Bob Weir [This is the fourth post this week on Marty Robbinsâs âEl Paso.â Â You can find the first one here, the second here, and the third here.]Iâve found over the course of doing my weeks at the blog that … Continue reading →
    CAROLINA CHOCOLATE DROPS Leaving Eden Nonesuch 529809 www.nonesuch.com www.carolinachocolatedrops.com  The second Nonesuch CD from the Carolina Chocolate Drops is an aural wonderland! Iâve been listening to this band since their days as Sankofa Strings and … Continue reading →
[This is the third post this week on Marty Robbinsâs âEl Paso.â Â Read the first here, and the second here.] In todayâs post, letâs give a listen to some of the Western material that Robbins created both at the time … Continue reading →
Laurette Luez [This is the second post on the song âEl Paso.â  Read the first one here.]Crossing BordersIn his essay on âEl Pasoâ in The Rose and the Briar: Death, Love and Liberty in the American Ballad,â music critic and … Continue reading →
     NEW RIDERS of the PURPLE SAGE Instant Armadillo Blues: Best of 1971-1975 Raven 345 Raven Records Web Site       NEW RIDERS of the PURPLE SAGE 17 Pine Avenue Woodstock 0037 … Continue reading →
     PETER MULVEY The Good Stuff Signature Sounds 2045 www.signaturesounds.com  When you listen to Peter Mulveyâs The Good Stuff, youâll realize that with this release, (I count his 16th) that Peter is just out to … Continue reading →
Out in the west Texas town of El PasoOf all the songs Iâve explored so far in this blog, none has proven quite as elusive as âEl Pasoâ to find the proverbial handles to grab on to it and open … Continue reading →
