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Further Reading & DVDs
WHISPERING PINES: THE NORTHERN ROOTS OF AMERICAN MUSIC FROM HANK SNOW TO THE BAND
By Jason Schneider
(ECW PRESS)
A volume like this has been needed—a survey of Canadian music makers who’ve successfully carried those roots into the larger-scale pop realm of the U.S., examining their particular contribution and impact down here. The analysis of how that journey’s [...]
DIANA KRALL > Quiet Nights
Dusky voiced and restrained without straining, Diana Krall is the thinking man’s sensual wading pool. Economy to her elegantly old school piano playing, Tommy LiPuma manages to craft an understated lushness that harkens back to a time when sophistication was the ultimate aspiration-and cocktail noir was mystery and an invitation.
TOM RUSH > What I Know
Some voices sound especially heartwarming wrapped in the authentic colors of acoustic instruments, and Tom Rush’s is one.
CAROLE KING > Tapestry
Carole King was a real writer.
ISAAC HAYES > Black Moses & Juicy Fruit (Disco Freak)
By 1971, Isaac Hayes was one of Stax Records’ most valuable songwriters, penning r&b classics like “Soul Man” for soul men like Sam & Dave.
NICK LOWE > Quiet Please…The New Best of Nick Lowe
This set is just short of perfect because it doggedly sticks to Nick’s compositions (no “Switchboard Susan” or “Indoor Fireworks,” regardless of how definitive his versions are), but still delivers the crackling goods.
THE CLANCY BROTHERS AND TOMMY MAKEM > In Person at Carnegie Hall: The Complete 1963 Concert
When first released in 1963, In Person at Carnegie Hall did a great deal to spread awareness of Irish traditional folk in the US, even reaching No. 60 on the pop charts.
SHOOTER JENNINGS > BAD MAGICK: THE BEST OF SHOOTER JENNINGS & THE 357s
Shooter Jennings didn’t necessarily grow up on country, not even the Outlaw kind, but it certainly runs through his veins like kerosene.
MICHAEL STANLEY > Just Another Night
The Heartland’s been reduced to unseen flyover. Not hip enough, nor glamorous enough?
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