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On The Record: Frank Sinatra’s ‘Watertown,’ plus Frank Zappa, Peter Rowan, James Holvay, & Cowboy Junkies

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Frank Sinatra’s Forgotten Gem For Watertown, his 1970 concept album on the Reprise label, Frank Sinatra took a gamble. While his earlier solo...

On The Record: Rolling Stones’ ‘Licked Live in NYC,’ plus ‘Americana Railroad,’ Beach Boys’ ‘Sounds of Summer,’ ‘United Dreadlocks,’ & Paul Winter’s ‘Concert in the Barn’

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June 24, 2022 0

The Rolling Stones Hit the Big Apple You may or may not consider the Rolling Stones the world’s greatest rock and roll...

On The Record: ABBA’s ‘CD Album Box Set,’ plus Brad Absher, David Newbould, Michael Martin Murphey, & Rod Picott

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June 17, 2022 0

ABBA Delivers an Expansive Box Set The pop group ABBA – two Swedish couples who married and later divorced – got...

On The Record: The Rolling Stones’ ‘El Mocambo 1977,’ plus Neurotic Outsiders, Railroad Earth, & Asleep at the Wheel

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June 10, 2022 0

The audience makes considerably less noise on the Rolling Stones’ new El Mocambo 1977 than on any of the group’s many other recently...

On The Record: Mary Gauthier, John Coltrane, Charlie Musselwhite, Edie Carey, Michael McDermott, & Laney Jones

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June 3, 2022 0

Mary Gauthier Finds a Hopeful Place When Nashville-based Mary Gauthier appeared on Hulu’s I Love You, America a few years...

On The Record: Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Banditos, Bryan Ferry, Heidi Talbot, Zero, & May Erlewine

Jeff Burger

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May 27, 2022 0

Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Dirt Does Dylan. The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band recorded versions of Bob Dylan’s “You Ain’t Goin’ Nowhere” on...

On The Record: The Crests’ ‘Sixteen Candles: The Definitive Collection’ plus Michael Weston King & My Darling Clementine

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May 6, 2022 0

The racially integrated Crests (which initially also included a female member) ranked among the best and most successful groups of...

On The Record: The Knack’s ‘Live at the House of Blues,’ plus Ann Peebles, Barney Bentall, & Steven Casper

Jeff Burger

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April 29, 2022 0

The Knack rocketed to fame shortly after forming in 1978 when a series of club gigs in Los Angeles prompted nearly...

On The Record: Mark Knopfler’s ‘The Studio Albums 1996–2007,’ plus Jesper Lindell’s ‘Twilights’

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April 22, 2022 0

Last year witnessed the release of Dire Straits’ The Studio Albums 1978–1991, and now we have Mark Knopfler’s The Studio Albums 1996–2007, which features...

On The Record: Willy DeVille’s ‘Venus of the Docks: Live in Bremen 2008,’ plus Erika Lewis, Michelle Malone, & Stew Cutler

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April 15, 2022 0

A Superlative Live Set from Willy DeVille Willy DeVille was part Native American, part Irish, and part Basque, and his consistently...

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On The Record: Frank Sinatra’s ‘Watertown,’ plus Frank Zappa, Peter Rowan, James Holvay, & Cowboy Junkies

On The Record: Rolling Stones’ ‘Licked Live in NYC,’ plus ‘Americana Railroad,’ Beach Boys’ ‘Sounds of Summer,’ ‘United Dreadlocks,’ & Paul Winter’s ‘Concert in the Barn’

On The Record: ABBA’s ‘CD Album Box Set,’ plus Brad Absher, David Newbould, Michael Martin Murphey, & Rod Picott

On The Record: The Rolling Stones’ ‘El Mocambo 1977,’ plus Neurotic Outsiders, Railroad Earth, & Asleep at the Wheel

On The Record: Mary Gauthier, John Coltrane, Charlie Musselwhite, Edie Carey, Michael McDermott, & Laney Jones

On The Record: Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Banditos, Bryan Ferry, Heidi Talbot, Zero, & May Erlewine

On The Record: The Crests’ ‘Sixteen Candles: The Definitive Collection’ plus Michael Weston King & My Darling Clementine

On The Record: The Knack’s ‘Live at the House of Blues,’ plus Ann Peebles, Barney Bentall, & Steven Casper

On The Record: Mark Knopfler’s ‘The Studio Albums 1996–2007,’ plus Jesper Lindell’s ‘Twilights’

On The Record: Willy DeVille’s ‘Venus of the Docks: Live in Bremen 2008,’ plus Erika Lewis, Michelle Malone, & Stew Cutler

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On The Record: Frank Sinatra’s ‘Watertown,’ plus Frank Zappa, Peter Rowan, James Holvay, & Cowboy Junkies

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