records, Trinity Lane, Walking Proof

The second generation singer-songwriter shines on the excellent Walking Proof

Country and/or Western Remembrance

Just a Regular Joe

April 4, 2020April 5, 2020 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments Aaron Tippin, Charlie Daniels, Collin Raye, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Darryl Worley, Joe Diffie, members of Shenandoah, Pickup Man, Restless Heart, RIP, Sammy Kershaw, T.G. Sheppard, The Kentucky Headhunters, the Marshall Tucker Band, the Outlaws

Joe Diffie’s death becomes another loss for the country community

Blues Classical Country and/or Western Electronic Folk Gospel Pop Rock

The Great American Quarantine Tour: Week Two

March 28, 2020March 28, 2020 Ron Hart 0 Comments Alexis P. Suter, Allman-Betts Band, Corona, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Devon Allman, Diplo, Tilly Foster, Tim Fogarty, Yo-Yo Ma

5 more commanding performances from the neverending living room concert

Alternative Rock Country and/or Western North Americana

Dropped To The Sun Alone: Wilco’s A.M. At 25

March 26, 2020March 26, 2020 Zachary Corsa 2 Comments 1995, AM, Jeff Tweedy, John Stirratt, Ken Coomer, Sire, Uncle Tupelo, Wilco

The largely forgotten and much-maligned debut LP from the Chicagoland heroes was not everyone’s cuppa back in 1995

Country and/or Western Pop Radio Remembrance

Crossover King: Kenny Rogers in the ’80s

March 23, 2020March 23, 2020 Thomas Inskeep 1 Comment Barbra Streisand, Coward of the County, Dolly Parton, Kenny Rogers, Kim Carnes, Lady, Lionel Richie, Lucille, RIP, Ronnie Milsap, Sheena Easton

Rogers was a country star in the back half of the ‘70s, but became an all-conquering superstar in the 1980s

Country and/or Western Pop Remembrance Rock

The Gambler Leaves the Table

March 22, 2020March 22, 2020 Meghan Roos 0 Comments Country Music Awards, Dolly Parton, Elvis Presley, Islands In The Stream, Johnny Cash, Kenny Rogers, RIP, The Gambler

Kenny Rogers died on March 20 at age 81

Country and/or Western Rock Roots

Come On, Pilgrim: The Odyssey Of A Marty Stuart Masterpiece

March 5, 2020March 5, 2020 Robert Baird 0 Comments 1999, Carter Family, George Jones, Johnny Cash, Lefty Frizzell, Marty Stuart, Patsy Cline, The Pilgrim

New coffee table book gives a “wall-to-wall” look into the singer’s star-studded, ill-fated 1999 LP

Country and/or Western Gospel Pop Rock

Back to Stax: Promised Land at 45

February 29, 2020February 29, 2020 Thomas Inskeep 0 Comments 1975, Chuck Berry, Elvis Presley, Larry Gatlin, Las Vegas, Memphis, Promised Land, RCA, Stax Records, Today, Troy Seals, Waylon Jennings

Looking back at one of the final Elvis Presley studio albums

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