Gram Parsons

Shelby Lynne and Allison Moorer at Cadogan Hall - 30th January2018

Essentials: The Top 10 Americana Tribute Albums

June 11, 2026 Peter Thompson 7

The tribute album seems to have leapt in popularity in recent times. The tribute element can take numerous forms: celebrating, honouring an influential artist, raising the profile of an artist, raising money for good causes (including […]

Album cover artwork for "Cosmic American Music" by The Tabasco Birds

Tabasco Birds “Cosmic American Music”

April 16, 2026 Andrew Raw 0

Country music influenced by Gram Parsons, but altogether livelier and rougher around the edges. Cosmic American Music is the debut of Tabasco Birds, an eight-piece from North Texas. Six of the eight members attended Dallas Art […]

The Byrds from Hi Parader magazine = December 1968

For The Sake Of The Song: The Byrds “You Don’t Miss Your Water”

March 16, 2026 Andrew Raw 0

The wonderful You Don’t Miss Your Water, from The Byrds’ seminal 1968 Sweetheart Of The Rodeo album, was first written and recorded on the Stax label by soul singer William Bell in 1961. Bell was the […]

History of the Eagles tour, 2014, Bernie Leadon (second from left)

The Top Ten Americana Songs of All Time: Peter Thompson

February 19, 2026 Peter Thompson 9

So what makes a song a credible candidate for the Top 10 Americana Song of All Time feature? The task of selecting the top 10 has been assigned to the AUK staff writers, but without specific […]

The Top 10 Americana Songs of All Time: Darren Lumbroso

January 22, 2026 Darren Lumbroso 4

Lists of popular songs have been around for more than a century. The US music trade paper Billboard began publishing a rundown of the top ten best-selling pieces of sheet music in June 1913. By January […]