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The Song Remains: Jerry Lee Lewis (1935 – 2022)

October 31, 2022 Martin Johnson 2

Rock and roll originator with a true country soul heart. Jerry Lee Lewis’s death on 28th October at home in Nesbit, Mississippi, from pneumonia, marks the end of an era, as he was the last living […]

Classic Clips: Dan Hicks and His Hot Licks “Milk Shakin’ Mama” The Flip Wilson Show 1972

October 28, 2022 David Jarman 0

If asked to name the artist who has consistently provided me with the most sheer fun over the years, it can only be Dan Hicks and His Hot Licks – guaranteed to bring a smile to […]

AUK’s Top 10 Albums of the 21st Century: Introducing the Readers’ Vote

October 27, 2022 Clint West 0

The AUK writers have had their say – now its the turn of our readers to vote for their own Top 10 Over the last few weeks we’ve been counting down our ‘Top 10 Americana Albums […]

Classic Americana Albums: The Westies “West Side Stories”

October 26, 2022 Peter Churchill 0

Michael McDermott was first signed to a major label in 1991. A number of albums followed, the label dropped him and, in his own words “Those days are now just a wash of dreams of characters, […]

The Other Side of Me: Darren Lumbroso on the fire and skill of The Jam

October 26, 2022 Darren Lumbroso 3

I was born in Bromley. The postal address of my parent’s house stated that we lived in “Bromley, Kent”. Pre-Brexit, rather than queues of lorries, Kent conjured up images of a rural idyll, with oast houses […]