Martin Johnson

The Song Remains: Wes Freed (1964 – 2022)

September 7, 2022 Martin Johnson 2

Southern Gothic inspired artist who gave The Drive-By Truckers a perfect iconography. The Drive-By Truckers are one of the iconic americana bands and a key part of The Truckers’ iconography is the artwork of Richmond, Virginia, […]

Interview: Cricket and Waylor Gordon Payne on J J Cale, Tulsa, and a life well spent

September 2, 2022 Martin Johnson 0

Side man to musical legends, a successful songwriter with a classic album to re-release. Gordon Payne’s time as a musician was spent largely as a sideman. He recorded one solo album, 1978’s ‘Gordon Payne’ which was […]

The Other Side Of Me: Martin Johnson on the musical world opened up by Miles Davis’s “On The Corner”

August 30, 2022 Martin Johnson 2

If you were a young music fan in the late ‘60s and early ‘70s there was every possibility that you would have heard of a lot more music and artists than you had managed to actually […]

Interview: Louisiana legend Tommy McLain on making Swamp pop-u-lar again after 40 years

August 24, 2022 Martin Johnson 0

The English influence on “I Ran Down Every Dream” may surprise some listeners. Sometimes it can seem that the term legendary is applied to any musician who has managed to maintain a lifelong career when in […]

The Song Remains: Jerry Allison 1939 – 2022

August 24, 2022 Martin Johnson 0

The drummer and songwriter who helped provide the soundtrack to countless lives. It was announced on The Buddy Holly Facebook page that Cricket drummer and songwriter Jerry Allison had died on Monday 22nd August at the […]