Composer Spotlight: Christopher Young

Aug 1, 2002, By Bryan Reesman

In a world that seeks to pigeonhole artists, composer Christopher Young has fashioned a career as diverse as it is prolific. He is now reaping the rewards....

NASHVILLE SKYLINE

Aug 1, 2002, by Rick Clark

Berry Hill is an incorporated community in the heart of Nashville and Davidson County that is probably no more than a square mile in size. Besides having...

Classic Tracks: Kenny Roger's "The Gambler"

Jul 1, 2002, By Dan Daley

Kenny Rogers' recording of the Don Schlitz-penned song The Gambler turned a simple record into an entire industry. Aside from the tens of millions of...

Jeff Balding

Jul 1, 2002, BY MAUREEN DRONEY

Nashville can be deceiving. With all that low-key style and relaxed attitude, people from the rest of the country can sometimes get fooled into thinking...

Abbey Road at 70

Jul 1, 2002, BY BLAIR JACKSON

It will probably always be known as The Beatles' studio. Nearly every recording session in the group's storied career took place in the large, 19th-century...

Producer Billy Sherrill

Jul 1, 2002, BY DAN DALEY

The modern country music establishment in Nashville meaning since Hank Williams died in 1952 can be traced back to a triumvirate of producers who made...

THE CIRCLE REMAINS UNBROKEN

Jul 1, 2002, By Mark Waldrep

During the course of one week in the late summer of 1971, the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band and a who's who of Nashville's greatest pickers and singers made...

EMMYLOU HARRIS AND BRIAN AHERN

Jul 1, 2002, By Rick Clark

During the 1970s, the Warner Bros. family of labels was known for having an integrity-artist roster. Performers such as Randy Newman, Jackson Browne,...

Classic Tracks: The Rolling Stones' "Start Me Up"

Jun 1, 2002, By Blair Jackson

The 1970s was a schizophrenic decade for the Rolling Stones. Their 1971 release Sticky Fingers, cut in Muscle Shoals, was one of their best records ever,...

BOB MARLEY

Jun 1, 2002, By Blair Jackson

During his lifetime, Bob Marley was the undisputed King of Reggae, selling millions of records and becoming one of the most recognized musicians in the...

Randall Cunningham's Studio 7

Jun 1, 2002, BY MARK R. SMITH

It's a scenario that rears its head over and over again: A famous athlete or entertainer lends his or her name to a business as a marketing ploy, or perhaps...

NASHVILLE SKYLINE

Jun 1, 2002, by Rick Clark

When you think of artists such as Nelly Furtado, King Crimson, Alicia Keys, Bruce Springsteen and Mark Knopfler, Nashville doesn't readily come to mind...

Surround Solutions

Jun 1, 2002, By Blair Jackson

In the world of studio design, form follows function, so it's not surprising to learn that the hot-button topic in that universe currently is surround...

Steve Cropper

Jun 1, 2002, BY DAN DALEY

Steve Cropper's guitar signature is all over the soundtrack of American pop music culture, from the unforgettable opening bars of Sam & Dave's Soul Man...

Larry Klein Is Doing It All

Jun 1, 2002, BY CHRIS J. WALKER

Producer/bassist/songwriter Larry Klein has had a broad and successful musical career, yet he feels as though he's constantly working to avoid being typecast....

LOS LOBOS TURNS 25

Jun 1, 2002, By Blair Jackson

It's never been easy to get a handle on Los Lobos. On the surface, they seem like a band that mixes good-time rock 'n' roll with festive Mexican tunes;...

INDIGO GIRLS

May 1, 2002, By Elianne Halbersberg

Twenty years, nine full-length albums and thousands of miles later, Amy Ray and Emily Saliers agree that being in the Indigo Girls is still not a job...

KODO'S MONDO HEAD

May 1, 2002, By Blair Jackson

It's a beautiful afternoon in the spring of 2001, and I'm up at percussionist/producer Mickey Hart's ranch studio in northern Sonoma County, Calif., listening...

Mixing In a Pro Tools World

May 1, 2002, By Blair Jackson

As a writer who has spent much of the past 20 years interviewing producers and engineers about recording projects, I've been in the thick of the great...

Classic Tracks: Chris Isaak's "Wicked Game"

May 1, 2002, By Maureen Droney

Chris Isaak's fans always knew he'd be a star. Mostly it was that voice: brooding, melancholy, impossibly romantic. Then there was the attitude: hip,...

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