Al Di Meola

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

The Bones Of J.R. Jones

One-Man Band Jonathon Linaberry

Dawn McCarthy & Bonnie 'Prince' Billy

The Duo Covers The Songs By The Everly Brothers." Milk Train" Was Backed By "Lord Of The Manor" In 1968; A Double-Sided Play By Disc Jockeys

Asa

The Fourth Release For The Nigerian-French Born Vocalist

Milagro Saints

Raleigh, NC - Taking Inspiration From Late 60's And Early Seventies Music, Gaving Birth To The Current Americana Movement

Steep Canyon Rangers

Grassin' Up The Great Ola Belle Reed; Live From Merlefest,

Victor Wainwright

Savannah, GA - Former Air Traffic Controller, Currently Touring With Two Bands, The Train And Southern Hospitality; Both Evolving From Victor Wainwright And The Wild Roots

Robert Johnson

Only Two Known Recording Sessions In 1937 - Johnson Had Little Or No Public Recognition For His Work In His Lifetime, Living His Whole Life Playing At Street Corners And Saturday Night Dances, Writing The Soundtrack For Half A Century Of Rock Culture To Come.

The Fat Babies

Chicago, IL - Seven Piece Jazz Band Interpreting Classic Styles Of The 1920's And 30's

Mel Tillis

Vintage Vinyl Spin: Recording Songs Since The Late 1950's, Mel's Biggest Success Occurred In The 1970's. Based In Okinawa With The US Air Force, Tillis Formed A Band Called The Westerners, Evolving Into Longtime Backing Band, The Statesiders. One Of Nashville's Most Prolific Songwriters, Mel's Tunes Have Been Covered By Some Of Country's Defining And Iconic Singers.

Doc & Merle Watson

Self-Titled Début Album - An American Baptist Hymn First Published In 1835

Amalia Rodrigues

World-Renowned Fadista Singer, Instrumental In Popularizing The Style Worldwide; A Music Genre That Can Be Traced To The 1820's In Lisbon, Portugal

Drive-by Truckers

Street Date: 1/31

Brown Bird

Formed As a Solo Project By David Lamb In Warren, Rhode Island During 2003. In Their Final Incarnation, The Band Was The Duo Of Lamb And His Wife MorganEve Swain, Disbanding In 2014 Following Lamb's Untimely Passing.

Gene Clark

Second Of Three Solo Album - Founding Member And Principal Songwriter For The Byrds, Leaving In 1966. In 1968, Clark Began A Collaboration With Banjo Player Doug Dillard, Producing Two Albums; "The Fantastic Expedition Of Dillard & Clark" Was A Pivotal Work Of Acoustic Country Rock

Kate Campbell

Composes Songs Inspired By The People And Culture Of The Modern South - Side Project: Performs With Pierce Pettis And Tom Kimmel As The New Agrarians

Lula Reed

The Blues Spotlight: A Longtime Cohort Of Pianist/Producer Sonny Thompson, Singer Lula Reed Recorded Steadily For Cincinnati-Based King Records During The Mid-'50's After Debuting On Wax In 1951. Equally Versatile Singing Urban Blues And Gospel, Reed's Strident 1954 Waxing "Rock Love" Was Later Revived By Label-Mate Little Willie John. A Series Of Duets With Guitarist Freddy King in March of 1962 Led To A Brief Move Tangerine Records In Early 1963. Miss Reed Soon Left The Industry; Passing On In 2008.

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Lula Reed

The Blues Spotlight: March 21, 1926 OH - June 21, 2008 MI

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Jonas Gwangwa

'820' Jazz Presents: An Influential Figure In The Evolution Of South African Jazz For Over 40 Years. Coming To Prominence With The Jazz Epistles, Gwangwa Pursued A Solo Path After The Groups Breakup In 1959, Culminating In 1988; Composing The Score For The film "Cry Freedom"

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New Roots Into 'YCE

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Nanci Griffith

Austin, TX - Multi-Award Recipient, Including The Americana Music Association Lifetime Achievement Award

Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver

Bluegrass Legend

Theron Hale & His Daughters

One Of The Early Members Of The Grand Ole Opry, Joining That Prestigious Group In 1928

Loudon Wainwright III

Pays Tribute To Singer, Banjo Picker and Early Influence Charlie Poole; Reworking The Poole Catalog From 1925-1930

Malcolm Holcombe

Stands On All The Old American Music Traditions And Takes Them His Own Way Into An Individual Music Expression