Issue #54 Nov-Dec 2004

Features
Gene Austin – The father of southern pop
Hem – All that useful beauty
John Fogerty – I have no problem with ‘Wooly Bully’ and ‘Blowin’ In The Wind’ sitting right next …
Robyn Hitchcock – A wrinkle in time
Articles
Amy Correia – No more carnival rides
Ben Weaver – Working for a living room
Box Full of Letters from Issue #54
Charlie Waller: 1935 to 2004
Dolorean – Truck drivin’ man
Field Reportings from Issue #54
Geraint Watkins – Pure pub for now, people
Hello Stranger from Issue #54
I Saw the Light – You’ve never heard the classics sound quite the way they play them at this Nort…
Isidro Lopez: 1933 to 2004
Issue #54 Nov-Dec 2004
Jill Sobule – Kissing the unfabulous sides of fame
Johnny Cash At Folsom Prison
Kenny Buttrey: 1945 to 2004
Laurie & John Stirratt – Out of the blue
Moanin’ At Midnight:the Life And Times Of Howlin’ Wolf
Moviola – Not on the road again
Nudie The Rodeo Tailor
Ox – Sunday Morning Fever
Retail Chart from Issue #54
Sing My Way Home: Voices Of The New American Roots Rock
Skeeter Davis: 1931 to 2004
That’ll Be Cash on the Auction Block, Son
Viva Video Southwest
William “Lum” York / Roy Drusky / L.E. White / Melvin Endsley / David Myers / Johnny Bragg / Sam …
Won’t You Be My Neighbor?
Live Reviews
Bob Dylan – Principal Park (Des Moines, IA)
Golden Smog – Bowery Ballroom (New York, NY)
J. T. Van Zandt – Black Sheep Inn (Wakefield, Quebec)
John Prine – Wolf Trap (Vienna, VA)
Notorious Cherry Bombs – Ryman Auditorium (Nashville, TN)
Sweet Harmony Traveling Revue – Chastain Park Amphitheater (Atlanta, GA)
Various Artists – Austin City Limits Music Festival – Zilker Park (Austin, TX)
Various Artists – Spread Your Wings Benefit – Neighborhood Theatre (Charlotte NC)
Various Artists – Sunday Bloodshot Sunday – Hideout Block Party (Chicago, Il)
Victoria Williams – Club Congress (Tucson, AZ)
Album Reviews
Alice Gerrard – Calling Me Home: Songs Of Love And Loss
American Music Club – Love Songs For Patriots
Anders Parker – Tell It To The Dust
Beausoleil – Gitane Cajun
Beaver Nelson – Motion
Bill Monroe & The Blue Grass Boys – Live At Mechanics Hall
Black Keys – Rubber Factory
C. C. Adcock – Lafayette Marquis
Charlie Robison – Good Times
Chuck Wagon Gang – I’ll Fly Away
Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown – Timeless
Daniel Johnston – Discovered Covered:The Late Great Daniel Johnston
Dave Gleasons Wasted Days – Midnight, California
Demolition String Band – Where The Wild, Wild Flowers Grow:The Songs Of Ola Belle Reed
Dwight Yoakam – Dwight’s Used Records
Elizabeth Cook – This Side Of The Moon
Elliott Smith – From A Basement On The Hill
Elvis Costello & The Imposters – The Delivery Man
Eric Andersen – The Street Was Always There
Faces – Five Guys Walk Into A Bar…
Finn Brothers – Everyone Is Here
Greg Brown – In The Hills Of California
Heath Haynes & The Crying Shames – Spring Release
Honeychurch – Makes Me Feel Better
Irene Kelley – Thunderbird
Jake Brennan & The Confidence Men – Love And Bombs
Jason Wilber – King For A Day
Jean Ritchie – Mountain Hearth & Home
Jeffrey Foucault – Stripping Cane
Jesse Dayton – Country Soul Brother
Jim Reeves – The Jim Reeves Radio Show, February 25-28, 1958
Jimmy Dean – The Complete Columbia Hits And More
John Brannen – The Good Thief
Kasey Anderson – Dead Roses
Ken Will Morton – In Rock N Rolls Hands
Kenny Baker – Darkness On The Delta
Kevin Kinney – Sun Tangled Angel Revival
Kieran McGee – Anonymous
Legendary Shack Shakers – Believe
Lil’ Cap’n Travis – …In All Their Splendor
Lloyd Green – Master Of the Steel Strings
Matthew Sweet – Living Things
Mike & Amy Finders Band – Where You Are
Neko Case – The Tigers Have Spoken
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band – Welcome To Woody Creek
NRBQ – Dummy
Percy Sledge – Shining Through The Rain
Peter Case – Who’s Gonna Go Your Crooked Mile:Selected Tracks 1994-2004
Peter Rowan – You Were There For Me
Peter Stampfel & The Bottlecaps – The Jig Is Up
Ray Bonneville – Roll it Down
Richard Buckner – Dents And Shells
Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder – Brand New Strings
Robert Gordon – Satisfied Mind
Salim Nourallah – A Way To Your Heart / Happiness Factor – Avoid Danger
Sara Cox – Arrive
Skeletons – Live At The Amador 1979
Split Lip Rayfield – Should Have Seen It Coming
Steep Canyon Rangers – Self-Titled
Steve Turner & His Bad Ideas – Self-Titled
Tim Lee – No Discretion
Tom Waits – Real Gone
Tony Joe White – The Heroines
Various Artists – 13 Ways To Live
Various Artists – Can’t You Hear Me Callin’ — Bluegrass: 80 Years Of American Music
Various Artists – Enjoy Every Sandwich:The Songs Of Warren Zevon
Various Artists – Fort Worth Teen Scene (1964-1967), Vols. 1-3
Various Artists – Hard-Headed Woman: A Celebration Of Wanda Jackson
Various Artists – This Is Americana
Waylon Jennings – Are You Ready For The Country
Webb Wilder & The Beatnecks – It Came From Nashville