Comments on: Pure Country: The Leon Kagarise Archives, 1961-1971

By: rrnate

rrnate — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 19:26:31 +0000

Here is a list of classic country singers worth checking out that don’t get much credit these days…

* Jerry Jeff Walker
* The Gosdin Brothers
* Slim Whitman
* Red Foley
* Hank Williams Jr. in the ’70′s

By: the needle drop

the needle drop — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 18:02:07 +0000

This reminds me of a certain coffee table book a friend of mine got me for Christmas: Peter Beste’s True Norwegian Black Metal.

link: http://www.peterbeste.com/bm.html

By: Ryan

Ryan — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 17:23:06 +0000

Lately I’ve been into Willie Nelson’s Crazy: The Demo Sessions, and greatest hits records by Buck Owens and Loretta Lynn.

Also, has anybody actually heard any classic country on Milwaukee’s new classic country station “The Wolf” 920 AM?

By: satisfied75

satisfied75 — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 03:11:57 +0000

shakey is an amazing read

By: Porter

Porter — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 16:38:59 +0000

The new Marty Stuart photography book is simply amazing. Marty is an incredible musician, photographer, and historian and this book pays homage well-known, the lesser-known, and the forgotten. It’s a weird feeling to be moved by a photo of Clarence White’s original B-bender Fender Telecaster or Mother Maybelle’s guitar, but it happens when you flip through this book.

If you are here in Madison, then you all should know Bill Malone, the Dean of country music historians. It is quite a honor to have someone like him in our midst. Check out his radio show, “Back to the Country,” on WORT 89.9 every Wednesday morning at 9am – http://www.wort-fm.org

A few records: Porter Wagoner – “The Rubber Room”; The Gosdin Brothers – “The Sounds of Goodbye”; The Louvin Brothers – “Satan Is Real”

By: aburtch

aburtch — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 15:23:05 +0000

Perhaps the best biography I have ever read it “Can’t You Hear Me Callin’ The Life of Bill Monroe” by Richard Smith. It’s an incredibly detailed account of his life and meticulously researched. Best of all, it’s so well footnoted, any story or tidbit can be traced back to its source which is often a personal interview with the people involved or with Monroe himself. Highly recommended for fans of early country music.