Q&A: Delbert McClinton
By Richard Skanse March 2002 While the T Bone Burnett-produced O Brother, Where Art Thou soundtrack may have been the No. 1 roots music success …
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Q&A: Stephen Bruton
By Richard Skanse February 2002 In the Texas music sideman hall of fame, Stephen Bruton can comfortably take his place amongst the A-list ranks of …
Q&A: Willie Nelson The most prolific man in Texas music ("I've already forgotten how many records I've done this year," he jokes) talks "The Great Divide," tae kwon do, and his reaction to "What Would Willie Do?"
By Richard Skanse January 2002 Willie Nelson is a man who needs less introduction than the Pope in Rome, but keeping track of the guy …
Q&A: Johnny Bush
By Andrew Dansby November 2001 That Johnny Bush continues to make music is testament to a preacher’s resolve and a musician’s heart. Since striking out …
Q&A: J.T. Van Zandt
By Richard Skanse October 2001 Five years after Townes Van Zandt succumbed to a heart attack at the too-young age of 52 and left this …
Q&A: Bruce Robison The Bandera-reared songwriter talks "Country Sunshine," the freedom that comes with having his songs cut by the biggest names in the business, and the things he gets away with by being the so-called "nice" Robison brother
By Richard Skanse September 2001 When Bruce Robison expresses his deep admiration for Don Williams, the Floydada, Texas-born “Gentle Giant” of country music, its just …
Q&A: Jimmie Vaughan
By Richard Skanse September 2001 When Jimmie Vaughan says “the guitar’s been good to me,” consider it an understatement. Vaughan wasn’t yet 20 years old …
Q&A: Robert Earl Keen
By Scott Schinder August 2001 Beloved Texas troubadour Robert Earl Keen continues to make music that’s both deeply personal and effortlessly accessible, combining honky-tonk tradition …
Q&A: Junior Brown
By Richard Skanse July 2001 Junior Brown was not born in Texas, doesn’t live in Texas and has never called himself a Texan. But damn …
Q&A: Ray Wylie Hubbard
By Richard Skanse July 2001 The guitar had seen better days when Ray Wylie Hubbard happened upon it. It was an old Regal — far …
