Various Artists
Ella Fitzgerald’s debut at legendary Apollo Theater was simply unforgettable. Despite faltering at the start, the 17-year-old unknown wowed an audience of grumbling skeptics on Nov. 21, 1934 with a … Read more
Reviews
Victor Wainwright and the Train
Not just loud, but Memphis Loud, the latest sermon of boisterous, big-hearted Americana from Victor Wainwright and The Train is an absolute showstopper that shakes, rattles and rolls until it’s … Read more
Ryan Perry
Ryan Perry first burst onto the music scene as the front man of the Homemade Jamz Blues Band. Emerging out of Tupelo, Mississippi, the band’s youth, prodigious chops and hand … Read more
Pam Tillis
Pam Tillis is one of the few CMA top stars who have traded in the glitz for something a bit more rootsy. Looking For A Feeling, Tillis’ 11th studio releases, … Read more
Anson Wright
Anson Wright has a way with words, but he’s just as fluent in the unspoken language of jazz. With three books to his credit, including the seminal and profound Jericho, … Read more
America
The transformation was remarkable. What started out in 1970 as a light folky trio “sitting around on stools and working out our songs”—as Gerry Buckley writes in the brief liner … Read more
David Bromberg
Anything new from the oft-proclaimed Godfather of Americana must be welcome. Bromberg, a giant of US roots music with a back catalog of countless wonderful releases doesn’t disappoint with his … Read more
The Proven Ones
This is the second installment for the blues-rock supergroup of sorts, The Proven Ones. You likely recognize these names: guitarist Kid Ramos, vocalist Brian Templeton, keyboardist Anthony Geraci, bassist Willie … Read more
Darryl Way
Those who choose to fly Destinations, the new all-instrumental progressive-rock album from Curved Air violinist and composer Darryl Way, may experience some turbulence. Conceived as an aural journey to places … Read more
Webb Wilder
It is possible to judge Night Without Love by its cool retro cover. Flournoy Holmes, who designed the Allman Brothers’ Eat a Peach album art, dug deep into his bag … Read more
