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1/12/2010
Songwriter first, performer second: Willie could have been bigger than General Motors without ever stepping behind a mic, as you can hear on these Nelson-penned covers by the likes of Johnny Cash, Geor …
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1/12/2010
Have mic, will travel. Like a gunslinger, Willie will take on anybody, anytime, anywhere, and his astonishing natural instincts radiate both warmth and light in his duets with artists ranging fr …
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1/12/2010
When searching for songs, Willie casts his net wide, guided by an almost infallible emotional gyroscope. When approaching Elvis Presley's 1973 pop-country crossover hit "Always on My Mind," he stripped …
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1/12/2010
These are the cuts in which Elvis ratcheted the throttle back a few notches, dimmed the lights, and poured his voice over the tunes like maple syrup on a short stack. With its loping, horse-hoof beat a …
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1/12/2010
The two-peas-in-a-pod sound of the Everly Brothers influenced virtually every close-harmony duo that came in their wake, but the brothers got it from soaking up the sounds of sibling country acts, like …
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1/12/2010
Sure, the Everly Brothers were the crucial link between the two-part twang of the Louvin Brothers and the hit-bound harmony groups of the '60s, but they were more than that. They were true rock …
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1/12/2010
Hit play on "Police Beat" - an SS Decontrol cover at a boiling point of gnarled heavy metal guitars and raspy hardcore vocals - and you might think you've stumbled into CBGB, circa '83. Which is …
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1/12/2010
Back home in Boston, the Mighty Mighty Bosstones are larger-than-life guitar (and horn) heroes - an Aerosmith for the Warped Tour set. And who can blame anyone for having a bit of Beantown pride in thi …
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1/12/2010
Dim the lights, set your soul on simmer, and get cozy with the sultry, slow-jam sounds of Levert. O'Jays singer Eddie Levert's sons, Gerald and Sean, more than lived up to the family name, racking up o …
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