Sometimes I'm a little late to the game, case in point being Boz Scagg's version of Fenton Robinson's "Somebody Loan Me a Dime".
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The Drive-By Truckers’ country-soul mojo gets invigorated by Eddie Hinton on Go-Go Boots
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON MARCH 9, 2011 By Steve Newton Last year the Drive-By Truckers released The Big To-Do, a raucous collection of southern-fried alt-country tunes highlighted by the exuberant single “Birthday Boy”. A totally different vibe typifies the band’s new album, Go-Go Boots, which is surprising since its material was recorded during the same sessions as its … Continue reading The Drive-By Truckers’ country-soul mojo gets invigorated by Eddie Hinton on Go-Go Boots
Alabama-bred Jason Isbell learned a lot from “The Swampers” at Muscle Shoals Sound
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON JUNE 8, 2011 By Steve Newton Being from Alabama certainly has its benefits, one being the fact that you can really put your heart into it when you sing the chorus of Lynyrd Skynyrd’s biggest hit. But for Jason Isbell, one of the joys of growing up in northern Alabama was being … Continue reading Alabama-bred Jason Isbell learned a lot from “The Swampers” at Muscle Shoals Sound
Drive-By Trucker and Downtown Rumbler Patterson Hood says that writing songs saved his life, even when they weren’t any good
“Young writers have asked me stuff about songwriting, and I said the secret’s to not be afraid to write a thousand bad ones."