Issue #61 Jan-Feb 2006

Features
Bobby Bare – Daddy, what if…
Dan Penn And Spooner Oldham – Old souls
Ellis Hooks – Soul man
Joe Henry – New soul
Joy Lynn White – Tougher than the rest
Mac Wiseman – ‘Tis sweet to be remembered – accurately
Norman & Nancy Blake – The old-fashioned way
Okkervil River – More to the story
Susan Tedeschi – Family style
Articles
Born To Rerun
Box Full of Letters from Issue #61
Calendar Girl
Cast King – Long time coming
Chris Whitley: 1960 to 2005
Deadman – Love will guide you home
Dream Boogie: The Triumph Of Sam Cooke
Edith Frost – Launching her lovebeams
Field Reportings from Issue #61
Friends Of Dean Martinez – Dream enough to sleepwalk
Hello Stranger from Issue #61
Issue #61 Jan-Feb 2006
Jenny Lewis – Looking back to see
John B. “Fritz” Richmond: 1939 to 2005
Link Wray: 1929 to 2005
Opening the doors (Letter from New Orleans)
Retail Chart from Issue #61
The Nashville Sound: Bright Lights And Country Music
The Third Annual No Depression Critics’ Poll
Tough Company
Wayne Scott – The tree the acorn fell from
Live Reviews
Caitlin Cary & Thad Cockrell – Vaudeville Mews (Des Moines, IA)
Freakwater / Marah – The Dame (Lexington, KY)
International Bluegrass Music Awards Show – Ryman Auditorium (Nashville, TN)
Iron & Wine / Calexico – Moore Theater (Seattle, WA)
Meters – House Of Blues (Chicago, IL)
Murry Hammond – Burbank First Christian Church (Burbank, CA)
Randy Newman – Jemison Concert Hall (Birmingham, AL)
Album Reviews
Angela Strehli – Blue Highway
April Verch – Take Me Back
Beth Orton – Comfort Of Strangers
Bill Malone & Rod Moag – Remember Me
Billy Joe Shaver – The Real Deal
BR549 – Dog Days
Brandi Shearer – The Sycamore
Bruce Springsteen – Born To Run: 30th Anniversary Edition
Buddy Guy – Bring ‘Em In
Cat Power – The Greatest
Chris Mills – The Wall To Wall Sessions
Curt Kirkwood – Snow
Daddy – At The Women’s Club
David Childers & The Modern Don Juans – Jailhouse Religion
Delmore Brothers – Fifty Miles to Travel / Roy Brown – Good Rockin’ Brown
Doc Watson Family – Tradition
Drunk Stuntmen – Trailer Life
Eddie Spaghetti – Old No. 2
Eric Andersen – Waves
Everly Brothers – On The Wings Of A Nightingale: The Mercury Studio Recordings
Freddy Fender & Flaco Jimenez – Dos Amigos
Gibson Brothers – Red Letter Day
John Cale – Black Acetate
John Fogerty – The Long Road Home: The Ultimate John Forgerty-Creedence Collection
Jon Nicholson – A Lil Sump’m Sump’m
Lesley Gore – Ever Since
Los Pinguinos Del Norte – Corridos De La Frontera
Lyn Collins – Mama Feelgood: The Best of Lyn Collins
Mark Mulcahy – In Pursuit Of Your Happiness
Marty Stuart – Badlands: Ballads Of The Lakota
Mendoza Line – Full Of Light And Full Of Fire
Merle Haggard – Chicago Wind
Pinetop Seven – The Night’s Bloom
Ray Charles – Pure Genius: The Complete Atlantic Recordings, 1952-1959, 8-CD box
Rhett Miller – The Believer
Robert McCreedy – It Might Kill You
Robert Pollard – From A Compound Eye
Ronnie Bowman – It’s Gettin’ Better All the Time
Ryan Adams – 29
Shelley Short – Captain Wild Horse (Rides The Heart Of Tomorrow)
Snooks Eaglin – New Orleans Street Singer
Subdudes – Behind The Levee
Various Artists – Atomic Platters: Cold War Music From The Golden Age Of Homeland Security, 6-CD box
Various Artists – Brokeback Mountain / Various Artists – Elizabethtown / Various Artists – Four D…
Various Artists – Hands Across The Water
Various Artists – Lowe Profile: A Tribute To Nick Lowe
Various Artists – My Goodness, Yes! Soul Treasures From The Silver Fox Label
Various Artists – Our New Orleans 2005: A Benefit Album
Various Artists – Shake What You Brought! Soul Treasures From The SSS International Label
Various Artists – The Complete Motown Singles, Vol. 3: 1963
Vashti Bunyan – Lookaftering
Winterpills – Self-Titled