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Author: Richie Unterberger

Not Fade Away - Reissue Review from Issue #58 July-Aug 2005

Wayne Cochran – Get Down With It! The White Knight Of Soul, 1959-72

His mile-high peroxide hairdo, his authorship of the maudlin teen death smash “Last Kiss”, his residencies in Las Vegas — all of these militate against taking Wayne Cochran too seriously. Yet it would be a shame to dismiss the man based on superficial imagery, as there weren’t many better blue-eyed soul men when Cochran was [...]

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Not Fade Away - Reissue Review from Issue #55 Jan-Feb 2005

Wynn Stewart & Jan Howard – The Very Best Of

The title of this compilation is a little deceptive in a couple of ways. It’s not exactly a collection of duets between Stewart and Howard, who are co-billed on just four of the eighteen tracks (including the small 1960 hit “Wrong Company”). And many aficionados of the early Bakersfield sound would argue that it doesn’t [...]

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Not Fade Away - Reissue Review from Issue #55 Jan-Feb 2005

Lefty Frizzell – That’s The Way Life Goes 1950-1975

As big a star as Lefty Frizzell was in his 1950s heyday, and as big a honky-tonk hero as he was to Merle Haggard, he was a little too mellow to cast as large a shadow on subsequent trailblazers as Hank Williams, Buck Owens, or (arguably) even less celebrated icons such as Johnny Horton did. [...]

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Not Fade Away - Reissue Review from Issue #37 Jan-Feb 2002

Grateful Dead – The Golden Road (1965-1973)

Excess is a hallmark of Grateful Dead fandom — collecting trunkfuls of tapes that no human being could possibly listen to in their entirety more than once or twice, following the band around the world in vans, and so forth. So it should come as little surprise that the box set covering the band’s prime [...]

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Farther Along - Obituary from Issue #35 Sept-Oct 2001

Fred Neil: 1936 to 2001

Fred Neil, one of the most influential singer-songwriters of the early folk-rock era, died in his sleep on July 7 at the age of 65. Known to most listeners solely as the author of “Everybody’s Talkin’”, Neil had not released a complete studio album for more than 30 years. Any attention he’d received was, perversely, [...]

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From the Blogs

  • Hearth Music Guide to Northwest Folklife Festival 2013
    We're back again with our annual guide to the hugely humongous Northwest Folklife Festival, this Memorial Day Weekend, May 24-27, 2013. This is the largest community music festival in the nation, with (last I checked) 800+ bands, 25+ stages, and so much music and dance that it's physically impossible to see even a small fraction of the things you […]
  • CD Reissue Review: Swamp Dogg - Gag a Maggott (Stone Dogg/Alive, 1973/2013)
    Funky soul from 1973, with two bonus tracks After his innovative 1970 debut, Total Destruction to Your Mind, Swamp Dogg (born Jerry Williams, Jr.) continued to cut fine soul albums, despite a lack of big label distribution, chart action or major sales. His deep… […]
  • Americana Music Association Honors and Award Nominations-A Rundown
    There is a subtle difference in the nominating categories for the Americana Honors & Award Nominations from the rest of the awards in the music industry. Most give a ranking, which usually begins with ‘best.’  No where in the nominations… […]
  • CD Review - Stacie Collins and the Al-Mighty Band "Shinin' LIVE!"
    SHININ’ LIVE is the DVD and the ass-kickin', hip-grinding and smile making soundtrack CD of the concert at Bootleggers Bar in Kendal, England is included as a free Extra. I can remember the night, as if it was yesterday, when I was standing in front of a packed crowd who had come from all over the UK to see this special gig in a Bar that appeared to hav […]
  • Interview: Kurt Marschke of Deadstring Brothers on "Cannery Row"
    In the spring of 2012, two years since his move to Nashville from Detroit, Kurt Marschke connected with another Motor City transplant, JD Mack (formerly of Whitey Morgan & the 78s). After searching for new musical blood to make a new record with, Kurt and JD partnered up with Brad Pemberton (Ryan Adams & The Cardinals), Mike Webb (Poco), Pete Finney […]
  • Wakarusa 2013: Just a Week Away!
    As you can imagine, I am getting very excited for Wakarusa. I would like to say thank you again to No Depression for making this adventure possible. I cannot wait to share my experiences with all of you. As the final countdown begins, I am hard at work researching and preparing so I can bring you the best coverage of the event. Through this process, I have s […]

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