This week on the program we begin a two-part encore presentation of an overview of the history of country and folk-rock music. We’ll hear from the Texas Troubadours, The Delmore Brothers, Hank Williams, Buddy Holly, The Everly Brothers, Ricky Nelson, … Continue reading →
The audience for country music in the years following World War II was predominantly male and many of the records were aimed at the juke boxes that thrived in the bars and watering holes where this working-class audience gathered. This … Continue reading →
This week and next on the Magazine we focus our attention on folk and country rock music. This week in Part 1 we’ll hear classics from The Delmore Brothers, Hank Williams, Hank Snow, Buddy Holly. Buck Owens, The Everly Brothers, … Continue reading →
For the next shows we’ll turn our attention to folk and country rock music. This week in Part 1 we’ll hear classics from The Delmore Brothers, Hank Williams, Hank Snow, Buddy Holly. Buck Owens, The Everly Brothers, The Beatles and … Continue reading →
The audience for country music in the years following the World War II was predominantly male and many of the records were destined for the jukeboxes that thrived in the bars and watering holes where this working-class audience gathered. This … Continue reading →
With the Eagles back on the road this year it’s about time to revisit folk and country rock music. This week on the program we’ll hear The Delmore Brothers, Hank Williams, Hank Snow, Buddy Holly, Buck Owens, The Everly Brothers, … Continue reading →
The audience for country music in the years following the World War II was predominantly male, and many of the records were aimed at the jukeboxes that thrived in the bars and watering holes where working class audience gathered. This … Continue reading →
The girl I love / Is on that train and gone — “Worried Man Blues” It’s hard to know Before he died in 2003, Johnny Cash recorded tracks for what became the first posthumous collection of his American series – … Continue reading →
Various Artists You Are There Shanachie 622 www.shanachie.com Back in the previous century’s videocassette era, Shanachie put out a series of early-1950s live performances by country acts (including Chet Atkins, Ernest Tubb and Marty … Continue reading →
Richard Shindell The Lost Mountaineer I’m too attached to the legacy of dead musicians. The musicians who left us early in their lives are particularly compelling to me–Sam Cooke, Steve Goodman, Stan Rogers, Kate Wolf, Dave Carter. My personal list … Continue reading →
