The Marty Stuart Show on RFD is always a hoot, a throwback to early country music television. Stuart and the Fabulous Superlatives are terrific players and they have a wonderful time. The show that aired this week, though, was truly something special. It began goofily enough, with the theme from Bonanaza, complete with lyrics. But then Stuart introduced the legendary…
Great Lost Bands: Timberline
I’ve been transferring my favorite vinyl to MP3s and ended up revisiting a terrific country-rock (the best description we had pre-Americana) LP called “The Great Timber Rush” by a young band called Timberline. This was an energetic and highly melodic collection of songs in the spirit of Poco’s “Good Feelin’ to Know.” They even had one of those great greet-the-audience…
Gregg Allman tops Americana chart
Gregg Allman is #1 on this week’s Americana Music Association Chart with his new CD “Low Country Blues,” edging out Robert Plant’s “Band of Joy.” What year is this? I’m not complaining. It’s actually pretty astonishing (and encouraging) to see artists you’ve admired for decades find a new home in Americana.
Greg Trooper CD preview
Greg Trooper’s new CD “Upside-Down Town” will be released in a few days. Here’s a live version of “They Call Me Hank” from the new album.