Robert Charles Guidry was leaving a diner in his native Louisiana when he heard the words that would forever make him Bobby Charles. "See you later, alligator," the 17-year-old jive-talked to a friend, only to hear, like a gospel call-and-response, "In a while, crocodile" from a neighboring patron.
He had been playing teen soirees with a combo called the Cardinals (no relation to the r&b vocal group of the same name) in the small town of… more »
Whither country music - or will it wither? Most of the c&w on strut at the recent CMA awards had more to do with 80's power-rock and 00's teen-pop than the morning farm report. In recent years, an alt-country movement in such Willy-billy suburbs as Brooklyn's Williamsburg has waved a country flag, along with a taste for trucker's caps and Pabst Blue Ribbon. This isn't a sudden outcropping on the range; ever since Gram Parsons… more »
Every year it's the same problem. I am in love with love gospel music, and also am in strong "like" with Christmas music. So you'd think I'd have a ton of records, or at least a bunch of songs, to write about this time of year, right? The problem is, the best Christmas songs tend to be the knockoff novelty numbers. The way our culture celebrates the holidays is all about commerce and kitsch, so… more »
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05.26.12
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05.22.12
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