By James Calemine I met Warren Zanes at the writer Stanley Booth’s house in the early 1990s. Booth plays a major role in Zanes' new well-written book Dusty In Memphis. Zanes, at the time I met him, was in a good band called the Del Fuegos. I caught a faint Tom Waits...
"Hey Mr. Clean, You're dirty now too." --Neil Young "Sun Green" Greendale proves a vital release in Neil Young’s prestigious discography. A conceptual album, Greendale tells the story of the Green family living in a small fictional California town. The album's artwork...
Cora Mae Bryant is the daughter of Georgia guitar legend Curly Weaver. She grew up in rural Georgia south of Atlanta. As a girl, Cora Mae attended house parties with Curly Weaver and Blind Willie McTell. On Cora’s soulful release, Born in Newton County, she covers...
“Can you truly say with your dying breath You’re ready to meet the angel of Death." “Angel of Death” –Hank Williams Hank Williams: Snapshots from the Lost Highway pays tribute to the King of Country music. With a preface penned by Marty Stuart, an introduction written...
By James Calemine The Chess Original Masters–Howlin’ Wolf/Moanin’ In The Moonlight–features the first two albums by one of America’s most respected bluesmen. Howlin’ Wolf–Chester Arthur Burnett–was born in Aberdeen, Mississippi, on June 10, 1910. Few musicians could...
By James Calemine Enclosed within the first Music Maker book titled Portraits and Songs From the Roots of America rests a CD featuring 22 different Music Maker artists. This collection reveals some of the country’s most neglected Southern musicians who remain pioneers...
Listeners searching for a gritty Black Crowes sound may face an early morning wake up call, but those curious to hear a musician face change, move onward, and continue writing songs——then New Earth Mud may just propel you into the wild blue yonder.
Published in 1999 by the University of Georgia’s Hill Street Press, Dexter Weaver’s book Automatic Y’all contains stories and recipes revolving around the Athens, Georgia, soul food joint Weaver D’s. Weaver grew up in Athens. In Automatic Y’all he reveals how...
By James Calemine “Four train days get me back to New Orleans,” are the opening lines on Widespread Panic’s new live release, Another Joyous Occasion. The eleven song recording is Panic’s debut CD on their new label, Widespread Records. The Athens, Georgia, band broke...
Leavell’s Forever Green exists as one of the most insightful books ever written about the history and condition of the American Forest.