Geographically speaking, when you conjure up notions of “the blues,” rarely does one think of San Diego, or, for that matter, California. Clarksburg, Mississippi; Chicago; Memphis;...
It never rains in California, so the song goes, and there are no seasons in this terrain, according to a great many residents transplanted from other...
“It’s ‘Monkey Wards’,” I tell him. No respectable six-year-old calls it “Montgomery Wards!” “I have a theory that’s what caused it,“Alan says. “When I fell off...
The recipe: take authentic West Virginia bluegrass roots, add the musical sensibilities of a fifth-generation Californian. Blend thoroughly, obtaining original genre-jumping songs, then add four other...
This is a tale of two historic country music institutions. Often, they have been confused as one and the same. The Grand Ole Opry is the...
She’s a petite blond with a voice that can both rattle the rafters and lull you with its sweetness. She can be crude and raunchy, self-deprecating...
Calling out around the world Are you ready for a brand new beat? Summer’s here and the time is right For Dancing in the Street. –...
Women make up the soprano and alto sections of the chorus, while men sing tenor, baritone, and bass. Testosterone in the bloodstream can make for some...
Boz Scaggs, known and heralded in mainstream pop music history for his classic ’70s disco-era album Silk Degrees, has always drawn his roots, influence, and musical...
