Tracy Nelson’s new CD, “Victim of the Blues” offers somewhat an account of her life this year. After having lost most of what she calls her “stuff” in a fire, she states that most of us have no idea how much “stuff” we have. And, from an entire household lost, the only two regrets she [...]
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Joe Krown: There’s No Other Place I Want to Live
Wading through the devastating aftermath of Katrina, Joe Krown has been a wounded healer in the city that he, even now, would never leave. New Orleans, whose life blood is pumped by the heart of music, called on their musicians to provide a safe harbor where friends and families could gather and find comfort. Even while [...]
Popa Chubby: The Music Never Lets You Down
Abandoned and addicted, Popa Chubby learned, early on, that music is the one thing that would not let him down. Finding solace and hope along the neck of his guitar, he turned the Blues of his life into powerful rock and roll- chasing the demons away with the fury of his riffs. Living without regrets, grounded and [...]
Jeff Golub Music Either Comes From the Heart, or It Doesn’t by Monica Yasher
Jeff Golub is truly a person who is not giving up. He is the kind of person that has a lot of heart. Jeff said more than once in this interview that “Music either comes from the heart, or it doesn’t”. After talking to Jeff, I think his entire life is based on what his heart tells him, [...]
Of Mountains and Men – A Few Minutes with Leslie West
Though we didn’t discuss any of the hardships he’s had to overcome throughout his life, he did shine some interesting light on his inspirations, his musical equipment, his latest album and fact that his career has been blessed with a series of (as he puts it) “good mistakes.”
