Even if I can't stop tinkering with all the half-written posts I've started about our degraded country, at least I can give my respects...

I don't have strong opinions about Jacob Collier, but I do have extremely strong opinions about Björk, and I consider "Hyperballad" one...

I suppose this song is better for people north of the Mason-Dixon line in November, but it's happening here in East Tennessee today....

While talking with my friend Ron as he drove through Nebraska, I quoted him a James McMurtry song: “Out here in the middle where the...

This is to share and make a smallish comment about a jaw-droppingly powerful image that I've just seen, disseminated to my newsfeed by...

“Ah, America. We saw it. We tipped it over, and then we sold it.” One of many unforgettable lines burned into my soul by this Laurie...

“When you go down, all the children will sing. When you go down, the bells of freedom will ring. One two three four five six seven. John...

Maybe my favorite Christmas song ever, which of course was written by Joni Mitchell. Performed here with worthy vocals but the point is...

When I said that my “12 Songs” series was unranked, it was with an asterisk because I have zero doubt about my album of the year—with...

Today I'm sharing my favorite song from one of the most sadly unknown and underrated records I've ever heard: Ice Age Paradise, by...

Just heard this new music on Sirius Radio’s Outlaw Country station. This is what music needs to be now. Thank you, Buddy and Julie! P.S....

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This is probably my favorite of all the John Prine songs. It is the best one I can think of to capture how sad I feel about losing...