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Country Music in the Aughts
I don’t follow mainstream country, so I have no idea what’s happening in Nashville. That said, I think there are many artists in the aughts who have made stellar country music. “Country,” in this case, refers to any music that has a twang, and that roughly falls into the general categories of country, alt-country, and roots music. If it sounds like country to me, it is, regardless of marketing demographics. Favorite/Best Artist of the Decade Buddy Miller, without a doubt. He’s been consistently excellent, whether recording solo albums, recording duets with wife Julie, or contributing as a sideman to the... read more
Found in: Blogs, Andy Whitman on MusicGo on Vacation With Paste and Cayamo
What are you doing Feb. 21-26, 2010? Come with Paste on the amazing Cayamo cruise. What's Cayamo? Imagine a six-day floating music festival (Miami to Belize and Mexico) featuring a who's who of singer-songwriters playing sets all day and night all over Norwegian Cruise Line's Norwegian Dawn.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsBuddy Miller, John Fogerty, Justin Townes Earle Amongst Notable Winners at Americana Music Awards
The 8th Annual Americana Music Awards, held Sept. 17 in Nashville, honored an array of music legends and up-and-comers, with Buddy Miller, John Fogerty, Justin Townes Earle and Sam Bush taking home awards.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsJohn Fogerty Rides Again on New Album in Sept.
John Fogerty will return to the idea behind his 1973 post-Creedence solo debut of gospel and country covers, The Blue Ridge Rangers, with a new collection of covers and originals this September. The LP, aptly (and grammatically confusingly) titled The Blue Ridge Rangers Rides Again, features new spins on classic American tunes originally written by the likes of Buck Owens, the Everly Brothers and John Prine.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsTelluride Bluegrass Festival 2009 Photos: Emmylou Harris, David Byrne, Buddy Miller, Patty Griffin, Conor Oberst and More
Photos taken by Josh Baker at Telluride Bluegrass Festival 2009... read more
Found in: Blogs, 1000 WordsBuddy & Julie Miller Walk the Line
On May 15, 2003, Buddy Miller burst into his house near Belmont University in Nashville and told his wife Julie that June Carter Cash had died... read more
Found in: Music, Features50 Best Bob Dylan Covers of All Time
As we began to compile this list of the 50 Best Bob Dylan Covers of All Time—asking for input from Paste readers, writers and editors—someone suggested that it might be easier to compile a list of artists who haven't covered Dylan. I've listened to literally hundreds of Dylan covers over the course of the past week, trying to weigh choices like, "Who's version of 'Tomorrow Is a Long Time' is better, Nick Drake or Nickel Creek?" But I don't mean to make it sound like grueling work. My biggest take-away from this exercise is that going to Dylan for source... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the Day10 Best Musical Husband and Wife Duos
Sufjan Stevens' pastor Vito Aiuto just made an album with his wife Monique under the moniker The Welcome Wagon. It's sweet, brimming with faith and the kind of chemistry that at least seems like it could only come from a husband and wife. So we thought we'd look at the best collaborations between married couples over the years. We're only judging music made together (sorry, Tim and Faith) while married (sorry Jack and Meg). Here are Paste's Top 10 Musical Husband and Wife Duos:... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayPlant & Krauss, Joan Baez, more win at Americana Awards
[Above: Alison Krauss and Robert Plant]Alison Krauss & Robert Plant—the roots-music queen and the former Led Zep banshee—pulled down Album of the Year and Duo/Group of the Year honors Thursday night at the Americana Music Awards, a loose and congenial affair held at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium, the so-called “mother church of country music.”... read more
Found in: Blogs, FestivusAmericana royalty salutes Levon Helm
The Band deserves as much credit as anyone for inventing the country-rock subgenre we now know as Americana, so it made sense that this year’s Americana Music Association conference kicked off Wednesday night here in Nashville with a tribute to The Band’s drummer/singer Levon Helm.... read more
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