Music

A Nashville singer-songwriter and antiques junkie shares her favorite inspiration point

Joe Bussard’s rare vintage 78s—all 15,000 of them—preserve the sounds of the South for future generations

The legendary musician taps his Texas roots for his first solo album in more than a decade

A look inside the Garden & Gun Artist Lounge & Portrait Studio at the 2015 Sloss Music & Arts Festival

Mark your calendar, Wildwood Revival features more than a dozen rock and roots musicians

Allman Brothers mainstay and guitar icon Warren Haynes explores new ground on Ashes and Dust

The songwriter’s new album soars

A book features more than 200 candid images of Elvis Presley

A modern take on country classics

The Alabama Shakes take a leap––and find themselves at the front of a musical rebirth

We asked several of our favorite musicians for albums every music-loving Southerner ought to know

Making music the old-fashioned way — on the porch

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

A country music icon, five-time Grammy award winner, member of the Grand Ole Opry, and a passionate photographer

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