Steve Cropper died this past Wednesday at the age of 84. As the guitarist for the Stax Records house band — Booker T. and the MG’s — Cropper was instrumental (no pun intended) to the rise of soul music in the 1960s. His New…
I attended each of the two shows John Oates played at the Dakota back in November 2023. I snapped the photo at the right from my table during the first show. I had high expectations, but in the event he exceeded them by a…
Officials in Washington, D.C., held a press conference Thursday morning to provide an update regarding the horrific shooting of two West Virginia National Guard members in the nation's capital on Wednesday…
I celebrated Jesse Colin Young’s birthday when he turned 83 last year. I wrote up this installment of my Sunday Morning series in honor of his 80th birthday and again when Jesse died this past March. Jim Farber’s New York…
I’ve been looking for an occasion to revisit Emmylou Harris. I was a latecomer to Emmylou’s artistry. I discovered her indirectly through my love for the music of the Byrds. In a transitional version of the group,…
Fri Nov 14, 2025 - 6:14 pm EST (LifeSiteNews) – A British morning show got an unexpectedly candid moment when it invited a 100-year-old World War II veteran to share his reflection on the sacrifices he and his countrymen made…
Monday, November 10, 2025Good morning, and welcome to RedState's "Morning Minute" — a brief glimpse at which stories are trending at the moment and a look ahead at what the day may bring. Consider this…
The anniversary of the birth of Mose Allison arrives this week on November 11. Born in Tippo, Mississippi, he was naturally musical and and naturally witty. Combining a taste for jazz and blues, he was a sort of American…
Wednesday, November 5, 2025Good morning, and welcome to RedState's "Morning Minute" — a brief glimpse at which stories are trending at the moment and a look ahead at what the day may bring. Consider this…
I’ve been a fan of Boz Scaggs for a long time, going back to his days in the original Steve Miller Band, roughly since I first heard “Baby’s Calling Me Home” on Children of the Future (1968). I flipped over his self-titled…
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