By Alan Richard Apr 24 10 min Rick Holmstrom: SEEING THE LIGHT Rick Holmstrom’s chiming, cutting, blistering guitar is like a duet partner on many of Mavis Staples’ recordings over the past two...
By Alan Richard Apr 19 12 min MATT ROLLINGS' MUSICAL MOSAIC If you’ve listened to music from the past 25 years, you’ve likely heard Matt Rollings’ stylish and soulful piano, his pristine work as a...
By Alan Richard Mar 27 8 min KYSHONA WANTS US ALL TO 'LISTEN' As Nashville singer-songwriter Kyshona Armstrong begins touring again, she won’t quite be the same dynamic singer as before. She won’t be...
By Alan Richard Mar 18 8 min KELSEY WALDON'S FREEDOM SONGS Kelsey Waldon was on a tour of the world, singing songs from her first album for John Prine’s record label, 2019's White Noise, White...
By Alan Richard Feb 26 1 min NEW MUSEUM LIKE 'A RIVER OF SONG' The new National Museum of African American Music recently opened in Nashville, just across the street from the Ryman Auditorium. Check...
By Alan Richard Jan 13 10 min Barry Gibb: COUNTRY-SOUL MELODY Barry Gibb has come full circle. From the folk-rock trio with his brothers to adapting Philadelphia soul into the Bee Gees’ distinctive...
