A hip comedy club, New York, late 1980s. The stand-up delivers a one-liner which has the smart set baying: "Does anyone know why Johnny Cash... more >>1
It was a brave combo indeed that took piano accordion polka-rock to the good people of Denton, Texas -- but in the early Eighties this four-piece... more >>
By the time Willie Nelson laid down this demo of what is arguably one of the greatest songs of his pre-fame period, he had already written Family... more >>
From the understated openers with their gentle backbeat, soft organ and steel guitar, LeBlanc -- barely 21, out of Louisiana -- announces himself... more >>
Charles Mingus was one of jazz's
greatest geniuses and remains among the most misunderstood. Irascible
and demanding, his personality and roguish... more >>
Kayenta is a wide spot on the highway through north east Arizona. There's not much there worth reporting: a Wal-Mart, a small and somewhat pitiful... more >>
Does Canada make the most consistently interesting but largely unseen television programmes?
Possibly: any country which can give the world The... more >>
By the time Johnny Guitar Watson made the album of which this was the title track, he was 42, had been on about 15 different labels and had really... more >>