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  Aural Robert: Nanci Griffith

  Stereophile - Robert Baird

  A vital member of the second wave of Texas singer-songwriters that emerged in the 1970s and included Lucinda Williams, Butch Hancock, and Lyle …

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  21 hours ago

  A life too interesting: Shane MacGowan

  BBC News - By David Sillito

  By David SillitoArts correspondent Getty Images Shane MacGowan pictured in 1991 at Pukkelpop Festival The songs of The Pogues are what happens when rural folk songs are hit over the head by the amphetamine punk spirit of 70s London. But they are more than that. These "gutter hymns" of the Irish abroad …

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  23 hours ago

  Earthly Delights: Unpacking Donovan's A Gift From A Flower To A Garden Boxset

  thequietus.com - Ben Graham

  As the state51 Conspiracy reissue Donovan's double-album box set on mono vinyl, Ben Graham looks back at the artist's most ambitious statement and …

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  20 hours ago

  Shane MacGowan, irascible frontman of The Pogues, has died at age 65

  NPR - Neda Ulaby

  Shane MacGowan, the hard-drinking frontman for Irish punk band The Pogues, has died. He was 65 years old. His wife, Victoria Mary Clarke, announced his death Thursday morning. No official cause of death was provided, but MacGowan had recently left a hospital in Dublin, Ireland, after a diagnosis of …

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  ‘Wichita Lineman’ Album: Glen Campbell’s Country Chart Phenomenon

  udiscovermusic.com - Paul Sexton

  The 1968 album was the only one of Glen’s LPs to make the top of both the country and pop album charts. One of the many spectacular sales achievements …

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  ’Heartaches’: The Patsy Cline Hit That Country Missed

  udiscovermusic.com - Paul Sexton

  ‘Heartaches’ was one of only two 45s to make the British chart before the country queen passed away in 1963. It’s a statistical travesty that Patsy …