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Gimme Five: Songs of despair by Townes Van Zandt, Nick Drake, Phil Ochs, others

A visit with singers who know what it means to lose heart.

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Phil Ochs – Live Again (2014)

We find Phil Ochs sharpening his weapons for a final attack on injustice.

Forgotten series: Val Stöecklein – Grey Life (1969)

Forgotten series: Val Stöecklein – Grey Life (1969)

Not long after leaving the Blue Things, Stöecklein laid bare his deepest yearnings and despair.

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Forgotten series: Bob Carpenter – Silent Passage (1984)

In the melancholy wisdom of his lyrics, this lost singer-songwriter has very few rivals.

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Jesse Winchester (1944-2014): An Appreciation

So, have all your passionate violins play a tune for a Tennessee kid … You May Also Like: Jeff Beck (1944-2023): An Appreciation Glen Campbell (1936-2017): An Appreciation Jim Pembroke, of Wigwam (1946-2021): An Appreciation

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Built to Spill, Glen Hansard, Carl Broemel – Bob Dylan in the 80s: Volume One (2014)

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. It was the age of waning religious zeal and disco experimentation, the epoch of brilliant outtakes like “Blind Willie McTell” and lackluster releases like Down in the Groove. You May Also Like: How the Unsung ‘Jokerman’ Showed theRead More

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Forgotten series: Judee Sill – Heart Food (1973)

Though the late Warren Zevon didn’t record a whole lot of covers, when he did they always revealed his excellent taste: from Prince’s “Raspberry Beret” to Steve Winwood’s “Back in the High Life Again” and Bob Dylan’s “Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door.” You May Also Like: Warren Zevon, “Mutineer,” “Genius,” “PorcelainRead More

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Jackson C. Frank – Jackson C. Frank (1965; 2014 reissue)

Whatever god dreamed up Jackson C. Frank’s fate must have been in a pretty morbid mood. You May Also Like: Jackson Browne’s “Lawless Avenues,” “Which Side?” + Others: Deep Cuts The Beatles, “I’m Looking Through You” from ‘Rubber Soul’ (1965): Deep Beatles David Philips, “Home” from Winter (2017): Something Else!Read More

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Sammy Walker – Sammy Walker; Blue Ridge Mountain Skyline (2014)

“The jukebox in the café don’t play nothing that I know: Hell, I guess I’ll save my quarter to hear that steam-boat whistle blow”: Sammy Walker’s voice still sounds strong on Blue Ridge Mountain Skyline. You May Also Like: Phil Ochs – ‘The Best of the Rest: Rare and UnreleasedRead More

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Something Else! Interview: Singer-songwriter Sammy Walker

Some careers follow a beaten path to fame and fortune, but for others the road is rough and rocky, winding its way past brief success and disappointment. This has certainly been the case for Sammy Walker You May Also Like: Anna Nalick, singer-songwriter: Something Else! Interview Seth Walker – ‘IRead More