Monthly Archives: January 2006

Billy Joe Shaver is one of the real good songwriters of his generation. His country and country-rock tunes have filled his fine albums and have been covered by countless others. His late son, Eddy, is the Kid referred to in the title of this record. Eddy was a fine guitarist who overdosed on New Year’s [...]

The logical followup to the Lindley/Ingram Twango Bango studio CDs, this live counterpart features even better sound quality – with more definition, hotter drums, and fuller bass without sounding muddy. As for the playing, it hardly needs to be restated that David Lindley is the master of all things stringed, and Wally Ingram is the [...]

A live setting is the perfect place for Parris to show his stuff. A versatile and unique guitarist, he has been around and done some major-label work in the past. Now releasing his stuff independently, it’s nice to hear him in a setting where he can shine. It’s not easy to pigeonhole Parris. Jazz is [...]

Benoit has a feel and authenticity to his playing. His records always bring a smile of familiarity to my face when I first hear them, like an old coat that you haven’t worn since last winter. When you put it on, you remember everything you love about it. That recognition means you won’t be surprised. [...]

Anyone who had seen Emmanuel in concert or heard about his prodigious technique, then rushed out to buy his 2001 Favored Nations effort, Only, may have been a bit puzzled. Not that the playing wasn’t of the highest order; it was. But onstage, this amalgam of Chet and Merle, Jerry Reed, Michael Hedges and Jimi [...]