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 …
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 …
From roadhouses and dancefloor shuffles to concert halls and sophisticated, string-laden standards, the great connector was country music — and Texas music — incarnate. By …
Notes from the Editor By Richard Skanse (LSM March/April 2014/vol. 7 – Issue 2) I’ve known Andrew Dansby since college, and I can honestly only think of …
By Holly Gleason (LSM March/April 2014/vol. 7 – Issue 2) With his 6’7” frame and long ponytail, Ray Benson is one of the most recognizable …
Former Willie Nelson (and Merle Haggard) guitarist, who retired in 2008, missed playing with the Family Band but not “the bus rides.” By Dale Martin (LSM …
By Scott Schinder (LSM July/Aug 2013/Vol. 6 – Issue 4) George Jones, who left this world on April 26, 2013, is widely regarded as the …
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 …
JAMEY JOHNSON Living For a Song: A Tribute to Hank Cochran Mercury Nashville Jamey Johnson is the latest country artist to gain success with a …
By Eric Hisaw (May/June 2012/vol. 5 – Issue 3) I was a 14-year-old fledgling guitar player that night in 1987 when I piled into a …
ELEVEN HUNDRED SPRINGS Midway www.elevenhundredsprings.com With the release of Midway, their ninth record in 14 years, Eleven Hundred Springs has once again made an album …