Bob Martin

The Long and Winding Road:  Bob Martin and the Re-birth of An Americana Classic

Every now and then I come across a masterpiece album that somehow flew underneath my musical radar or because of my age and the tender innocence of…More...

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Hank III: Keep it honest and I’ll keep listening

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Hank III, grandson to the Hank Williams, has released an album of merit, titled Straight to Hell. I’d never heard of the man or his music until Low…More...

Heartless Bastards

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It happened again. I got blown away.

The place was Floore�s Country Store, the event a Lucinda Williams show. Only it wasn’t Lucinda Williams that blew me away.…More...

James McMurtry - Real Texan

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Here in Texas we have a tradition of musical performers bucking the system. In my youth Waylon Jennings and others created music that didn’t quite fit in. We called it…More...

John Mellencamp - Social Activist

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Why would I write about John Mellencamp on a site dedicated to Americana music? Well, because that classification didn�t exist when he produced the majority of his work. Didn�t…More...

Johnny Cash: Americana V: A Hundred Highways

Artist: Johnny Cash - Album name: Americana V: A Hundred…

While in my favorite music store, I discovered Johnny Cash had released another last cd, American V: A Hundred Highways. Quite a feat considering he…More...