By Alan RichardApr 195 minMARSHALL CHAPMAN COMES HOME More than 50 years after she left Spartanburg, South Carolina, for Nashville, Marshall Chapman returned to her hometown to share her...
By Alan RichardMar 62 minEND OF THE GROOVEHoward Grimes died in February. The former drummer for the Hi Rhythm Section that backed so many greats at Royal Studios in Memphis had a...
By Alan RichardFeb 38 minCOUNTRY MUSIC AROUND THE WORLDFrom his home in Amsterdam, Jamal Khadar’s online radio program, Reimagining Country, is an exploration of his family’s cultural roots —...
By Alan RichardJan 922 minQUEEN ESTHER: RECLAIMING HER COUNTRYQueen Esther lives in New York City — but don’t you dare tell her she’s not a Southerner. Her very presence will prove you wrong. Then...
By Alan RichardDec 30, 202122 minBLACK WOMEN RULE: MY 2021 FAVORITESI began writing my list of favorite music from 2021 several weeks ago, and I must confess that I came to the same conclusion as NPR music...
By Alan RichardDec 20, 20215 minERIC SCHROEDER: SEARCHING FOR HOMEEric Schroeder is a young rock ‘n roller with something to say. On his memorable and edgy new album, The Crucifixion of Eric Schroeder,...