Bob Dylan Wrote Propaganda Songs

Posted by Lance Davis - February 22, 2015 - Big Bill Broonzy, Bob Dylan, Bob Wills, Buck Owens, Dave Alvin, Hank Williams, Jerry Lee Lewis, Jimi Hendrix, Joan Baez, Johnny Cash, Levon Helm, Merle Haggard, Minutemen, Phil Alvin, Sam Cooke, Sam Phillips, Staple Singers, Waylon Jennings

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A couple of weeks ago, Bob Dylan gained a measure of notoriety for giving a speech in which he sprayed buckshot in the direction of Merle Haggard, Tom T. Hall, Atlantic Records founder Ahmet Ertegun, and the classic songwriting team, Leiber & Stoller. In an age where internet comment sections are like speed dating […]

The Vinyl File: The Blasters – American Music

Posted by Lance Davis - August 30, 2013 - Bill Haley, Billy Boy Arnold, Blasters, Bob Wills, Dave Alvin, Jimmie Rodgers, Junior Parker, Phil Alvin, Queen, Vinyl File, X

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The Vinyl File returns and it’s again focused on The Blasters. This was not intentional. I was recently interviewed by Peter Zimowski II of Now Spinning and as the name of his website might suggest, we discussed collecting vinyl and discovering music. If you wanna know how a 7-year-old boy solves the KISS vs. […]

Get It Low: The Dirty Guitar of Junior Barnard

Posted by Lance Davis - March 8, 2011 - Bob Wills, Junior Barnard, Texas Playboys

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“One of the things Bob (Wills) used to say was ‘get it,’ which meant to come on as strong as you could. Junior Barnard had the ability to turn it on and keep it there. He had an aggressive, hard-swinging style that was like rock ‘n’ roll for its time. Junior was a great guitarist.” […]

Merle Haggard: Country-Jazz Pioneer

Posted by Lance Davis - March 1, 2011 - Bakersfield, Bob Wills, Merle Haggard, Roy Buchanan, Roy Nichols

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Merle Haggard And The Strangers – Corrine, Corrina Civic Center, Philadelphia February 14, 1970* Featuring Chubby Wise on fiddle https://app.box.com/shared/static/obkfd8q9ni.mp3 * I’ve read conflicting reports that this show was recorded on 2/14/70 and 3/14/70, but the Valentine’s date seems more credible. A couple of weeks ago, I asserted that Merle Haggard is the greatest […]