The final hit from a country legend is always a fascinating topic. The sad reality is that whenever a superstar reaches the end of their shelf life according to the cold and soulless assessment of country music.
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Last year’s Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion drew us even deeper into the rich history of recorded music in the Tri-Cities area of Tennessee and Virginia. It’s coming up on a century since Ralph Peer’s 1927 Bristol Sessions introduced Jimmie Rodgers and
Bob Weir photos by Melissa Clarke Fare Thee Well, Bob Weir I don’t remember the exact year but somewhere in the early Nineties I left Madison Square Garden in New York snapping my fingers as Bob Weir led the Grateful Dead through an exhilarating finale “One More Saturday Night.” I’m pretty sure it was a […]
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Eric Brace & Thomm Jutz – Circle and Square This effort touches upon a few hefty subjects – creation, natural disasters (tornadoes & hurricanes), the White House, coral reefs, democracy & grief. Sounds like life’s business as usual. But these topics are great song clay in the hands of skillful musicians — to be shaped […]
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Bentley’s Bandstand: Favorite Albums of 2025: (second half) Rodney Crowell, AIRLINE HIGHWAY. There is something about artists like Rodney Crowell that shares such a powerful sound from note one that there is never any question they’ve hit it out of the park. Again. It’s been that way forever with the best music. The song starts […]
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The James Hunter Six – Off The Fence (Easy Eye Sound – 2026) One of the best voices and best-kept secrets of British R&B and soul, James Hunter is back with a new album, Off The Fence. After thirteen years of collaboration with Daptone Records—the Brooklyn label that brought soul back to the forefront in […]
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Mike Mattison & Trash Magic – Turn A Midnight Corner This Minnesota-Grammy Award-winning artist is best known as a 23-year-plus member of both The Tedeschi-Trucks Band & Derek Trucks Band. This album is Mike Mattison’s 3rd solo effort & traces the story of Ted ‘n’ Turk – a fictitious 1930 rural blues duo “rediscovered” in […]
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Not all birthday bashes are built the same. When you’re paying tribute to a country legend on their 100th birthday, you pull out all the stops, or at least that’s what the Queen of Texas music Summer Dean did.
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