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Goodbye…Tony Bennett

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Truly a man for all seasons and for all mankind, Tony Bennett carved out a remarkable life for himself on many different levels. All his accomplishments had these things in … Read more

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Fred Mollin (with his friends)

“I Kid You Not.” Jack Parr, pioneer icon of the Tonight Show, would say that so many times that he wrote a book about it. When I say that this … Read more

#27: August/September 2008

Goodbye…Billy Joe Shaver

Kind, stubborn, smart, talented, eight-fingered, much-married, Christian, loyal, no-bullshit Billy Joe Shaver embodied the country outlaw persona—and why not? He helped define the “outlaw” man, and outlaw music. Shaver wrote … Read more

Cindy Cashdollar

You can tell the character of a person by the company she keeps. The same is true of a person’s talents. As one of the finest slide and steel guitarists … Read more

Michael Martin Murphey

Michael Martin goes back in time with his new album Austinology, taking a look at some of the songs written between 1968-1974 that made Austin, Texas a singer/songwriter town. Together … Read more

Various Artists

  But when we grow up, Some day I’ll show up, Just to prove I was tellin’ the truth, I’ll kiss you too then I’ll hand to you, This rose … Read more

Steve Earle

It would be hard to find anyone in the modern music world who knows more about living on the edge, being an outlaw while also always living the life, and … Read more

Steve Earle, on Outlaws

Writer Iain Patience had a long talk with Steve Earle, on the almost-eve of Earle’s latest release, So You Wannabe An Outlaw (Warner Bros.), available everywhere June 16. A tremendous … Read more

Various Artists

There was good reason why the late Waylon Jenning’s signature song was named “Lonesome, On’ry and Mean.” One of the pioneers of so-called outlaws of country music, Jennings was a … Read more