In 1962, the legendary George Wein, who had produced the Newport Jazz Festival, was invited to New Orleans to create a similar jazz festival. As he writes in the foreword to the stunning new book and 5-CD box set Jazz […]
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EDITOR’S NOTE: If you missed it last week, you can read The Reading Room’s interview with Ani DiFranco about her new book here. Many, if not most, music memoirs are simply tiresome, with the authors reveling in the minutiae of endless […]
Ani DiFranco has a recurring dream that she’s on an empty stage late at night, “looking into a dark, empty house.” As she heads out of the house, she wistfully reflects on the now-empty room that earlier in the evening […]
As we embark on the music festival season with MerleFest this weekend, it’s a good time to look back to that time 50 years ago when hundreds of thousands came together for a weekend of peace and love on Yasgur’s […]
When Randy Travis released his breakthrough album, Storms of Life, in 1986, he had no idea how many of those storms he’d have to weather over the next 30 years of his own life. In his new autobiography, Forever and […]
Texas roots singer-songwriter Joey McGee loves a good story, and he’s thrilled when he can put a good story to music. When he’s not letting an idea for a new song percolate in his mind, McGee’s reading a good book […]
When Wanda Jackson announced her retirement from performing last week, the First Lady of Rock and Roll and the Queen of Rockabilly left us all a bit sad. Her energetic performances, her fiery songwriting, and her dynamic stage shows turned […]
On the evening of Aug. 12, 2018, hundreds gathered in Central Park for a celebration of the enduring and transformative power of music. Singer-songwriter Richard Barone put together a concert called “Music + Revolution: Greenwich Village in the 1960s,” featuring […]
Over the past decade, Nashville has become almost unrecognizable to anyone who’s been there a while. New apartment buildings spring up every day, and mammoth hotels break ground even as older buildings are imploded across town. Music Row, that venerable […]
Even though I started listening to Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell, The Isley Brothers, The Toys, Clarence Carter, The Beatles, Herman’s Hermits, The Dave Clark Five, Paul Revere and the Raiders — all much to the chagrin of my parents […]
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