Mark O'Connor

"When Music Is Tight, It All Becomes Beautifully Loose." Traditions! Returns Next Week

Gary U.S. Bonds

Celebrating Number 81 Today - One Of a Stable Of Top Ten Hits In An Incredible Fifty-Five Year Career - "Quarter To Three" Appears On The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame's 500 Songs That Shaped Rock And Roll List - Honoree Of The Rhythm & Blues Foundation

Leslie Jordan

An 1893 Christian Hymn - The Song's Lyrics Were First Published In A Collection Titled Songs Of The Soul, And Translated Into At Least Fourteen Languages

Madcat & Kane

Undercover: Blind Willie McTell - Peter "Madcat" Ruth And Shari Kane Joined Forces In 1990, Highlighting Virtuoso Playing And Vibrant Interpretations

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Mike Hanapi & The Llima Islanders

A Brilliant Steel Guitarist And Vocalist Leading Two Bands, "Kalama's Quartet" And "The Llima Islanders" Remaining Among The Highest Peaks Of Early 20th Century Hawaiian Music.

Hayde Bluegrass Orchestra

An Octet Of 'Grassers From Norway Mixing Up a Healthy Brew Of Anglo-Saxon Folk, Appalachian Old-Time And Norwegian Folklore Musics

The Allman Brothers Band

Sixth Release - This Album Recorded Under Internal Tension; Unresolved Issues Arose In Rehearsals - The Brothers Would Not Reclaim Their Spot In The American Musical Pantheon Until Their Successful 1989 Reformation - The Last Studio Album To Feature Bassist Lamar Williams And Pianist Chuck Leavell

The Blazers

Out Of East L.A., Sharing Stomping Grounds With Los Lobos

Molly Ryan

Joined By Dick Hyman On What Is Now A Jazz Standard, Written For The 50th Anniversary Of The University Of Pennsylvania Mask And Wig Show In 1937

Willie Nelson

Undercover: Kris Kristofferson; Kris Turns 85 In A Couple Weeks

Butch Thompson & Pat Donohue

Yank Rachell

Master Of The Blues Mandolin Whose Career As A Performer Spanned Nearly Seventy Years Commencing In The Late 1920's, Often Performing With Sleepy John Estes And Henry Townsend

Dom La Nena

Dominique Pinto, Brazilian Cellist

Lord Huron

Los Angeles, CA - The Bands Fourth Release

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Raye Zaragoza

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Travis Linville

A Sought-After Songwriter And Collaborator - His Thirty-Something Years Of Sweat Equity Has Culminated In A Successful Career Built Of Disparate Parts

Little Milton

1954 - Little Milton Absorbed The Early Radio Shows Of The Grand Ole Opry, Fusing Music He Heard With The Other Two Predominant Musical Influences Of The Mississippi Delta: Gospel & Blues. Recording A Few Sides For Sun Records Without Much Fanfare, Milton Relocated To St. Louis And Signed With Checker Records. As A Producer He Guided the Young Careers Of Albert King And Fontella Bass While Experiencing His Own Success. For The Next Forty Years, Little Milton Signed With Numerous Labels, And Struggled To Maintain A Career. In 1988, Little Milton Was Inducted Into the Blues Hall Of Fame And Won The Prestigious W.C. Handy Award. James Milton Campbell, Jr Passed On In 2005. He Was Posthumously Honored With A Marker On The Mississippi Blues Trail In Inverness, MS.

James "Little Milton" Campbell, Jr.

September 7, !934 MS - August 4, 2005 TN

Modern Jazz Quartet

'820' Jazz Presents: Percy Heath, Bass...Connie Kay, Drums...John Lewis, Piano...Milt Jackson, Vibraphone...Sonny Rollins, Tenor Saxophone - An August 1958 Rendering Of 'Bag's Groove' Recorded Live At Music Inn Lenox, Massachusetts By The Modern Jazz Quartet Featuring Special Guest Sonny Rollins. 'Bag's Groove' Has Become A Jazz Standard, On Solid Ground For The Past Seventy Years And a Testament To The Brilliance Of Milt Jackson

Jenny Don't and The Spurs

Portland, OR - The New Album Is Steeped In Traditional Country Music With A Tinge Of Southwestern Desert Noir And A Heavy Dose Of Outlaw Attitude Fueled By Extensive Backgrounds In Punk Rock

The Earl Scruggs Revue

Composer: Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup, 1946 - First Release For Elvis, Scotty & Bill, 1954 And Marty Robbins That Same Year

COMPILATIONS

In The Twentieth Century, Appalachian Migrants Seeking Economic Opportunities Relocated To Southwestern Ohio, Bringing Their Music With Them, And Creating An Internationally Renowned Capital For The Thriving Bluegrass Music Genre. Southwestern Ohio's Distinctive Sounds Continue To Influence Roots Music

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The Blushin' Roulettes

Echoes From The Mountains Of Western North Carolina Shapes The Sound Of The Blushin' Roulettes

Loretta Lynn

Undercover: Hank Williams - Produced By Patsy Lynn Russell And John Carter Cash - The Fourth In A Planned Series Of Five Albums

Melissa Carper

The Singer/Bassist Reside Outside Austin - The New Album Features A Few Old Friends Highlighting Carper's Wonderful Songwriting And Her Cool, Smoky Croon

Brian Oberlin

HandMade In West Michigan

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