A great album is a companion.  You don’t even need to possess it to be soothed.  You’ve listened enough to be able to play it in your head. Now a detailed examination of history will tell us Norman Winter had a huge hand in breaking Elton John in the U.S.  In other words, one cannot […]

Lost but not forgotten, from the dark heart of a dreamAdam raised a Cain In the hallway Andy Gould lamented that there wasn’t anybody shy of retirement age that could get up on stage and fete James Taylor. Oh, India Arie acquitted herself well.  And Keith Urban rocked the house.  But Keith Urban shares James […]

Well there’s just a little bit of magic in the country music we’re singin’"Pickin’ Up The Pieces"Poco It started with the Byrds’ "Sweetheart Of The Rodeo".  Suddenly, country music infected rock and roll.  It was unforeseen.  And largely ignored. Until Crosby, Stills & Nash. Suddenly, rock music was smooth where it used to be rough.  […]

E-mail Of The Week: hey Bob, major vs indy:It’s the difference between trying to make a killing and trying to make a living. Steven HellerToubab KreweUpstream Records So one has to ask why Rosanne Cash’s "Black Cadillac" is being released on a major.  Because, despite the success of "Walk The Line", I don’t EVER see […]