One Track Mind: Jerry Lee Lewis, “Little Queenie” from Rock and Roll Time (2014)
Members of the Rolling Stones join Lewis for a raucous Chuck Berry cover.

Members of the Rolling Stones join Lewis for a raucous Chuck Berry cover.

Willie Nelson’s presence here means a debt has finally been repaid.

This is music that builds on the past – rather than fetishizing it.

Ruthie Foster sets the stage for ‘Promise of a Brand New Day’ with a light-filled paean to the healing powers of song.

This song will always evoke a sense of late-season wistfulness.

Richard Thompson takes an old favorite, and does an unexpected thing.
You can tell their heart is in it. But something important is off.

Jackson Browne explores a Byrds-ian jangle on this full-band version of a song for Nico that’s been laying around since 1970.

A canny combination of the Mellencamp of old and the Mellencamp of today.
It may be a Sinatra song, but Dylan sticks close to his more recent sound.