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Jonell Mosser with John Hall
|From the stage at the Bearsville Theater in 1994, John and Johanna Hall joined Jonell Mosser, their friend and musical sister, to play some new music. Little Black Dress brings … Read more
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Heidi Newfield
This soulful and sacred, hot-rocking, and simply stunning country music album should set several charts on fire. Having grown up on a Quarter Horse ranch in Northern California, Heidi Newfield … Read more
Premiere: Johnny Nicholas: Mistaken Identity, but no other errors
After finishing school, Johnny Nicholas hit the road, hitchhiking and hopping freight trains on pilgrimages, searching for the music he loved and the artists who created it. Nicholas established relationships … Read more
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When Fred Mollin, my favorite producer for several decades now, announced last year he had signed my favorite vocalist, Mandy Barnett, to his new label, Melody Place Music, I said … Read more
Joe Bonamassa
Twenty years ago, “a young lad full of youthful spirit and optimism,” recorded his first solo album, A New Day Yesterday. I had no idea who he was or that … Read more
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It’s a simple story: Three musicians met on the road, recognized kindred spirits, then joined their distinct lead vocals into captivating harmonies. Consistently compared to Crosby, Stills & Nash, the … Read more
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