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 […]
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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