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First released in 2019 as a single. Coming out April 18 on Heather’s new album ‘By Now’. Drums and lap steel: Darrell Edwards; electric guitar and bass: Chase Barrett.

A singer-songwriter and folk / blues guitarist born and raised in Kansas City, MO, Spoelstra began his musical career in LA in his teens and wound up in New York City in time to take part in the folk music revival of the early 1960s. He is best remembered for his activity in the Greenwich Village area. He performed with Bob Dylan soon after Dylan's arrival there, was a contributor to Broadside, and recorded a number of albums for Folkways Records and other labels. Spoelstra was raised as a Quaker. His career was put on hold from 1963 to 1965, when he performed alternative service as a conscientious objector in Fresno, CA. In the mid-1960s, he frequently performed at the Ash Grove in West Hollywood. Spoelstra later settled near Modesto, CA, where he lived until his death in 2007.

This was the title song from Petty’s 1985 album. This song, about Southern roots and a down-on-his luck Florida orange-picker, was considered by Petty to be one of the best he ever wrote. Dolly does him proud. Album coming out on 6/21.

Shines played with Robert Johnson in the mid-1930s, then moved to Chicago. This song was first recorded there in 1950 but not released until 1970, 20 years later. A great example of early post-War Chicago blues. Shines on vocal and guitar; Little Walter on harp; Jimmy Rogers on guitar; and Ernest 'Big' Crawford playing bass.

Multi-instrumentalist-singer-songwriter Larry Campbell and singer-guitarist Teresa Williams’ musical and life experiences combine here for another great album on Red House Records. The husband/wife duo have worked with fellow artists including Levon Helm, Bob Dylan, Mavis Staples, Little Feat, Phil Lesh and Friends, and Rosanne Cash. Some of the songs on this album deal with an addict’s effort to get clean. This track looks at it from the other side, when a loved one realizes their only recourse for dealing with an addict is merely to stand “with arms wide open.”

Majcen grew up on the Gulf Coast of Florida, the son of Bosnian war refugees who had fled their homeland in search of a better life for their children. He recently relocated to Nashville, and his career may be taking off.

Canadian-born New Zealand country & soul singer/songwriter, Neilson has Ojibwe ancestry and a whole lotta chutzpah. You gotta see the video for this!

In the wake of the Jason Aldean controversy, Adeem the Artist's new song has a message: 'You are loved'.

The album was recorded in Nashville at Bradley's Barn in Oct. 1969, and released in early 1970. The list of backing musicians is mind-blowing!

Noah and Nate Faulkner: Noah is 16, his brother Nate, on bass, is 13. ‘Using the handle Pedal Steel Noah, he posts daily covers of ’80s New Wave and post-punk hits on Instagram and TikTok, interpreting the work of acts like the Smiths and Tears for Fears on one of the hardest instruments to master.’ Noah’s mother says he “sang before he really talked. That’s his first language.” Last week, his first EP, “Texas Madness,” came out; it includes three covers and two original tracks. I find the videos addicting!

It all started when Trischka received a ‘mysterious thumb drive full of rare recordings of Earl Scruggs jamming with John Hartford, mostly taken from private gatherings at Earl’s house during the 80s and 90s.’ The upcoming album features a cross-generational, genre-spanning band.

Recorded with Muscle Shoals studio musicians in 1984, the album was never distributed due to "some trouble with the law". The executive producer was arrested and entered into the witness protection program. Gurf Morlix on bass; Townes Van Zandt wrote the liner notes. Yum yum yum!

The album was recorded over two years and inspired by events in Moorer’s personal life during that time including her divorce from Steve Earle and her young son's diagnosis with autism.

Recorded in early 2005 at the Great American Music Hall in San Francisco and the Galaxy Theater in Santa Ana. The Guilty Men: Chris Gaffney, Chris Miller, Gregory Boaz, Bobby Lloyd Hicks & Joe Terry. Lead vocal and accordion by Chris Gaffney.

Originally done by the Goofus Five, a popular band in the 1920s. Tuba Skinny is: Shayne Cohn, cornet; Todd Burdick, tuba; Barnabus Jones, trombone; Jason Lawrence, banjo; Craig Flory, clarinet; Greg Sherman, guitar; Max Bien-Kahn, guitar; and Robin Rapuzzi, washboard.

Released as a single in 1964, it features a 12 string Rickenbacker guitar.

Charlie McCoy on harmonica; Dan Dugmore on pedal steel. Keyboards by Barry Walsh. Thanks to Lee for this one!

Macklemore's 'The Town' sampled this track. Someone said of Knopfler’s voice, ‘warm, introspective, affable...and loaded with longing, the vocal equivalent of a fine red wine.’

Bass – Wendy Melvoin; Piano – Lisa Coleman. This is the second studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter, poet, activist and multi-instrumentalist Allison Russell. The album's title was inspired by Joni Mitchell.

For the curious, an ‘eidolon’ is a phantom, a ghost or elusive entity. Godson of bluegrass pioneer Bill Monroe and son of lauded banjoist/composer Tony Ellis, Ellis grew up in Tennessee. Despite his Ph.D. in ethnomusicology, Ellis is happy to let his roots show. There’s a casual, almost ramshackle air to the proceedings, as if it’s a gathering of friends more than an actual band. Julie Coffey on background vocal; Pete Sutherland on fiddle.

‘Commonsensical restful wanderer’ from Vancouver, British Columbia. ‘Stay positive. Don't let the hard days win.’ Carl Paradise, guitars, drums, background vocals; Dave Buerger, bass, background vocals. Thanks to Barbara Ritter for tipping me off on this one!

This wonderful band is from Lafayette, Louisiana, and was founded in 1974. The band's name is a tribute to Joseph Broussard, called ‘Beausoleil’, an Acadian resistance leader who led many Acadians to Louisiana following their expulsion by the British.

Says Shannon, “‘Ceremony’ is about the glacial time frame of justice and poetry. Some things you cannot do when you are young. Ultimately, we just hold on and come to understand that life is a lonely mission which we share with others. The song is dedicated to Leonard Peltier, the Native American political prisoner.”

Jorma's first solo album, it was produced by fellow ‘Hot Tuner’ Jack Casady. Jorma’s 83 and still out there performing!

Recorded at Atlantic South, Criteria Studio, Miami, FL. In 1971. Produced by Jerry Wexler, Tom Dowd and Arif Mardin. Guitar: Cornell Dupree; bass: Chuck Rainey; organ: Donny Hathaway; drums: Bernard Purdie; percussion: Dr. John, Robert Popwell; horns: The Memphis Horns (trumpet: Wayne Jackson; tenor saxophone: Andrew Love); backing vocals: The Sweethearts of Soul (Brenda Bryant, Margaret Branch, Pat Smith)

Rush, a folk icon from the 60s, is touring to promote his first album in five years. ‘Rush wonderfully captures the old man vibe with a fresh feeling. His message is that ‘the greatest pleasure lies in human relationships.’

Evidently written about Woodley Road, a rural road out of Montgomery, AL long called "Seven Bridges Road" because of its bridges; the moss on the trees make it a beautiful road.