Willie Nelson Is Still Going Strong It’s remarkable that Willie Nelson is still making records nearly three decades after the age when the average American retires. But it’s even more remarkable that those LPs contain some of the best work of his long career. Dream Chaser, which arrived shortly after Nelson’s 93rd birthday, is his […]
David Serby – Broken Heart In a Honky Tonk Despite the L.A./Bakersfield address (home of Buck Owens) for this singer, the Country authenticity in his voice is pure old-world flavor. He has a twang, not quite at the level of Randy Travis, but what pours forth is furnished with gradients that make his Country music […]
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A Box Set Collects Four Notable Joni Mitchell Albums The third in a series of box sets of Joni Mitchell’s studio LPs includes four trailblazing LPs: Hejira, Don Juan’s Reckless Daughter, Mingus, and Shadows and Light. Called The Asylum Albums (1976–1980), the box comes with a new appreciative essay by Meryl Streep. Like the earlier […]
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David Serby – Low Hanging Stars This L.A. country artist has a great reputation & to my ears a glorious laid-back style that doesn’t compromise his thrust in his well-written, literate fun songs. Especially “Fishtail Cadillac.” David doesn’t have a quirky voice like Lyle Lovett, an authoritative voice like Elvis or Waylon Jennings, or a […]
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