Q&A: Ray Wylie Hubbard
By Andrew Dansby April 2003 He was born in Oklahoma. But the similarities between Ray Wylie Hubbard and the protagonist in “Up Against the Wall …
By Andrew Dansby April 2003 He was born in Oklahoma. But the similarities between Ray Wylie Hubbard and the protagonist in “Up Against the Wall …
By Richard Skanse February 2003 If Susan Gibson chose to never write another song in her life, she’s already earned her footnote in the annals …
By Richard Skanse November 2002 You wouldn’t wish the last couple of years of Billy Joe Shaver’s life on your worst enemy. By now, his …
By Andrew Dansby September 2002 Giving Steve Earle carte blanche to pen a political album isn’t unlike lobbing batting practice to the Babe; it almost …
By Andrew Dansby August 2002 While some artists tag their records with unwieldy faux-philosophical titles, sometimes those that say the least say the most. Easy …
By Richard Skanse June 2002 For anyone who’s followed Terri Hendrix’s career as far back as her 1996 debut Two Dollar Shoes or at least …
By Richard Skanse March 2002 Hard as it is to believe nowadays, this thing we call “Texas music” wasn’t always a young man’s game. Sure, …
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 …
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 …
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 …