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Gillian Welch - Words and Music - 2007

October 02, 2007|Rita Houston

It's happy 40th birthday to Gillian Welch today, and so we look back to her June 2007 visit with Rita Houston at Bonnaroo...

Gil Scott-Heron - Words and Music - 2007

October 01, 2007|Claudia Marshall

Since writing poetry as a teenager and making his first foray into songs on 1970's 'Small Talk at 125th & Lenox,' Gil Scott...

Wrecking Ball album cover

Emmylou Harris & Daniel Lanois - Words and Music - 2007

September 18, 2007|Rita Houston

Combine the country-rock roots of Emmylou Harris and the innovative production style of Daniel Lanois, and the result is the...

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Jose Gonzalez - Words and Music - 2007

September 17, 2007|Claudia Marshall

Jose Gonzalez earned a lot of buzz last year with the U.S. release of his debut album 'Veneer,' and now the Swede is ready...

The Waterboys - Words and Music - 2007

September 13, 2007|Darren DeVivo

The Waterboys are back in fine form on the new album 'Book of Lightning,' combining sweeping, romantic arrangements and a...

Jimmy Webb - Words and Music - 2007

September 11, 2007|John Platt

Jimmy Webb kept writing when the heyday of professional songwriting ended in the mid 60s, and added landmark tunes like...

Bat For Lashes - Words and Music - 2007

August 23, 2007|Rita Houston

Britain's Natasha Khan hopes to liven all of the senses with her musical project Bat For Lashes, and seems to have stirred...

Hugh Masekela in 2012 (photo by Leon Neal/Pool Photo via AP, File)

Hugh Masekela - Words and Music - 2007

August 22, 2007|Claudia Marshall

Update: Hugh Masekala passed away on January 23, 2018 in Johannesburg, South Africa at the age of 78. It was an honor to...

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Jesca Hoop - Words and Music - 2007

August 14, 2007|Rita Houston

Songwriter Jesca Hoop has caught a lot of ears (including those of Tom Waits) with her eclectic, challenging, and catchy...

Soulive - Words and Music - 2007

August 13, 2007|Claudia Marshall

The band Soulive's high energy groove is now part of the Stax Records roster thanks to their new album 'No Place Like Soul.'...