The Real Easy Ed Bobby Rush: Bluesman On Top Of His Game Forbes - Margie GoldsmithBobby Rush, a singer/composer/songwriter known as the King of the Chitlin’ Circuit, has the audience screaming and clapping at NYC's Cutting Room — not because he is wearing a gold-embroidered smoking
The Real Easy EdMusic Stax Records’ Golden Period Explored in Limited Edition Vinyl Box Set Rolling Stone - Daniel Kreps The musical legacy of legendary soul label Stax Records will be explored in a limited edition eight-LP box set from record subscription service Vinyl …
The Real Easy EdAmericana EASY ED’S BROADSIDE: Can Americana Music Survive Taylor Swift? nodepression.com Among the many important breaking news stories that seem to shout at us from social media and the television every 15 minutes, I don’t think anything …
The Real Easy EdeCommerce A small Wisconsin company stored thousands of people’s CDs, then suddenly vanished The Verge - Dani DeahlLast month, almost a million CDs stored in Wisconsin seemed to disappear. For years, thousands of people paid a Madison-based company, named Murfie, to rip, stream, and store their CDs, vinyl, and cassettes.
The Real Easy EdMusic Louie Perez and David Hildalgo of Los Lobos Working on Ritchie Valens Musical Rolling Stone - Jerry Portwood It was described as the “Day the Music Died.” Over 50 years ago, on February 3, 1959, three of the country’s top rock & roll stars — Ritchie Valens, …
The Real Easy EdEntertainment New York City concert to honor Oklahoma native Woody Guthrie Associated PressTULSA, Okla. (AP) — New York City will host a concert in February to mark the 80th anniversary of Oklahoma native Woody Guthrie's classic song, “This Land Is Your Land.” The Woody Guthrie Center in Tulsa
The Real Easy EdMusic The Best Reissues And Archival Albums Of 2019 NPR - Tom MoonAnd now, a moment of appreciation for the under-assistant recording engineers and studio gofers who toiled in anonymity in the dimly lit studios of the past. They didn't just get coffee — they were on
The Real Easy EdAcoustic Guitar A survey of British fingerstyle guitar from the 1960s to the present acousticguitar.com From the January/February 2020 issue of Acoustic Guitar | BY JULIAN PIPER It’s November 1984, and a folk club in Exeter, England, anxiously awaits the …
The Real Easy EdMusic “He Could Do Anything”: Glen Campbell Remembered By His Closest Friends udiscovermusic.com - Paul Sexton Friends and colleagues of the late and great Glen Campbell have been reminiscing about his artistic legacy in general, and his particular expertise as …
The Real Easy EdMusic John Moreland Skewers Commerce and Self-Image in ‘Harder Dreams’ Rolling Stone - Joseph Hudak John Moreland sings about war, religion, and commerce in his new song “Harder Dreams.” The track is the latest release off his upcoming album LP5, due …
The Real Easy EdBob Dylan 5 of Bob Dylan's weirdest moments before his Beacon Theatre series ends New York Post - By Michael Kaplan If you didn’t know that Bob Dylan is eccentric, then you know nothing about the man. The 78-year-old singer’s 10-night concert series at New York’s …
The Real Easy EdMusic ‘Little Red Rooster’: The First Blues Record To Top The UK Singles Chart udiscovermusic.com - Richard Havers On Friday, 13 November 1964, The Rolling Stones released their fifth UK single. It would go on to become their second UK No.1 and, less than a month …
The Real Easy EdMusic ‘I’d Never Find Another You’: Billy Fury Sings Goffin & King udiscovermusic.com - Paul Sexton In August 1961, Billy Fury‘s cover of American singer Tony Orlando’s hit ‘Halfway To Paradise’ became his biggest single to date in the UK, spending …
The Real Easy EdEntertainment John Hiatt looks back and how he lets the music magic happen Associated Press - By DAVID BAUDER, Associated PressNEW YORK (AP) — John Hiatt wrote his first song at age 11, and knew right away that’s what he wanted to do. It’s not his job; it’s who he is. He’s 67 now. With all that time put in, it’s amusing that two
