Artists

This Oklahoman channels the hip-shaking fifties and more on his sophomore release

A Florida kid from a conservative family, twenty-five-year-old Benjamin Booker may seem an unlikely candidate to lead a new wave of blues-influenced musicians. Until he gets onstage, where it’s plain to see his talent is off the charts

When the call came to write Jerry Lee Lewis’s biography, Rick Bragg knew he couldn’t say no

This Austin musician proves he’s rock solid

With a well-deserved induction into the Grand Ole Opry and an eighth album out this summer, the band has come a long way from busking on street corners

The singer may be “metamodern,” but his music conjures old-school country through and through

Thirty years after walking away from music, Bill Withers joins the ranks of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame royalty

Take a tour of luthier Randy Wood’s workshop

Singer Paul Janeway and his bandmates are keeping Alabama’s musical legacy humming

The Drive-By Truckers front man has spent two decades giving voice to the grace and grit of life in the South. With the release of the band’s twelfth album, he’s proving he still has plenty to say

Best known as one-half of the folk duo Indigo Girls, the Georgia native is reaching back to her Southern roots

With a new album and an old focus, the North Mississippi Allstars get back to blues basics

One of the South’s greatest songwriters 

The songwriter charts a new course with “Southeastern”

A look back through the years

Thirteen acts bringing new sounds to Nashville

Dan Auerbach’s Eighth Avenue recording studio is at the center of the Nashville’s new wave

Hailing from Southern music royalty, this singer-songwriter is forging her own path

With one of the most distinctive voices ever recorded and a worldwide following, the bluegrass legend still calls the Virginia hills home

The daughter of Johnny Cash opens up about the inspiration behind her new album and her favorite memory of her dad