John McEuen- The Newsman: A Man of Record review

John McEuen The Newsman: A Man of Record Compass Records Once upon a long time ago, ‘spoken word’ songs were common in country music. Jimmy Dean’s “Big Bad John,” Red Sovine’s “Teddy Bear,” CW McCall’s “Convoy,” and a dozen other ‘trucker’ songs, and even Ray Stevens’ “The Streak” were all hit songs that were, essentially,…

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My Favourite Albums of the Aughts- Part One of Four

Like every other writer and blogger, I’ve been checking my lists twice and thrice as we close out the decade. The thing with these lists, at least when I make them, is they might look very different on a different day. And the positionings- once you get past the first dozen or two- can be fairly…

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