By Holly Gleason Thirty years ago, at a time when Nashville was running on the fumes of Merle, Waylon, Willie, and Emmy, the general state …
WILLIE NELSON Tougher Than Leather Columbia (1983) Blessed with a long life, an enduring and distinctly offbeat charisma, and more natural talent than any one …
By Eric Hisaw (LSM Sept/Oct 2013/Vol. 6 – Issue 5) Something was happening in Austin and it was time the rest of the country took …
By Michael Corcoran (LSM July/Aug 2013/Vol. 6 – Issue 4) Chet Flippo was an unforgettable byline, backed up by writing passionate and precise. He never …
JERRY JEFF WALKER Live From Austin, TX: Dixie’s Bar & Bus Stop May 6 Entertainment This 1984 performance, available for the first time as both …
By Greg Ellis (Aug/Sept 2012/vol. 5 – Issue 4) The name Lucky Tomblin may not be a household name to a lot of folks, but on …
SHOOTER JENNINGS Family Man Black Country Rock/Entertainment One It’s no secret that following a famous relative into the music business can be as much of …
By Richard Skanse (LSM Jan/Feb 2012/vol. 5 – Issue 1) In between the platinum-certified Outlaw uprising of the ’70s and the scruffy, punk-infused alt-country movement of …
How Music City charmed my Americana heart By Shilah Morrow (LSM Sept/Oct 2011/vol. 4 – Issue 5) Like so many in our community, I’m sitting here …
By Eric Hisaw (LSM July/Aug 2011/vol. 4 – Issue 4) By 1993 Billy Joe and Eddy Shaver were both music business veterans. Billy Joe had …
