Tag: roger miller

Sara Watkins, O’Brien Party of 7 enter Americana music chart

May 21, 2012

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Americana Music News

in Americana Music, Reviews

Justin Townes Earle continues to dominate Americana radio with yet another week at #1 with Nothing’s Gonna Change the Way You Feel About Me Now, followed by Ray Wylie Hubbard’s Grifter’s Hymnal. New to the Americana music chart: Sara Watkins’ Sun Midnight Sun at #30 and the O’Brien Party of 7’s Reincarnation: The Songs of…
Jody Miller on Epic: Remembering the “Queen of the House”

Dec 24, 2011

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Ken Paulson

in Reviews

“Answer” songs rarely launch careers. These records — far more common in the ’60s than today — “answered” hit records of the day, responding to a current hit in theme and sound in hopes of riding the coattails of an established record. Most of these novelty songs vanished quickly, but there were rare exceptions. Kitty…