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I Write the Songs – “Cowboy” Jack Clement

October 25, 2022 Rick Bayles 0

We’re going back to an old school, country songwriter for this month’s I Write the Songs. Jack Henderson Clement, born in Memphis, Tennessee in the April of 1931 started playing and performing at an early age, […]

Americana Bedrock – Linda Ronstadt

October 24, 2022 Rick Bayles 1

In introducing this new series, Features Editor Clint West said that “this series will explore some of the artists that have laid down the foundations of what we now refer to as ‘americana’”. I think one […]

AUK’s Chain Gang: Jesse Winchester “Biloxi”

October 24, 2022 Kimberly Bright 0

Rather than immediately hopping to another American state after Ljubinko Zivkovic’s stop in ‘Mississippi’ last week, let’s stick around long enough to visit ‘Biloxi.’ Biloxi is on the Gulf coast of Mississippi and singer-songwriter Jesse Winchester […]

AUK’s Top 10 Americana Albums of the 21st Century: Number 1 – Jason Isbell “Southeastern” (2013)

October 21, 2022 Clint West 6

After late nights of deliberating whilst clutching a glass of bourbon and nibbling nervously on Texas BBQ Pringles, decisions were finally made, often followed by changes as we sobered up the next morning, and then the […]

Classic Clips: Paul Simon and George Harrison “Homeward Bound” Saturday Night Live 1976

October 21, 2022 Viv Fish 0

There is nothing quite like live music and with the subsequent power of television to spread the experience, we are fortunate that we don’t always have to be there in the room to enjoy it. Fresh […]