And the Grammy goes to … Jason Isbell, Chris Stapleton take home Americana, country Grammys
By Lynne Margolis After duking it out for dominance on 2015 on Top 10 lists, Jason Isbell and Chris Stapleton each earned double wins at …
By Lynne Margolis After duking it out for dominance on 2015 on Top 10 lists, Jason Isbell and Chris Stapleton each earned double wins at …
When Lee Ann Womack released The Way I’m Livin’ in late September 2014, the award-winning country singer knew she and her producer/husband Frank Liddell had …
Let’s be honest here: As fun as it is to compile (and peruse) these sorts of year-end deals, the fact is, the very idea of …
By Lynne Margolis We’re pretty sure this is the year of the alternate-universe Grammy nominations. For evidence, just look at the Traditional Pop Vocal Album …
Jason Isbell, Sturgill Simpson among big winners at AMA Awards By Lynne Margolis (LSM Oct/Nov 2014/vol. 7 – Issue 5) Fifteen years after the gathering …
By Lynne Margolis (LSM July/Aug 2014/vol 7 – issue 4) As the popularity of Americana music continues to grow, the tiny town of Franklin, Tenn., …
By Lynne Margolis (LSM May/June 2014/vol. 7 – issue 3) Radney Foster’s new album, Everything I Should Have Said, opens with a sinister tune about a …
By D.C. Bloom (LSM March/April 2014/vol. 7 – Issue 2) Operating on the biblical “the last shall be first” principle that Parker Millsap no doubt heard from …
PATTY GRIFFIN Silver Bell A&M Records When Patty Griffin recorded Silver Bell in 1999, she undoubtedly hoped it would chime around the world. But the …
By Holly Gleason (LSM Jan 2014/vol. 7 – issue 1) Patty Griffin swings open the door to her tour bus, far heavier than it looks, with …