Connie Smith has been named the 2011 resident artist at the Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville, and will be performing and hosting shows there on Aug. 22 and 29 and Sept. 12 at 7 p.m. Past honorees have included Earl Scruggs, Tom T. Hall, Vince Gill, Guy Clark, Jerry Douglas, Kris Kristofferson and my favorite to date, Cowboy…
James Burton at the Country Music Hall of Fame
The legendary James Burton will be Bill Lloyd’s guest on the July 23 installment of “Nashville Cats” at the Country Music Hall of Fame. Burton drove Ricky Nelson’s early recordings and later was a pivotal member of Elvis Presley’s band. He also played on Dale Hawkins’ classic “Suzy Q” and Merle Haggard’s “Mama Tried.” That’s as good a resume as…
Sarah Jarosz: Follow Me Down
Sarah Jarosz knows no bounds. Building on her promising debut “Song Up In Her Head,” the new “Follow Me Down” is both a genre-bridging and compelling recording. Jarosz is a talented mandolinist and banjo player with an inviting voice and an education at the New England Conservatory. She taps all of those resources on “Follow Me Down,” while also drawing…
New live set from Guy Clark
Peter Cooper of the Tennessean reports that Guy Clark will release a live CD recorded at Nashville’s Belcourt Theatre. Songs and Stories is scheduled for Aug. 16. Two other Guy Clark live CDs are currently available:Together at the Bluebird Cafe with Steve Earle and Townes Van Zandt, and an Austin City Limits performance (also on DVD.)