AMERICANA MUSIC

  Mark Davidson was an adjunct professor at the University of Texas and working for historian Douglas Brinkley as a research assistant in the summer of 2017 when he found a job in Tulsa, Oklahoma, that seemed like the right fit. The previous year, Bob Dylan had sold his vast archive to the George Kaiser […]

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Afton Wolfe  Ophiuchus Admirers of Tom Waits & singers of that ilk will find Afton interesting. While his voice is not like “Louis Armstrong” as Tom Waits is, he does have a raw, indulgent tone that’s absorbing as it accompanies a light guitar touch & deft storytelling. His range is fragile, but that’s part of […]

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The music community continues to mourn the passing of Todd Snider, with countless stories emerging about how supportive he was of fellow musicians and songwriters. He put that generosity on full display in the early 2010s with the formation of Hard Working Americans, teaming up with Widespread Panic’s Dave Schools, the late guitarist Neal Casal, […]

He thought giving back the trophy would bring closure. Instead, it reopened old wounds. Continue reading…