My CMT Crossroads Experience
Due to shear dumb luck I was able to attend an invitation only taping of Country Music Television’s “Crossroads” programs featuring, get this, Rosanne Cash and Steve Earle. I know, holy shit! Crossroads is toutied…
Category Archives: Legends
Steve Earle Inks Deal With New West
From Billboard.com :Singer/songwriter Steve Earle has signed a new deal with New West Records. His as-yet-untitled label debut will be released in the first half of next year, according to the company.It will be the…
Willie Nelson Teams With Ryan Adams For New CD
from Billboard.com: Seventy-three-year-old music icon Willie Nelson collaborates with 31-year-old singer/songwriter Ryan Adams on his new album, “Songbird.” Due Oct. 31 via Lost Highway, the 11-track set was produced by Adams, whose band the Cardinals…
Dwight Yoakam – Blame The Vain (Bluegrass)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mO0kHod8WrQ
Johnny Cash & Willie Nelson – Ring of Fire
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmonxD_I8m8
Review of Graeme Thomson’s “The Outlaw”
Adam Lee Davies at Time Out London has reviewed Graeme Thomson’s Bio of Willie Nelson “The Outlaw” and given it 5 out of 6 stars. I’ll review the book myself once I get my hands…
Tears of an Outlaw: Willie Nelson’s The Complete Atlantic Sessions (PopMatters)
There’s a nice article at Popmatters chronicling the Atlantic recording sessions (Shotgun Willie and Stages and Phases) that established Willie Nelson as a legend in the outlaw country movement and led to a great three…
Ain’t Got No Cigarettes: Memories of Music Legend Roger Miller – Lyle E. Style
Lyle E Style (yes that is his real name) is a country singer/songwriter from Canada that wanted to know more about the life of Roger Miller he found books on the singer/songwriter scarce. So he…