January/February 2009 
AMERICAN ICONS: Vincent Youmans(1)
January 1, 2009
A friend and contemporary of George Gershwin, Vincent Youmans had much in common with his famous friend…
STREET SMARTS: The Lure of the Songwriter Business
The songwriting business is addictive and seductive…
THE SCHLANSKY FILES: All I Want for Christmas Is…
Here’s a guide to what you might want to get yourself next Christmas, a whole year early.
WILD COMBINATION > A Portrait of Arthur Russell
There is a Russell rediscovery underway; this provides a good introduction.
More in this category:
- AWAKE, MY SOUL > The Story of the Sacred Harp
- CHARLIE DANIELS AND FRIENDS > Preachin’, Prayin’, Singin’ Live from Nashville
- THE ROCK BIBLE: UNHOLY SCRIPTURE FOR FANS & BANDS > By Henry Owings
- SMART BLONDE: DOLLY PARTON > By Stephen Miller
- PURE COUNTRY: THE LEON KAGARISE ARCHIVES, 1961-1971 > by Eddie Dean
- DANIELSON > Trying Hartz
- THE SMITHS > The Sound of The Smiths
- HANK WILLIAMS > The Unreleased Recordings
- MARK OLSON & GARY LOURIS > Ready for the Flood
- RANDY NEWMAN: Humor With Character