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Justin Townes Earle: A Genre Unto Himself
Every time Justin Townes Earle put pen to paper to write a song, he left blood on the page. He left blood on the guitar … more
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Waylon Payne’s Path To His Dark New Disc
“I learned to write songs from Kris Kristofferson and Bobby Gentry,” 48-year-old Waylon Payne softly drawls over the telephone from Nashville, his home since 2015. … more
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Emma Swift: Blonde On The Tracks
“I’m certainly living the most domestic life I’ve ever lived,” says angel-voiced Australian alt-country thrush Emma Swift. “I’m in my house in East Nashville with … more
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The Sound of Freedom: Little Richard 1932-2020
Saturday, May 9, 2020: News leaked that Richard Wayne Penniman of Macon, Georgia — better known as Little Richard, the self-proclaimed “innovator, the originator, the … more
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Steve Earle & The Dukes
May 22 on New West Records Stephen Fain Earle, 65, of San Antonio, TX, has never feared making the Big Statement, nor giving a good … more