Photo: Rick Levinson Everyone knew Levon Helm was a heartfelt singer, a beautiful drummer, and a loving and joyful person in life. When he passed away last week, what music fans may not have realized was the impact that he had on his friends and fellow musicians. Everyone from his Band collaborators to artists like [...]

This year marks the 10th anniversary of Wilco’s Yankee Hotel Foxtrot. To celebrate, American Songwriter’s Jaymie Baxley examines the beloved record in this special multi-part series. In part one, we’ll look at the first major upset of Foxtrot’s tumultuous recording process; the replacement of original drummer Ken Coomer with Glenn Kotche. This chapter also includes [...]

Philip Selway drums for a little band called Radiohead (you might have heard of them). But his debut solo album, Familial, isn’t OK Computer part 2. Instead, it’s a folky, layered, acoustic offering that splits the difference between Nick Drake and and Will Oldham. On it, Selway trades his drum kit for a guitar, and [...]