The first time Grammy-winning Americana/bluegrass act Steep Canyon Rangers played the Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park in Live Oak, Florida, the group was adorned in full suits and encircling a lone microphone.
“It was probably around 2004,” Rangers singer-banjoist Graham Sharp tells Rolling Stone backstage at the recent Suwannee Spring Reunion festival. “We’ve been able to trace our band and its evolution through this festival, from being a traditional bluegrass band to being whatever the hell we are now — this place is a natural home for that.”
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“It was probably around 2004,” Rangers singer-banjoist Graham Sharp tells Rolling Stone backstage at the recent Suwannee Spring Reunion festival. “We’ve been able to trace our band and its evolution through this festival, from being a traditional bluegrass band to being whatever the hell we are now — this place is a natural home for that.”
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- 4/2/2023
- by Garret K. Woodward
- Rollingstone.com
Actress Sissy Spacek steps into the role of Susanna Clark in the newly released trailer for Without Getting Killed or Caught, a documentary centering on the life and music of singer-songwriter Guy Clark. The film is set to premiere next week during SXSW.
Produced and directed by Tamara Saviano (who also wrote Clark’s biography) and Paul Whitfield, Without Getting Killed or Caught was based on Saviano’s reporting for the book, as well as Susanna Clark’s store of personal diaries and recordings. In the trailer, Spacek narrates the...
Produced and directed by Tamara Saviano (who also wrote Clark’s biography) and Paul Whitfield, Without Getting Killed or Caught was based on Saviano’s reporting for the book, as well as Susanna Clark’s store of personal diaries and recordings. In the trailer, Spacek narrates the...
- 3/3/2020
- by Jon Freeman
- Rollingstone.com
Ten years ago, Steve Earle took a break from recording original material to make Townes, a tribute to his longtime friend and colleague Townes Van Zandt. To Earle, Van Zandt was his Bob Dylan — or his “Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg,” alongside Guy Clark, whom Earle knew since the Seventies when he became his guitar player and, eventually, like family.
So for his 19th studio album, Earle decided to honor the late songwriter with Guy, a collection of Clark covers that also features appearances from Emmylou Harris, Rodney Crowell, Terry Allen,...
So for his 19th studio album, Earle decided to honor the late songwriter with Guy, a collection of Clark covers that also features appearances from Emmylou Harris, Rodney Crowell, Terry Allen,...
- 2/4/2019
- by Marissa R. Moss
- Rollingstone.com
In 1974, just months after Steve Earle hitchhiked from San Antonio to Nashville, he wound up taking over bass-playing duties from Rodney Crowell in Guy Clark’s band. Forty-five years later, Earle, aided by his longtime band the Dukes, will pay homage to the profound influence the late songwriter and mentor had on his life and songcraft with Guy, a 16-track collection of tunes penned by Clark. The first release from the album, “Dublin Blues,” is out today.
Out March 29th on New West Records, Guy was produced by Earle and...
Out March 29th on New West Records, Guy was produced by Earle and...
- 1/9/2019
- by Stephen L. Betts
- Rollingstone.com
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