Country and/or Western Archives - Rock and Roll Globe

The Hits Just Keep On Coming For The Mavericks

January 17, 2020 j. poet 0 Comments Bob Wills, Bruce Springsteen, Eddie Perez, Elvis Presley, Jerry Dale McFadden, Mono Mundo Recordings, Niko Bolas, Patti Loveless, Paul Deakin, Raul Malo, The Mavericks, The Mavericks Play The Hits

After 30 years in the game, the Miami band’s distinctive Latino twang remains as urgent as ever on new covers album

Country and/or Western Psychedelics Rock Uncategorized

ALBUMS: Across The Great Divide

December 26, 2019December 26, 2019 David Bash 0 Comments Fairport Convention, Idle Race, Matthews Southern Comfort, Mott the Hoople, Procol Harum, Rod Stewart, The Faces, The Hollies, Traffic

On this excellent anthology subtitled Getting It Together In The Country 1968-1974, the influence of American music on British rock is examined

Country and/or Western

Karen & The Sorrows: Building a New Country

December 17, 2019December 17, 2019 Meghan Roos 0 Comments Guaranteed Broken Heart, Karen & The Sorrows, Karen Pittelman, Queer Country

Dubbed the “queer country trailblazer,” Karen Pittelman is carving out a safe space for country musicians who feel ostracized from the genre that drives their work

Country and/or Western

Kinky Friedman Is Serious About the Resurrection

December 5, 2019December 5, 2019 j. poet 0 Comments Echo Hill Records, Kinky Friedman, Matlock, Resurrection, Willie Nelson

A freeflowing chat with an American original

Country and/or Western Folk North Americana Records Rock

THE BEST REISSUES OF 2019: No Other by Gene Clark

November 19, 2019November 19, 2019 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 1974, 4AD, Gene Clark, No Other, The Byrds

Honored by 4AD with its most comprehensive deluxe edition yet, this grounded Byrd’s solo masterpiece proves true to its title at last

Comedy Country and/or Western Rock

Williams and Ree: The Funniest, Most Politically Incorrect Comedy Team You’ve Never Heard Of

November 18, 2019November 20, 2019 Tim Sommer 0 Comments Avi Hotel and Casino, Grand Ol' Opry, Grand Old Opry, Kinky Friedman, Nashville, Spirit Lake Casino, standing ovations, Tenacious D, The Indian and The White Guy, The Prairie Home Companion, Williams & Ree, Williams and Ree, williamsandree.com

This Native American/Caucasian duo have no reservations about their half-century on the casino circuit

Country and/or Western Folk Rock

Bob Dylan, The Nashville Cat

November 11, 2019November 12, 2019 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 1967–1969, Bob Dylan, Bob Dylan Bootleg Series, Bob Johnston, Earl Scruggs, Folsom Prison Blues, Girl from the North Country, I Threw it All Away, Johnny Cash, Living the Blues, Nashville Skyline, Ring of Fire, The Story of Traveling Thru, Travelin' Thru, Travelin' Thru: The Bob Dylan Bootleg Series Vol. 15, Video Travelin' Thru, Vol. 15 1967-1969

The latest entry in the Bootleg Series finds the Bard sharing country comforts with Earl Scruggs and Johnny Cash

Country and/or Western Folk North Americana Roots

Dori Freeman Counts Her Lucky Stars

November 6, 2019November 6, 2019 Jason Scott 0 Comments Blue Hens Music, Dori Freeman, Emmylou Harris, Every Single Star, Linda Ronstadt, Teddy Thompson

The RNR Globe’s exclusive chat with Dori Freeman on her third studio album, Every Single Star

Country and/or Western

Allison Moorer Opens Up and Sheds Some Blood

October 25, 2019October 25, 2019 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments Allison Moorer, Blood, Blood the album, Blood the memoir, Cold, Cold Earth, confessional, contrite, Memoir, Nightlight, Set My Soul Free, Shelby Lynne

A revealing memoir and its spare soundtrack brings the singer face to face with her dark family history

Country and/or Western Folk North Americana

‘Summer’s Gone Now, Our Walkin’s Done’: Townes Van Zandt at 50

October 14, 2019October 14, 2019 Zachary Corsa 0 Comments 1969, 50th anniversary, Bob Dylan, Guy Clark, HBO, Lungs, Nashville, None But The Rain, Poppy Records, Townes Van Zandt, True Detective

The Texas songwriting legend’s eponymous third album stands as the first to accurately depict and fully deliver on the promise of the man’s songcraft

Country and/or Western Folk North Americana

Hot Club of Cowtown: Playing the Standards – Old and New – With An Original Flair

October 7, 2019October 9, 2019 j. poet 0 Comments Elana James, Hot Club of Cowtown, Jake Erwin, The Band, Whit Smith, Wild Kingdom

An exclusive chat with fiddle player Elana James

Country and/or Western Pop Rock

NEWS: Soundtrack Album To Accompany Bruce Springsteen’s Directorial Debut

September 26, 2019September 26, 2019 Ron Hart 0 Comments Bob Clearmountain, Bruce Springsteen, Columbia Records, Glen Campbell, Jon Landau, Patti Scialfa, Toronto International Film Festival, Western Stars, Western Stars - Songs From The Film, Western Stars Trailer

Western Stars – Songs From The Film arrives in stores October 25

Blues Country and/or Western Folk Pop

The Jorgensens: What’s Old is New Again

September 25, 2019September 25, 2019 Meghan Roos 0 Comments Joni Mitchell, Kurt and Brianna Jorgensen, Led Zeppelin, MN, Natalie Merchant, St. Paul, The Jorgensens, The Lexington Stretch, Tori Amos, Willie Dixon

Cutting through the torrents of music coming from everywhere in 2019, it’s an accomplishment for this married duo to make something that sounds so unique with The Lexington Stretch