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Monday Morning Video – A Tough Music Year Keeps Getting Tougher

Monday, November 21, 2016 By Mayer Danzig

It’s been a tough year for music fans as we continue to lose a generation of greats. Here are a quartet of videos from three that we’ve lost in the past two weeks. We’re gonna miss the spirit and songs of Leon Russell, Leonard Cohen and Sharon Jones.

Filed Under: Blues, In Memoriam, Pop, Rock, Soul/R&B, Videos Tagged With: Leon Russell, Leonard Cohen, Prince, Sharon Jones

SXSW 2016 – The Scene

Tuesday, March 29, 2016 By Mayer Danzig

For me, the true harbinger of spring is the arrival of the SXSW Music and Media Conference in Austin, Texas. Or rather, spring begins for me when I arrive in Austin for SXSW. With upwards of 2,200 bands and more than 20,000 attendees from around the world, SXSW is the world’s premiere music conference. Even […]

Filed Under: Americana, Bluegrass, Country, Pop, Rock, SXSW Tagged With: Arkells, Avett Brothers, Dion, Elephant Stone, George Clinton, George Strait, Iggy Pop, Jimmy Vaughan, Leon Russell, Library Voices, Loretta Lynn, Ray Benson, Sam Outlaw, Terra Lightfoot, The Trews, The Wet Secrets, Whitney Rose

Billy Joe Shaver – Long in the Tooth

Friday, June 27, 2014 By Chip Frazier

Billy Joe Shaver is back at 74 with his first album in seven years. Shaver reportedly feels that “Long in the Tooth” is his best album. It is a tall claim considering his voluminous discography, but it is definitely in the upper echelon. Since his last album, Shaver has shown he is not ready to […]

Filed Under: Alt-Country, Americana, Country, Outlaw Country, Reviews, Rock Tagged With: Billy Joe Shaver, Leon Russell, Tony Joe White, Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson

Mayer’s Playlist for December 2011

Friday, December 16, 2011 By Mayer Danzig

ALBUMS OF THE MONTH: Too Drunk to Truck, by Roy Sludge This album was tailor-made for Twangville. Old school in all the best ways, it might as well be a collection of lost classics from the Sun Studios archive. The title track kicks off the album with a strong indication of what will follow. Yup, […]

Filed Under: Alt-Country, Americana, Country, Downloads, Playlists, Reviews, Rock, Rockabilly, Roots, Streams Tagged With: Bruce Springsteen, David Lindley, Harrison Hudson, High On Stress, Ian McLagan, Jackson Browne, Joe Cocker, Johnny Cash, Kingsley Flood, Leon Russell, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Maxim Ludwig and the Santa Fe Seven, Oldjack, Roy Sludge, Ry Cooder, Scotty Alan, The Deep Dark Woods, the Rolling Stones, Willie Nile

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