Rick Bayles

The Song Remains: Rusty Young 1946 – 2021

April 20, 2021 Rick Bayles 6

Founding father of country rock, legendary steel guitar player and Poco frontman. On April 14th we lost one of the great pioneers of Country-Rock. Norman Russell Young, known to all as “Rusty” and as a frontman […]

Elizabeth Thomson – Two Bobs and Me

April 12, 2021 Rick Bayles 1

Following Jonathan Aird’s review of ‘Bob Dylan: No Direction Home’, published to mark Bob Dylan’s 80th Birthday on May 24th, we have a special guest article from the book’s revising editor, Elizabeth Thomson, also the author […]

Book Review – Richard Thompson “Beeswing”

April 7, 2021 Rick Bayles 0

A quietly reflective memoir from the Dawn of Folk-Rock. I think it would be fair to say that this is the book many Richard Thompson fans have been waiting for. Patrick Humphries’ authorised biography, ‘Strange Affair’, […]

Whatever Happened To…. Maria Muldaur

April 6, 2021 Rick Bayles 5

The first article in our revamped Forgotten Artists series, which now becomes “Whatever Happened To…”, comes from Tim Martin as he turns the spotlight on a fine performer whose mix of blues, country, folk and R&B […]

The Unsung Heroes of Americana – RCA Studio B, Nashville Recording Studio

April 1, 2021 Rick Bayles 4

So far on our Unsung Heroes series, we’ve had musicians, producers, instruments and even record labels. Now it’s time to turn our attention to one of the iconic buildings of Nashville and its importance to the […]