(Guitar, vocals, songwriter, b. 1975) Arizona-born and raised, Bentley moved to Nashville in 1994, playing the clubs as an intimate singer-songwriter. In 2001, he released the self-financed Don’t Leave Me In Love, backed by friends from the Jamie Hartford Band and bluegrass legend Del McCoury’s band. In 2003, a major label deal resulted ...
(Vocals, guitar, b. 1939) Del McCoury dominated bluegrass music between 1994 and 2004, winning the International Bluegrass Music Association’s Entertainer Of The Year award eight times. His band included two of his sons – mandolinist Ronnie and banjoist Rob – trained almost from birth to play with the hard, driving rhythm and to sing in the high ...
(Vocals, b. 1944) Raised in Texas, Marion Franklin Bandy was a rodeo rider before joining his father’s band, The Mission City Playboys. Bandy, a disciple of Hank Williams and George Jones, with his own band, Moe And The Mavericks, specialized in honky-tonk music, cheating songs and steel guitar. His 50-plus US country hits ...
January Between The Buttons Much overlooked today, Between The Buttons saw the Stones start the new year with an album that had the ambition to match other period classics like The Beatles’ Revolver, or Dylan’s Blonde On Blonde. Building upon the eclecticism of Brian’s additions to Aftermath, it is perhaps one of their most varied albums, though ...
The 1990s electronica that came to be known as big beat is recognised by its rhythmic clout and propulsive force. With their freaky FX and mental 303 acid lines set to block rockin’ beats, The Chemical Brothers were the architects of this fusion of hip hop and techno; Norman Cook, a.k.a Fatboy Slim, would later emulate ...
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