By Alan RichardApr 20, 20191 minJIM LAUDERDALE'S SOULFUL COUNTRY, BLUEGRASSCosmic-country crooner Jim Lauderdale is another of my favorite artists and a great example of how country and soul music can intertwine....
By Alan RichardApr 8, 20194 minROSANNE CASH'S NEW SONGS, AND A soulFUL surprisERosanne Cash brought her beautiful and smart music to Atlanta on April 6, sprinkling a wide-ranging set of her older songs and classic...
By Alan RichardApr 7, 20191 minTHE MAGICAL COUNTRY-SOUL OF WILLIAM BELLI fell in love head over heels with soul music after finding my way to the great singer-songwriter William Bell. His first album, The...
By Alan RichardFeb 16, 20191 minWELCOME TO SOUL COUNTRY A new blog about the crossroads of American music Welcome to Soul Country, my place for musings about how black and white American music...
By Alan RichardFeb 16, 20198 min'COUNTRY MUSIC': THE KEN BURNS CONCERT Smashing night at the Ryman marks new documentary, salutes depth of country music “To me, it’s soul music. It’s white man’s soul music,...