“Some people will say I’m trying to run from country, but I’m never going to make anything other than a country record. As soon as I open my mouth, it’s going to be a country song.” The words above, spoken by American country music and roots rock singer-songwriter Sturgill Simpson, depict his feelings about his music.Read More
As I prepared for this weeks’ post, I took a look over at the Billboard charts. At the top of the Hot 100 chart for the week is a song by Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee featuring Justin Bieber called “Despacito”. It is the first Spanish-language song to be number one in the US sinceRead More
When I have conversations about music with people close to my age, I usually avoid topics about new music and musicians. In those conversations I speak about older music, industry issues or music production techniques. Writing for Weekly Music Commentary means that I must stay aware of new music and the growing audience of youngRead More
Back in the late 1990’s as I worked at a newspaper here in South Florida, I had the task of cleaning out some of the old promotional materials gathered throughout the year. As I looked through the stack of papers and promo cassettes I stumbled upon a promo package for the R&B artist Joe. AtRead More
