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Classic Americana Albums: Randy Newman “Sail Away”

March 30, 2022 Gordon Sharpe 2

A unique voice and – for once – it’s no exaggeration. In a number of previous articles, I have let it be known that I have great admiration for Randy Newman and I suggested that the […]

Classic Americana Albums: Mary Chapin Carpenter “Between Here And Gone”

March 23, 2022 Peter Churchill 1

Mary Chapin Carpenter had released 7 albums spanning 17 years by the time ‘Between Here and Gone’ was released in 2004. Over that time Carpenter had evolved out of the initial country label attached to her […]

Classic Americana Albums: The Chicks “Home”

March 16, 2022 Helen Jones 2

I’m not ashamed to admit that the first time I heard a Patty Griffin song was when it was covered by the Chicks (née Dixie). The band are kind of a gateway drug after all, with […]

Classic Americana Albums: Rosanne Cash “Interiors”

March 9, 2022 Andrew Frolish 0

Honest and heart-breaking, Rosanne Cash’s ‘Interiors’ remains a powerful record of unravelling love. 1990 was a tumultuous time of change for Rosanne Cash and this is reflected by the deeply personal ‘Interiors’, one of her finest […]

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Classic Americana Albums: Little Feat “Sailin’ Shoes”

March 2, 2022 Kimberly Bright 4

‘Sailin’ Shoes’ was Little Feat’s second album with the original lineup of Lowell George, Roy Estrada, Richie Hayward, and Bill Payne. The quartet’s music was among many wonderful freewheeling experiments to come out of Frank Zappa’s […]