‘Rednecks’ was the opening song on Randy Newman’s 1974 album “Good Old Boys” and it was the initial kernel which inspired Newman’s examination of the American South on the disc. When it was released, the song […]
Concentrate on what is right and let others know it not on what is wrong à la Bob Johnston. Joe Henry is a bit of an artistic polymath being a successful singer-songwriter and a three-time Grammy […]
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 […]
Here we have another in the ‘ten‘ series – ten songs with horses as the subject. You might think there would be dozens and for all I know there are – but I certainly spent some […]
Mark Underwood continues with the fifth in his irregular feature on music by great songwriters with great lyrics, this time taking you through classics from the likes of Amy Speace, Alejandro Escovedo, Neil Young and Gretchen […]
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