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In Bloom – Sturgill Simpson Sturgill Simpson covering Nirvana. A perfect union of contrary things. Sturgill remains one of my favorite modern country musicians, and in all honesty probably one of my favorite artists of all time. I was first made aware of him when this album, A Sailor’s Guide To Earth came out in… Read more
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Midnight Special – Various Artists “Midnight Special” is one of the great American songs, with origins a prison work song in the south. This is one of those songs that transcends time, and has been performed in various different styles, with its roots of course being in the blues, the foundation for pretty much all… Read more
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Dance In the Desert – Daniel Donato Happy New Year! I decided to start off 2025 with a really fun one. Daniel Donato is a hell of a guitar player, and I would recommend listening to more than just the song I chose to feature to get a real sense of his style. This one… Read more
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I’m sure most everyone is aware of Spotify Wrapped and Apple Music Replay, and I thought it would be fun to share my listening year in review. I will update this post when December stats are released. There’s, of course, some familiar ones in here from the blog, but hopefully some surprises as well! Top… Read more
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Atlantic City (Live) – Randy Brown Atlantic City is far and away my favorite song by The Band, which is of course a Bruce Springsteen cover from his critically acclaimed album Nebraska. The Band added some country twang to Springsteen’s somber anthem about New Jersey gangsters and the sentiment of memento mori. Honestly, the Boss’s… Read more
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Three Dimes Down – Mike Cooley (Drive By Truckers) Happy Friday the 13th! I had the pleasure of seeing Mike Cooley of the Drive-By Truckers with about 50 others last night at Eddie’s Attic in Decatur. My buddy and I, who went together, have seen the Truckers a couple of times, but this was our… Read more
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One Headlight – The Wallflowers Today’s post is one of my favorite songs of the 1990s, ‘One Headlight“, penned by Jakob Dylan (son of Bob) for his group The Wallflowers. I like a lot of his Pop’s songs and there’s no denying Bob’s song writing ability and importance to music and culture in this country… Read more
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Alabama Jubilee, You Took All the Ramblin’ Outta Me, & The Uptown Poker Club – Jerry Reed Atlanta born and Georgia raised, Jerry Reed, often overlooked and criminally underappreciated by the masses; I don’t know if Jerry would have it any other way if he were still around today. I think his so-called “novelty” songs… Read more
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Guitar Man Upstairs (Live) – Mike Cooley (Drive By Truckers) Happy Monday! Over the weekend I got to see the Drive By Truckers again, this time performing one of my favorite albums of all time, Southern Rock Opera, in its entirety at The Tabernacle. One of the lighter and fun songs off that album is… Read more
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The World Is Ending – Brent Cobb Brent Cobb is one of the most under appreciated country artists out today, and one of my favorite “chill” country guys to listen to. This song in particular, “The World Is Ending” has a tinge of psychedelicness to it, which is almost reminiscent of the legendary and righteous… Read more
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