Jack White’s photo on the album cover of Blunderbuss with a vulture on his shoulder speaks volumes. Fair warning ladies. White produced and recorded his first solo album, Blunderbuss, in Nashville where he’s been a resident since 2005. Recently, White spoke about...
Songwriter/guitarist Lowman Pauling fronted the North Carolina group the 5 Royales in the 1950s. Steve Cropper always cited Pauling as a major influence. Steve Cropper’s legendary music career spans five decades. He’s collaborated with–to name only a few–The Mar-Keys,...
Released in 1974, Highway Call counted as the first solo album by Dickey Betts. The Allman Brothers released Brothers And Sisters the previous year and took a break. Recorded at Capricorn Studios in Macon, Georgia, Highway Call contains 35-minutes of laid-back...
By James Calemine Recorded at their Jacksonville, Florida, home studio, married duo Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi formed a new 11-piece band for Revelator. Between Trucks and Tedeschi, they’ve played with everyone from Bob Dylan to Buddy Guy to the Allman Brothers...
By James Calemine Born Karen Cariker during 1938, in Texas, Karen Dalton grew up in Oklahoma. During her lifetime, Dalton received little critical acclaim for her music. In New York City she kept time with Bob Dylan, Tim Hardin and Fred Neil. Dalton was not a...
"Will power. With strength of will you can do anything. With willpower you can determine your destiny." --Bob Dylan Dave Schools serves as the thunderous bassist in the band Widespread Panic. Panic exists as one of the most talented and hardworking bands in the last...
By James Calemine Bad As Me, the 22nd studio release by Tom Waits earned the highest chart appearance–#6 on Billboard’s Top 200–in his esteemed career. Bad As Me contains 13 close-to-the-bone songs from his first studio album in seven years. The musical cast on this...
By James Calemine This recording captures Levon Helm’s band live at the Ryman Auditorium on September 17, 2008. The group that night included Helm, Larry Campbell, Amy Helm, Teresa Williams, Brian Mitchell, Erik Lawrence, Clark Gayton, Jay Collins, Steven Bernstein,...
By James Calemine I wrote this review in 2012 when Sweeten The Distance was released, and right before I interviewed Neal Casal for the first time. I just watched the moving tribute to Neal that transpired on September 25, 2019, "There’s A Reward: A Celebration of the...
Gentle Spirit was recorded on analog and released on vinyl as a double album.