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Read More »Music Reviews: Jimmie Rodgers’ ‘A Career Anthology,’ plus the Cucumbers
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Music Reviews: Bob Dylan’s ‘Through the Open Window: Bootleg Series, Vol. 18,’ plus Dion, ‘The Rock ’n’ Roll Philosopher’
Like the rest of the Bootleg anthologies, this one isn’t intended to be anything like a best-of collection. Instead, it aims to dig beneath the surface and hold a magnifying glass to Dylan’s creative process.
Read More »Music Reviews: ‘The Rich-R-Tone Folk Star Story,’ plus Willie Nelson, Jeb Loy Nichols, and Jonathan Richman
Fans of mid-20th-century Southern music will likely recognize the name of the act for which Rich-R-Tone is most known: the Stanley Brothers, whose first 14 bluegrass recordings appeared on the label and are all included here.
Read More »Music Reviews: Fleetwood Mac’s ‘1969 to 1974,’ Plus Steve Forbert’s ‘Rodgers Revisited’
A new box offers a comprehensive look at Fleetwood Mac's middle years. Plus, a tip of the hat to the so-called Father of Country Music.
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