The Real Easy EdSundance 'Taylor Swift: Miss Americana' & 5 Other Music Films to Be Featured at 2020 Sundance Film Festival billboard.com - Rania Aniftos The Sundance Institute announced today its independent feature films across all categories for the 2020 Sundance Film Festival. The festival, with the …
The Real Easy EdWillie Nelson Willie Nelson Says He’s Quit Smoking Pot Variety - Chris Willman Toby Keith once wrote and recorded a song called “I’ll Never Smoke Weed With Willie Again.” Whether he kept true to that word in subsequent years or …
The Real Easy Ed Emmylou Harris: ‘There are things I don't think we'll ever know the answers to’ The Guardian - James McMahonThe musician, 70, on rethinking her career, laughing with Dolly Parton and shopping with Neil Young My father was a PoW in Korea. He was also in the Second World War. I clearly remember the day we were
The Real Easy EdAlbums Still Listening To Music On Your Radio? therealeasyed.com - Easy Ed Is there anybody else out there that recalls listening to music on your radio? I’m talkin’ late-night listening, twirling the dial and discovering …
The Real Easy EdNashville, TN All Roads Do Not Lead to Nashville therealeasyed.com - Easy Ed I’ve never attended AmericanaFest down in Nashville. If you’re curious to know why, there’s a multitude of reasons: Buddy and Julie have never …
The Real Easy EdAlbums AmericanA to Z – Iris DeMent americana-uk.com - Author Clint West When the current vinyl revival started and I switched from CD to once again buying vinyl records, one thing I swore that I wouldn’t do, was to …
The Real Easy EdLeonard Cohen Brother of Mercy: Our 2002 Leonard Cohen Profile spin.com - Written By SPIN Staff This story originally appeared on SPIN’s March 2002 issue. In honor of Cohen’s posthumous album Thanks for the Dance, we’ve republished it below. In …
The Real Easy EdMusic Questlove To Direct 'Black Woodstock' Documentary On Legendary Harlem Music Festival vibe.com - VIBE Staff Questlove will make his directorial debut with an upcoming documentary about a legendary black music festival, Variety reports. Black Woodstock, …
The Real Easy EdJoni Mitchell Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Van Morrison, Neil Young & The Band in ‘The Alternate Last Waltz’ dangerousminds.net I was looking for something else entirely when I stumbled across THIS buried treasure: The Band’s complete “Last Waltz” concert, as shot from what …
The Real Easy EdBonnie Raitt Joe Smith, Former Label Head at Warner Bros., Elektra and Capitol, Dies at 91 Variety - chrislwillman Joe Smith, whose four decades in the music business included heading Warner Bros. in the 1960s and ’70s, Elektra in the ’70s and ’80s and Capitol in …
The Real Easy EdMusic Roots Of The Blues: Muddy Waters And ‘Hoochie Coochie Man’ udiscovermusic.com - Charles Waring Willie Dixon was the undisputed Poet Laureate of post-war Chicago blues music. His undoubted talent as a wordsmith probably stemmed from the fact …
The Real Easy EdVinyl Records Long Play: Analogue photos that capture the essence of record culture thevinylfactory.com - By Anton Spice When people talk about surface noise as a reason why vinyl feels more ‘human’, they might as well be talking about the grain of an analogue photo. …
The Real Easy EdAlbums EASY ED’S BROADSIDE: My 2019 Americana and Roots Music Pole nodepression.com My dear editor probably won’t like the title for this year’s annual list of my favorite music releases and new discoveries. I try to be the …
The Real Easy EdRobbie Robertson ‘Up On Cripple Creek’: The Story Behind The Band’s Song udiscovermusic.com - Martin Chilton On 2 November 1969, The Band gave their only performance on The Ed Sullivan Show. The famous host introduced them by saying, “Here are the new …
The Real Easy EdMusic Hank Williams Goes Jazz udiscovermusic.com - Paul Sexton The music of Hank Williams is one of the undisputed cornerstones of country. But, as with any great songwriter, his work can be reinterpreted in a …
