Posts tagged Rodney Crowell

By Richard Skanse (March/April 2012/vol. 5 – Issue 2) By the time Jerry Jeff Walker came sliding sideways into Luckenbach, the 31-year-old freewheeling drifter already …

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 …

By Richard Skanse (LSM Jan/Feb 2012/vol. 5 – Issue 1) “This is the first time I did a set list in about 30 years,” Guy …

I’ll Be Here in the Morning: The Songwriting Legacy of Townes Van Zandt By Brian T. Atkinson Texas A&M University Press By Richard Skanse (LSM …

Various Artists The Lost Notebooks Of Hank Williams Egyptian Records/Columbia When Nora Guthrie first came up with the idea of having musicians breathe life into …

VARIOUS ARTISTS This One’s for Him: A Tribute to Guy Clark Icehouse Music  Tribute albums usually fall into one of two categories. The more dubious …

By Brian T. Atkinson (LSM Sept/Oct 2011/vol. 4 – Issue 5) Lyle Lovett suddenly stops strumming, glances around at the other players assembled with him …

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 …

FOSTER AND LLOYD It’s Already Tomorrow Eefin Ell Records In the great Nashville credibility scare of the late-80s that gave the world Steve Earle, Lyle …

AMANDA SHIRES Carrying Lightning amandashires.net “Look how easy a heart can catch on fire,” observes Amanda Shires just over two minutes into her first song …