Wax Poetic: Merle Haggard’s “Back to the Barrooms”
By Drew Kennedy (LSM March/April 2014/vol. 7 – Issue 2) “I don’t think so … don’t think I’ve even heard of ’em before.” The question …
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Wax Poetic: Marty Robbins’ “Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs”
By Gurf Morlix (LSM Jan 2014/vol. 7 – issue 1) I got an email from Richard Skanse. He asked if I’d be interested in writing an …
Wax Poetic: George Jones’ “Shine On”
By Jason Eady (LSM July/Aug 2013/Vol. 6 – Issue 4) When LoneStarMusic asked me to write a column about my favorite George Jones album, it …
Wax Poetic: “The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan”
By Ray Wylie Hubbard (March/April 2013/vol. 6 – Issue 2) Siddhartha Guatama was born around 560 B.C., below the Himalayan foothills. I was born around …
Wax Poetic: The Rolling Stones’ “Sticky Fingers”
By Javi Garcia (LSM Jan/Feb 2013/vol. 6 – Issue 1) I grew up in a non-musical household. My parents are not the type of people …
Wax Poetic: Derek and the Dominos’ “Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs”
By Jason Isbell (Oct/Nov 2012/vol. 5 – Issue 5) I was 10 years old when I first heard “Layla” on the local classic rock radio …
Wax Poetic: Neil Young’s “Harvest”
It pays to be lonely: How Neil Young’s Harvest changed my life By Adam Carroll (Aug/Sept 2012/vol. 5 – Issue 4) I always had a really …
