Ethan Keller – Dead Man Dancing (2016)
‘Dead Man Dancing’ is Ethan Keller up close and personal, warts and all. And you know what? He’s still sounding good.
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David Philips, “Washes Over Me” (2016): Something Else! sneak peek
A precursor of what’s next in store from UK-born/Spanish-residing David Phillips, “Washes Over Me” is a back-to-basics excursion from a guy who isn’t prone to stray far from the basics to start with.
Jackson Browne, “Shaky Town” from Running on Empty (1977): One Track Mind
Taped in Room 124 of the Edwardsville, Ill., Holiday Inn, 1977’s “Shaky Town” is one of the rawest Jackson Browne recordings – and a must-have song when traveling.
Michael McDermott – Willow Springs (2016)
‘Willow Springs’ is honestly more of the same from Michael McDermott – but that’s definitely a good thing.
Bob Dylan, “Pay in Blood” from Tempest (2012): One Track Mind
As an angry young man, Bob Dylan had very few rivals. “Pay in Blood” shows that he is still in a league of his own as an angry old man, too.
Carly Simon – Another Passenger (1976): Forgotten Series
Song for song, even sideman for sideman, the often-overlooked ‘Another Passenger’ is the best album Carly Simon ever made.
John Manning – ‘White Bear’ (1971): Forgotten Series
We’re on the trail of the seemingly untraceable John Manning, a talented singer-songwriter who released a lone album, then disappeared.
Mickey Newbury, “Summertime” (1993): One Track Mind
When Mickey Newbury covered a song, he did it with such intensity that it’s hard to imagine it done any other way. Here’s another example.
Tom Jones – yes, Tom Jones – is a Bob Dylan nut: ‘You can’t compare him to anybody else’
It might seem, well, so unusual, but Tom Jones counts Bob Dylan as a hero. That led to a surprise appearance at the recent MusiCares Foundation concert.
Chris J. Connolly – Flying Lessons (2015)
UK-born New Yorker Chris J. Connolly has figured out on debut album ‘Flying Lessons’ that keeping it simple makes it great.
