The American Songwriter Q&A: Robbie Robertson
As a member of The Band, Robbie Robertson changed the course or rock music history, hipping the genre to a more old-timey sound with songs like “The Weight,” “Up On Cripple Creek,” and “The Night They...
View ArticleTaylor Swift: The Garden In The Machine
“Country music is truly music for everyone,” said Tim McGraw, as he and his wife Faith Hill prepared to announce the Country Music Association’s 2009 “Entertainer of the Year” award. “And that’s never...
View ArticleJessica Lea Mayfield: Look At Miss Ohio
“Things are starting to get weird.” Jessica Lea Mayfield, whose Nonesuch Records debut Tell Me is in stores now, is on the phone from her home in Ohio and we’re having a good laugh over her recent...
View ArticleDr. Luke: A Pop Star’s Best Friend
The first line of a great pop song sets the scene, so let’s do that here: Dr. Luke – born Lukasz Gottwald, former Saturday Night Live house band guitarist, Songwriter of the Year at the 2010 ASCAP Pop...
View ArticleThe Low Anthem: What’s That Sound?
The Grand Ole Opry as a religious experience – maybe you’ve heard this one before. Long before Ben Knox Miller and his bandmates in The Low Anthem were invited to play at The Ryman last December by...
View ArticleAlison Krauss: The Golden Girl
These days, many Nashville-based artists co-write their own material with big name songwriters so they can share a piece of the royalty pie in times of declining CD sales. But the truth is, a lot of...
View ArticlePhantom Power: Recording Marty Stuart’s Ghost Train
Marty Stuart’s Grammy-winning song “Hummingbyrd,” an instrumental tribute to The Byrd’s guitar virtuoso Clarence White, stood in stark contrast to the other Nashville-produced country records at the...
View ArticleThe Band Perry: Playin’ In The Band
At the end of an all-night bus ride from Nashville, Kimberly, Neil and Reid Perry look out at the freshly fallen foot of Iowa snow and ponder an unlikely comparison to Lynyrd Skynyrd. “I feel it’s...
View ArticleWaylon Jennings: The Eternal Outlaw
Waylon Jennings had not yet realized his potential as a songwriter when he first played “Good Hearted Woman” for Willie Nelson at a poker game. After hearing it, Nelson sneaked in this line right...
View ArticleMiddle Brother: The Extended Interviews
Middle Brother are a band of brothers comprised of Taylor Goldsmith of Dawes, John McCauley of DeerTick, and Matt Vasquez of Delta Spririt. We asked these three amigos about their favorite musicians,...
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