Bopcatus Playlisticanus: A Robert Gordon Mixtape
Elvis’s Sun days (and an hour two on RCA), Charlie Feather’s tremulous bark, Jerry Lee’s murderin’ everythang, Wanda Jackson’s mighty hair and bare shoulders–…
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The Man From San Benito: A Charley Crockett Birthday Six-Pack
Slingin’ old school blues-drenched country twang, channeling Texas cowboy poets, or simply firin’ off a signature honky tonk grin lickety-split, Charley Crockett roams planet…
Certified, Son! A Jerry Reed Retrospective
When it comes to pure talent across the pine board, few stack up to Jerry Reed. His guitar skills? Exquisite. His lyrics? Infinitely quotable.…
Green-Age Kicks: A St. Paddy’s Mixtape
Instead of pinchin’ someone for not wearing green (and trying their luck), put ’em in the mood with this St. Paddy’s mixtape! 1. “Danny…
Required Listening: ‘Viva Terlingua!’
Vividly, I remember watching Austin City Limits on the local PBS station in Eufaula, Alabama, at four years old, having zero clue who anybody…
The Power and Glory of Doc Pomus
One of the finest songwriters of his generation, Doc Pomus made music to cry by, dance to, and inspire. He was a first-rate boogie…
Warmth, Vitality & Persistence: The Nude Party ‘Rides On’
For a few months last year, part of my record-buying routine involved flipping through the Ns, looking for some quasi-official New York Dolls releases.…
T for Townes: Texas Troubadour Dallas Burrow on “Mr. Mudd and Mr. Gold”
In honor of Townes Van Zandt’s would-have-been 79th birthday, we asked Dallas Burrow (a TVZ devotee) to share one of his favorite tunes from…
Required Listening: ‘Ton-Ton Macoute’
For the past twenty years, I’ve had the same picture taped to my office door– a black and white promotional photograph of The Pinetoppers,…