John Fogerty considers long career, Nashville’s influence
Click to see photos from John Fogerty's stop at the Mercy Lounge in September (this photo: George Walker IV/The Tennessean). John Fogerty is back in Nashville this weekend, after receiving a lifetime...
View ArticleWed., Jan. 13: Buddy Miller, Bill Frisell and Marc Ribot create triple-threat...
Buddy Miller (photo: Larry McCormack/The Tennessean), Bill Frisell and Marc Ribot hit the Belcourt on January 13.Americana statesman Buddy Miller and renowned instrumentalists and composers Bill...
View ArticleWillie Nelson signs with Rounder Records to release ‘Country Music’
Willie Nelson (photo: Heather Byrd/The Tennessean)Country Music Hall of Famer Willie Nelson's next album, the T Bone Burnett-produced Country Music, features numerous classic country covers and...
View ArticleJakob Dylan readies new, T-Bone Burnett-helmed solo album
Wallflowers leader Jakob Dylan is set to follow-up his 2008 solo debut, Seeing Things, with a sophomore set called Women and Country on April 6. The new album was pulled together by hero producer...
View ArticlePatty Griffin chooses historic Nashville church as setting for her new gospel...
Click to see a gallery of photos of the Downtown Presbyterian Church, where Patty Griffin recorded the bulk of her latest album. For one January week in 2009, the Downtown Presbyterian Church pulpit...
View ArticleElvis Costello issues more Nashville-made music
We have the lucky bragging right here in Nashville of getting regular visits from rock hero Elvis Costello, so it wasn't all that unusual when he popped up around town earlier this year -- even if his...
View ArticleElvis Costello returns to Nashville to create ‘National Ransom’
Click to see a gallery of photos shot during some of Elvis Costello's many visits to Tennessee (this image: James O'Mara). Earlier this year, Elvis Costello stood in the middle of the studio floor at...
View ArticleJeff Bridges readies T Bone Burnett-produced album
Jeff Bridges (photo: Robert Hanashiro/USA TODAY) Jeff Bridges, who won an Academy Award for his starring role in country music cautionary tale Crazy Heart, will make his major label debut as a...
View ArticleJohn Oates shows his range on Nashville-made ‘Mississippi Mile’ album
John Oates (photo: Art Burrows) Maybe it sounds like the setup for a joke: “OK, John Oates comes to Nashville to make an Americana album...” That’d be John Oates of Hall & Oates, the multi-platinum...
View ArticleJeff Bridges sets release date for T Bone Burnett-produced album
Jeff Bridges (photo: Robert Hanashiro/USA TODAY) Jeff Bridges' self-titled album is due for an August 16 release on Blue Note Records. T Bone Burnett produced the album, which includes contributions...
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