This double-barreled re-issue captures two of George Jones’ strongest albums. One cannot quibble over the greatness of George Jones. The man has written “The Race Is On”, “White Lighting”, “He Stopped Loving Her Today” and “Hell Stays Open” among many others. George...
By James Calemine These recordings include Hank’s first session at 15 as well as his lost syndicated Radio Series. This remarkable 3-CD set features restored recordings of previously unheard Hank Williams music. One disc features Hank as a teenager recording in the...
By James Calemine Already Free, Derek Trucks’ sixth studio release opens with an absolutely killer rendition of Bob Dylan’s “Down In The Flood”. This version of the song evokes the strongest elements of American music in the last 60 years. The Derek Trucks Band...
By James Calemine Recorded at Willie Nelson’s Pedernales Studio in Austin, Texas, Warren Haynes’ solo effort–Man In Motion–aims for the golden, R & B-based Stax sound. Over the years, Haynes played with the Allman Brothers Band, the Dead, Gov’t Mule and a long...
By James Calemine Real Gone Music released the Grateful Dead’s Dick’s Picks Volume 34. On November 5, 1977, the Grateful Dead played the Community War Memorial, in Rochester, New York. This release sounds amazing. Dick Latvala served as the Dead’s official archivist...
By James Calemine The Grateful Dead disappeared on a hiatus in 1975. Dick’s Picks Volume 33 captures the group’s stellar October 9 and 10 performances at the Oakland Coliseum in 1976. The Dead’s last studio album–Blues For Allah–permitted a wider range of material in...
By James Calemine “Necessity is the mother of several other things besides invention.” –Flannery O’Connor “Sally Fitzgerald gave me books by Flannery O’Connor, and I passed them along to Levon, who stayed up all night reading. In the morning he’d say, ‘Libby,...
By James Calemine It’s been over 14 years since Mark Olson and Gary Louris collaborated on The Jayhawks’ 1995 CD Tomorrow The Green Grass. After years of traveling separate paths, Louris tried to keep the Jayhawks going and Olson moved to the desert with Victoria...
By James Calemine The concept for Ragged and Right originated from inspiration surrounding the Mordicai Jones/Link Wray 3 Track Shack sessions. Released in 2010, Ragged and Right counts as one of Virginia guitarist Jack Rose’s final recordings before he died in...
Woody Guthrie ranks as an essential American songwriter. His songs such as “This Land Is Your Land”, “Pastures of Plenty”, “Jesus Christ”, “The Biggest Thing Man Has Ever Done”, “Pretty Boy Floyd”, “Deportee”, “Talkin Dust Bowl Blues”, “Do Re Mi” and many others...