Bruce Cockburn
Islands in a Black SkySpeechless 2005 via Rounder Records
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"When Music Is Tight, It All Becomes Beautifully Loose."
Traditions! Is A Weekly Two-Hour Presentation Following Musical Streams Passed Down Through Generations; Pathways Linked By A Sincere Appreciation And Acknowledgement Of The Influential Styles That Continue Shaping The Landscape Of Roots Music: Early Influences - Pioneering Legends - Roots Revivalists - Indigenous Cultures. Thanks For Joining Us!
"When Music Is Tight, It All Becomes Beautifully Loose."
Accompanied By Music Partner And Life Collaborator David Rawlings
Born In 1962, King Became The Last Major Folk Blues Discovery Of the 20th Century; Discovered In Louisiana In 1979 By A Folklorist From The Smithsonian - An Authentic Folk Blues Successor To Huddie Ledbetter, Muddy Waters, Mississippi John Hurt And Mance Lipscomb
Rare Early Country Duo; A+ Yodeling
Natchez, MS - Recorded At The Legendary Fame Studios, Muscle Shoals Alabama, And Rooted Deeply In The History And Sounds Of Their Native Mississippi And the Surrounding Delta - "Natchez," Is The Quartet's Debut Release
Produced By Charlie Sexton - The New Album Drops 2/19 - Rosie Has Been Crafting A Pioneering Career In The Roots Underground since The Late 1970's, Making The Scene With The Screamin' Sirens. She Was An Integral Part Of The LA New Traditionalist Scene That Gave Rise To Dwight Yoakam And Los Lobos
Buddy's Distinctive Original Vocals And Guitar Playing Set To Exquisite Arrangements Performed By London's Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; A Realisation Of A Dream Holly First Explored Just Four Months Before His Tragic Death At Twenty-Two. In That Last Recording Session, Holly Was Joined By An Eighteen Piece Orchestra, Clearly Demonstrating A New Direction For Buddy
Debut For Release For Hawaiian-Based Bluesman Taumei "Big John" Akapo
American Jazz String Band Featuring The Vocals Of Ella Logan
Produced By Bela Fleck - First Played Together As A Backing Band For Vernon Oxford And Minnie Pearl
This Is Carter's Fourth Release
Appearing At Otus Supply In Ferndale On 2/16
Grassin' Up The Buffalo Springfield - Guest Musicians: Del McCoury, Sierra Hull, Gibson Brothers, Dre Anders & Justin Moses
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Pioneer Of West Coast Blues, A Laid-Back Singer Who Wrote Many Classic Songs And Played His Smoking Guitar Lines For A Worldwide Audience For Half A Century. Paid His Dues With Texas Red During the 1940's, Moving On To California And Formed A Band That Included Ray Charles And Stanley Turrentine. Fulson Moved Around On Several Labels, Recording A Prolific Output Of Blues Material. After T-Bone Walker, Fulson Was The Most Important Figure In West Coast Blues In The 1940's And 1950's. Lowell Fulson Passed On 1999
March 31, 1921 Oklahoma - March 7, 1999 California
Gerald Badini, Tenor Sax...Major Holley, Bass...Gerry Wiggins, Piano...Ed Thigpen, Drums...Helen Humes, Vocals
Juno Award Nominated Canadian Roots Rockers Founded By Billy Cowsill In 1992. After The Late '60's Success Of The "Cowsills," Billy Relocated To Calgary In 1975, Developing A Career As An Alt-Country Performer And Producer
Vintage Grass From Two Pioneering Legends - Bobby Singing Lead And Jimmy Tenor
Composer: Earl Scruggs - This Configuration Of The New South Is Jerry Douglas, Ricky Skaggs, Tony Rice And Bobby Sloan
Singing Of Her Native West Virginia
GR Pickin'