Category Archives: Country/Hillbilly

The Passion Of Chris Strachwitz

Chris Strachwitz is a man possessed. “El Fanatico,” Ry Cooder calls him. A song catcher, dedicated to recording the traditional, regional, down home music of America, his adopted home after his family left Germany at the close of WWII. Mance … Continue reading

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Off The Record Presents Joe Bussard.

Off The Record makes the record-collector’s version of the pilgrimage to Mecca to Joe Bussard’s wonderful basement! Owner of one of the finest collections of prewar blues, country and jazz records in the world, Joe Bussard has been one of … Continue reading

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Wanna Hear Some Authentic Mountain Music?

Then tune in to The Floyd Radio Show which appears on the stage of the Floyd Country Store, a traditional and historic live music venue – the brainchild of proprietors Woody and Jackie Crenshaw, who dreamed of beaming a taste … Continue reading

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Bear Family Presents…..The Sun Records Story

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Jordanaires Gordon Stoker Passes

Gordon Stoker, lead tenor of the Jordanaires Elvis Presley’s backing group died on March 27th after a long illness at the age of 88. His son, Alan, told the Associated Press that he died at his home in Brentwood, TN. … Continue reading

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Cracking The Cosimo Code

Red Kelly (‘The Soul Detective’), John Ridley (‘Sir Shambling’), and author John Broken have launched a new website called ‘The Cosmo Code’.  Discographers David Gordon and Ace Records’ Peter Gibbon also assisted in the project. In October 1960, Cosimo Matissa … Continue reading

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Rock & Roll Pioneer Hardrock Gunter

Who made the first rock and roll record? It is a debate that will no doubt never end. However, in their book ‘What Was The First Rock ‘n’ Roll Record?’, Jim Dawson and Steve Propes argue that Hardrock Gunter’s ‘Birmingham … Continue reading

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New Son Volt Album ‘Honky Tonk’ – Teaser Tracks!

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Career Spanning Box Set From Stephen Stills Out On March 25th

A new career spanning b4 CD set from Steve Stills is due out in the UK on March 25th (26th in the USA). Called ‘Carry On’ the set released by Rhino will feature for the first time, material from Stills’ … Continue reading

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Jack White and blues label to reissue pre-war blues on vinyl

Document Records, the Scottish based pre-war blues, country and jazz reissue label is to collaborate with the White Stripes’  Jack White, to reissue the first in a series of pre-war blues recordings on vinyl.  The joint project between Document, which … Continue reading

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