Michael Corcoran’s Texas Top 50 Rounding up the greatest Lone Star State recordings of all time
By Michael Corcoran The ranking of Texas songs is not a new idea. I think the first person who took on the task held back …
Posts tagged Tom T. Hall
LSM Throwback Thursday Review Adam Carroll: "South of Town" (1998)
ADAM CARROLL South of Town Down Hole Records If you’re reading this, there’s a pretty good chance that at some point someone’s floated the notion …
Q&A: Billy Joe Shaver “Long in the tooth” but strong as ever, the unstoppable and seemingly indestructible old chunk of coal talks love, loss, and faith.
By Holly Gleason (LSM July/Aug 2014/vol 7 – issue 4) Legend has always cloaked Billy Joe Shaver: As an 8-year-old living with his grandmother, singing …
“This will be our year, took a long time to come …” Kelly Willis and Bruce Robison had so much fun making their first album together, they decided a victory lap was in order. But after this year’s Our Year, they’re putting the Bruce & Kelly Show on hold: “We don’t want to push it!”
By Richard Skanse (LSM July/Aug 2014/vol 7 – issue 4) Kelly Willis can’t remember the first time she ever heard “Harper Valley PTA.” “I’m sure …
Bruce Robison & Kelly Willis: “Our Year”
BRUCE ROBISON & KELLY WILLIS Our Year Thirty Tigers After taking forever and a day before finally getting around to making a full album together, …
Hayes Carll, Guy Clark tribute album and a pair of Earles (both father and son) among Americana award nominees
By Richard Skanse (Aug/Sept 2012/vol. 5 – Issue 4) The nominations for the Americana Music Association’s 11th annual Americana Honors & Awards were announced May …
Mr. Record Man: Billy Joe Shaver
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 …
Q&A: Jason Isbell
By Andrew Dansby Feb 2009 Hopping off the Drive-By Truckers has done nothing to slow down Jason Isbell. In fact, leaving that Southern rock band prompted …
