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How Loretta Lynn Broke the Country Mold With ‘The Pill’

How Loretta Lynn Broke the Country Mold With ‘The Pill’

Country songs were seldom this brazen, especially those recorded by its female stars – and many radio stations banned Loretta Lynn’s “The Pill.”

Lucinda Williams, Jorma Kaukonen + Manchester Orchestra: 2021’s Seasonal Sounds

Lucinda Williams, Jorma Kaukonen + Manchester Orchestra: 2021’s Seasonal Sounds

The holiday music of 2021 may not be plentiful, but there are a handful of very worthy new releases and reissues.

How Johnny Cash’s ‘Hundred Highways’ Kept Adding to His Remarkable Legacy

How Johnny Cash’s ‘Hundred Highways’ Kept Adding to His Remarkable Legacy

The first posthumous Johnny Cash LP arrived 15 years ago with plenty of harsh truths, but ‘A Hundred Highways’ never forgot the simple pleasures either.

James McMurtry – ‘The Horses and the Hounds’ (2021)

James McMurtry – ‘The Horses and the Hounds’ (2021)

Wisdom flows like the Mississippi River through James McMurtry’s brilliant new album. It’s Bob Dylan, without the metaphor.

Beki Hemingway – ‘Earth & Asphalt’ (2021)

Beki Hemingway – ‘Earth & Asphalt’ (2021)

Beki Hemingway’s ‘Earth & Asphalt’ is guaranteed to serve traditional country fans, as well as those who dig pop that rocks and rock that pops.

Tom Petty, Johnny Cash + Beastie Boys: Rick Rubin’s Most Important Albums

Tom Petty, Johnny Cash + Beastie Boys: Rick Rubin’s Most Important Albums

A prominent figure in the histories of rap, metal, country, rock and more, Rick Rubin is the premier music producer of our time.

Ray Greene of Santana and Tower of Power: The Albums That Shaped My Career

Ray Greene of Santana and Tower of Power: The Albums That Shaped My Career

Santana’s Ray Greene joins Ross Boissoneau to discuss career-shaping albums by Michael Jackson, Aretha Franklin and Ray Charles.

Richard Sterban: The Albums That Shaped My Career

Richard Sterban: The Albums That Shaped My Career

Richard Sterban of Oak Ridge Boys and J.D. Sumner’s Stamps fame joined Ross Boissoneau to discuss career-shaping moments – and what he’s listening to now.

The Burrito Brothers – ‘The Notorious Burrito Brothers’ (2020)

The Burrito Brothers – ‘The Notorious Burrito Brothers’ (2020)

How does ‘The Notorious Burrito Brothers’ fit in alongside the nearly three dozen other albums by the variously named Burritos? Just fine, thank you.

Richard Turgeon, “A New Shade of Blue” (2020): One Track Mind

Richard Turgeon, “A New Shade of Blue” (2020): One Track Mind

This Bobby Fuller Four cover laments losing a love to the tear-jerking tremor of Richard Turgeon’s emotionally charged vox power.