Bootsie Barnes & Larry McKenna

"When Music Is Tight It All Becomes Beautifully Loose." Traditions!" Returns Next Week

Nana Mouskouri

Composer: Sonny Burke, 1938 - Miss Mouskouri Has Released Over 200 albums And Singles In At Least Twelve Different Languages Over The Course Of An Extraordinary Career - Celebrating Number 84 This Past October

Los TexManiacs

Guest Musicians: Ray Benson And Bobby Flores - Founded In 1997 In Albuquerque, NM - Incorporating Elements From A Myriad Of Genre While Still Honoring The Roots Of Conjunto Tejano

Sara And Maybelle Carter

Catalogued As Roud Folk Song Index No. 4753 - Made Up Of Traditional Verses From Charlie Patton's "Down The Dirt Road - The Lyrics Vary From Version To Version As Is Common With Folk Songs Handed Down Through Oral Tradition

The War and Treaty

Albion, MI - Michael And Tanya Trotter

Altan

Formed In County Donegal, 1987

Ry Cooder

Fourth Album Composed Of Cover Versions Of Jazz, Blues And Roots Standards And Obscurities; Written By Bobby Miller, Little Milton Was First To Release It In 1969 - Duke Robillard And Koko Taylor Have Also Covered It

COMPILATIONS

Reworking Gregg Allman's Classic

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Elvis Presley

Remembering Elvis On What Have Been The Week Of His 84th Birthday, January 8, 1935

Wanda Jackson

Remembering Elvis On What Have Been The Week Of His 84th Birthday, January 8, 1935: Rockabilly Queen In The Sun Records Stable; Close Friend To Elvis

Albert King

Remembering Elvis On What Have Been The Week Of His 84th Birthday, January 8, 1935: King's Immense Respect For Elvis

The Blackwood Brothers Quartet

Remembering Elvis On What Have Been The Week Of His 84th Birthday, January 8, 1935: Representing Elvis's Gospel Side

Bill Black's Combo

Remembering Elvis On What Have Been The Week Of His 84th Birthday, January 8, 1935: Bassist In Elvis's Early Trio

The Ink Spots

Composers: Gershwin Brothers, 1937 - Jimmy Dorsey Was The First To Record "Slap that Bass," In March Of 1937 With the Ink Spots Following One Month Later

Downing And Mayer

Named After The City On The Banks Of The River Yamuna In Northern India. Agra Was First Mentioned In Persian Poetry In 1080 AD

Travelin' Brothers

Eighth Release Recorded In Ten Days In Nashville

Tracy Grammer

'Good Life' Is A Tribute To Tracy's Late Father - The Album Is Standing Stellar For Album Of The Year; Returning To The Ark In September

The Gasoline Gypsies

Two-Time Detroit Music Award Recipients

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Hammie Nixon

Blues Spotlight: The Long-Time Harp Playing Companion Of Sleepy John Estes. Born In Brownsville And Orphaned As A Child, Nixon's Early Influence Was Noah Lewis, Who Went On to Play With Gus Cannon's Jug Stompers In Memphis. It Was During the Mid-1920's Hammie Teamed Up With Yank Rachell And Sleepy John Estes, And The Trio Traveled Around The Delta Juke Joints And To Chicago Where The Recording Opportunities Increased As the Decades Rolled On. After The Passing Of Estes, Hammie Continued As a Member Of The Beale Street Jug Band. Hammie Nickerson Passed On 1984

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Hammie Nixon

Blues Spotlight: January 22, 1908 Tennessee - August 17, 1984 Tennessee

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Lee Konitz

Ronnie Ball, Piano..Percy Heath, Bass...Al Levitt, Drums...Lee Konitz, Alto Saxophone - - - - - Recorded At The Famed Boston Nightclub, January 5, 1954, Giving One A Definitive Look At Altoist Lee Konitz At A Pivotal Period Of Time Breaking Away From Being A Sideman And A Student Of Lennie Tristano, And Asserting Himself As A Leader.

Stephanie Urbina Jones

Honky-Tonk Mariachi!

Ernest Tubb And His Texas Troubadours

One Of The Pioneers Of Country Music: The Original Honky-Tonker - Inspiration: Jimmie Rodgers

Wrinkle Neck Mules

Quintet Of Pickers Out Of Richmond, VA - Six Releases to Date With Limited Touring Schedules Due To Each Members Side Interests

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Vivian Leva

Lexington, VA - Grew Up Steeped In The Appalachian And Country Music Influence

Joel Mabus

Midwinter Singing And Folk Festival The Weekend Of February 1st In East Lansing, MI; Sally Rogers And Claudia Schmidt Also Attending

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Colter Wall

Swift Current, Saskatchewan; Debut Release