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Ry Cooder live at McGlohon Theatre, Charlotte NC, Aud 2025

Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It – Ry Cooder

July 2, 2025 Martin Johnson 8

Back in the seventies, Ry Cooder and J J Cale started me on my journey to explore American roots music. At the time, I thought Cooder was recreating the sounds of bygone times with his uncovering […]

Video Interview: Dan Stuart on Green on Red, Marlowe Billings and life

March 11, 2024 Martin Johnson 0

From rock and roll songwriter to literary writer. While they may never have got their record company’s cash registers ringing, Green on Red in the ‘80s helped in their own ramshackle way lay the foundation for […]

The Song Remains: Mojo Nixon (1957-2024)

February 12, 2024 Martin Johnson 2

From cow punk court jester to mainstream anarchist. Death is one of the few certainties in life, and the best any of us can hope for is a happy death, unfortunately, that is far from the […]

Interview: Martin Shore of Take Me To The River All-Stars on coming to Red Rooster

May 30, 2023 Martin Johnson 0

Films, records and an educational programme documenting the real roots of popular music. If you are of a certain age with a keen interest in American roots music you will probably have at least an awareness […]

Interview: Chuck Prophet in San Francisco on fires and Dan Penn

September 9, 2020 Martin Johnson 0

Chuck Prophet has had a long and fruitful career as a singer-songwriter, guitarist and multi-instrumentalist, beginning with the groundbreaking Green On Red in the ‘80s before launching a successful solo career that has delivered a new […]