By James Calemine Scott Bomar owns Electraphonic Studios in Memphis. Bomar composed the score for Craig Brewer’s award-winning Hustle & Flow as well as Black Snake Moan. Bomar has worked with heavies such as Jim Dickinson, Charlie Musselwhite, Al Green, Carla...
By James Calemine This DVD contains vital footage of jazz great Thelonious Monk. Bruce Wicker and Charlotte Zwerin (Gimme Shelter) make a fine documentary. Jazz lover Clint Eastwood serves as executive producer of this enduring film. Straight No Chaser tells Monk’s...
By James Calemine “I recollect with mixed emotions All the good times we used to have, But you were making preparation For the final separation And you blew everything we had. You get your love on credit And your lovin’ days are done Checks you signed with love &...
By James Calemine Quiet Little Room serves as Mandolin Orange’s debut studio release. This Carrboro team recorded these compositions at the Rubber Room in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. These 12 songs capture the work of a talented duo. Andrew Marlin and Emily Franz...
By James Calemine My book, Insured Beyond The Grave, contains an interview with Music Maker Relief Foundation president Tim Duffy. I met Tim back in 1997 when Music Maker was gaining traction in their cause. Music Maker supports the roots of American music by directly...
By James Calemine The Definitive Monk is culled from a broad span of Monk’s songs from 1952 up until 1960. North Carolina born Thelonious Monk was already playing in Harlem clubs by 1941, yet it took a while for his talent to ignite in New York City. These 21 songs...
By James Calemine John Keane stands as a pillar in the Athens, Georgia, musical community. Keane’s credentials include working with R.E.M., Widespread Panic , Uncle Tupelo, Vic Chesnutt, Indigo Girls, Nancy Griffith, 10,000 Maniacs, Billy Bragg, BR5-49, Drivin N...
Folk Country counted as Waylon Jennings’ debut RCA release. RCA wanted to lure the folk crowd, but Jennings remained country on these songs. Four of the compositions were originals, four were Harlan Howard songs and three were credited to Don Bowman. Produced by Chet...
By James Calemine These four CDs–48 songs–comprise Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers’ hand-chosen most emotive live recordings in their 30 year career. The Anthology’s track list does not adhere to chronological sequence. That was one of Petty’s ‘guiding principles’....
Preston Lauterbach’s first book–The Chitlin’ Circuit And The Road to Rock ‘N’ Roll– traverses new ground in the history of American music literature. The definitive book outlines the origin of the music underworld of black America from the 1930s into the 1970s called...