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Archive of music interviews and profiles


JANUARY 2006:

Ricky SkaggsNo time for the negative
Ricky Skaggs on country's mainstream appeal


DECEMBER 2005:

Clarence Gatemouth BrownOrnery 'til the end
Final thoughts from Clarence 'Gatemouth' Brown


NOVEMBER 2005:

Ramblin Jack ElliottRamblin' on my mind
Ramblin' Jack Elliot keeps the spirit of Woody Guthrie alive

OCTOBER 2005:

Medeski Martin and WoodStrength in time together
Medeski, Martin and Wood still going strong a decade later


Dave BrubeckNot slowing down yet
Dave Brubeck on jazz, race – and his brother


SEPTEMBER 2005:

Allman BrothersMore to southern rock than Skynyrd
Allman Bros., others gave the music its soul


Angelique KidjoThe language of the world
Angelique Kidjo melds native Benin traditions with soul, Latin


AUGUST 2005:

Robert Cray'The blues just needs to be heard'
Robert Cray weighs in on fame, art and the future of the blues


JULY 2005:

DonovanIt ain't all over yet, baby blue
Donovan defies hippie beginnings, shows true staying power


MAY 2005:

Peggy ClaireExit strategy
Ailing singer helps plan her own going-away party


Anson FunderburghThe heart of Texas
Anson Funderburgh's brand of blues rockets a slice of Lone Star nationwide


The FarmersLooking forward
San Diego's Farmers have lived local music history, but keep their eyes on the future


WINTER 2004 ISSUE:

Holly HoffmanThe language of flute
Holly Hofmann talks about playing with Frank Wess and making a living in San Diego


A singer to the core
Al Jarreau holds forth on the art of singing, the decline of radio and the glory of the great American songbook


Arturo SandovalLatin jazz lover
Arturo Sandoval out to educate Americans about their nation's own music


AUTUMN 2004 ISSUE:

Shemekia CopelandShemekia Copeland carries the blues forward


Sound Tribe Sector Nine updates psychedelia for a new millenium


Toots HibbertFamous for all the wrong reasons
Toots Hibbert's real accomplishments overlooked by American fans


Jimmy ThackeryStill burning for the blues
Jimmy Thackery looks ahead, and back at 30 years in the business


Tab BenoitTrue to his N'Awlins school
Tab Benoit on growing up and living in America's most fertile musical ground


James MoodyKeeping the music fun
James Moody a throwback to jazz's less-uptight days


Junior BrownAn amusing guy
Junior Brown plays country AND western – and a whole lot more


SUMMER 2004 ISSUE:

James CottonA living history of the blues
James Cotton on Sonny Boy Williamson II, Muddy Waters and the future of the blues


Taj MahalTestifyin'
Taj Mahal on the blues, rap and other cultural touchstones


Elvin JonesElvin burns on
Celebrating the shimmering, incandescent pulse of jazz


Roy HargroveThe lion in summer
Jazz trumpeter Roy Hargrove struggles to match early masterpieces


Johnny WinterLast of the guitar gods
Johnny Winter still laying it down


SPRING 2004 ISSUE:

Johnny AIt's about the music
Johnny A. talks about being a guitar hero


The ProclaimersThe wind beneath your kilt
Scotland's The Proclaimers may be the world's best pop band


Monty AlexanderIt's all jazz, mon
Monty Alexander brings Jamaican touch to American art form


Marcia BallMarcia Ball still sharing Austin with the world


WINTER 2003 ISSUE:

W.C. ClarkW.C. Clark still feeding off Vaughan's passion


Johnny MathisAs cool as it gets
Johnny Mathis on singing, living and loving


Doc WatsonDoc Watson: One proud hillbilly


Papa John CreachPapa blues
'Papa' John Creach on playing for Al Capone and Jefferson Airplane

as told to Jim Trageser


AUTUMN 2003 ISSUE:

The BluesScorsese's blues: Ooh, that smell
This sure isn't 'Ken Burns' Jazz'


Johnny CashA great American singer
Put Johnny Cash alongside Sinatra and Ella


SUMMER 2003 ISSUE:

Charles McPhersonTrue to his bop school
Charles McPherson on Mingus, Bird, Dolphy and jazz


Kip HanrahanThe evolution of improvisation
Thoughts on live performance


Taj MahalThe vindication of Taj Mahal


David Lee RothDiamond Hymie?
David Lee Roth: Jew, rock star and, just maybe, singer


Count BasieLow-key hip
Basie provides a tonic to fill that hole in your soul


SPRING 2003 ISSUE:

Mongo SantamariaSkin on Skin
Remembering Mongo Santamaria


Deke DickersonDeath to trendy pomade cretins!
Deke Dickerson in three dimensions


Thomas MapfumoThomas Mapfumo
Listening to the Lion of Zimbabwe


George ShearingDude, you're like, old and stuff
George Shearing on music, aging and more


Remembering a giant of jazz
Jazz critic Stanley Dance, captured in correspondence

Winter 2002 issue:

Klezmer: The Next Generation

AUTUMN 2002 ISSUE:

The NieldsYesterday's girls? Not by a long shot
Nerissa Nields talks about making music with her sister




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