Heartworn Highways: When the “Hit” hits the fan … chin up!
By Susan Gibson (Nov/Dec 2011/Vol. 4 – Issue 6) Hello Readers, My name is Susan “the girl who wrote ‘Wide Open Spaces’ for the Dixie …
Posts tagged songwriting
Rock the Goat: “The Paper Trail”
By Terri Hendrix (Nov/Dec 2011/Vol. 4 – Issue 6) As a kid, I was always the first one up on Christmas morning. With the lights from …
You Can Call on Al (Jan/Feb 2011)
Friendly advice on just about anything by the Hill Country’s happiest songwriter By Al Barlow (LSM Jan/Feb 2011/vol. 4 – Issue 1) Dear Al, I …
Music Deconstruction: Deconstructing … co-writing
By Clair Devers (LSM June/July 2010/vol. 3 – issue 4) “Of course George Strait wrote ‘Desperately!’” This is what happens when you talk music outside …
You Can Call on Al (June/July 2010)
Friendly Advice on Just About Anything from the Hill Country’s Happiest Songwriter By Al Barlow (LSM June/July 2010/vol. 3 – issue 4) Dear Al, I …
Q&A: Matt Powell
By Lynne Margolis December 2007 “Songwriting is all I really have. It’s the only thing that can’t be taken from you. In the grand scheme …
Q&A: Kevin Fowler
By Lynne Margolis September 2007 Kevin Fowler doesn’t just emulate country music’s proud good ol’ boy image of a hard-drinkin’, hard-drivin’, heart-breakin’ he-man. He embodies …
Q&A: Chris Knight
By Rob Patterson July 2006 It’s a Lone Star Music landmark that Chris Knight is our spotlight artist this month. Unlike the other acts that …
Q&A: Slaid Cleaves
By Rob Patterson May 2006 Unsung, the new album by Slaid Cleaves, is one where he puts the accent on the first word in the …
Q&A: James McMurtry Talking "Childish Things"
By Rob Patterson October 2005 James McMurtry is one of the premier Texas storytellers in song, and nowhere is that more apparent than on his …
