This is the story of a boy, a banjo, and a career. Carl Jackson, singer-songwriter, Grammy winner, entrepreneur, producer, and musical polymath. It traces its roots to Louisville, Mississippi, where Jackson was born in 1953, through a stint with classic […]
It’s that voice—it’s unforgettable; the moment we hear those golden tones delivering a jaunty “Galveston” or a mournful “By the Time I Get to Phoenix,” there’s no mistaking that we’re listening to Glen Campbell. Thanks to producer Carl Jackson, working […]
Bluegrass emerged out of a bubbling world of country music that was changing from a simply regional music in the 1920s into what became known as Country & Western and was sold to the world as appealing to a strong, but […]
Larry Cordle is a slight man with an often serious look on his face that easily breaks into a wily grin. He wears a trim mustache and a small goatee in a time when many men across the nation are […]
If Carl Jackson’s name is unfamiliar, it’s probably because you have things to do besides inspect album credits. For almost 30 years, Jackson has been kicking around the bluegrass, country and Americana scenes as a banjo player, guitarist, songwriter and […]
