Author: Americana Music News
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“Steve Goodman Live ’69:” A treasure
By Ken Paulson – I first saw John Prine onstage at Chicago’s Ravinia Festival in July of 1972. Prine was the main attraction, but the animated young man who shared the stage with him that night was a close second. You might know Steve Goodman as the writer of “City of New Orleans” or as…
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Review: Lucinda Williams’ “Good Souls Better Angels”
By Paul T. Mueller – Lucinda Williams’ latest release, Good Souls Better Angels, will probably be a big hit with fans who have embraced her late-career evolution into a kind of rock ‘n’ roll godmother. It may not prove so popular with those who fell in love with the introspective poetry of her earlier days…
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RIP Little Richard: What made him the King
By Ken Paulson – If you have any questions about why Little Richard is such a pivotal figure in the history of popular music, just listen to the 23rd second of the Beatles’ “I Saw Her Standing There.” “I’ll never dance with another…whoo!” There it is. The “whoo!” That’s Paul McCarney singing and the Beatles…