Amy LaVere: Anchors & Anvils
By James Calemine Produced by Memphis luminary Jim Dickinson, Amy LaVere‘s Anchors & Anvils, contends as a fine blueprint for
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Blind Boys of Alabama: Take The High Road
By James Calemine Take The High Road represented the Blind Boys of Alabama‘s first country-gospel album in their 70-year career. The five
Continue readingJim Dickinson’s Favorite Food, Films & Music
When I interviewed the High Priest of Memphis Mojo—Jim Dickinson—I asked him if he’d be interested in submitting his
Continue readingTift Merritt’s Another Country
By James Calemine The Americana/alt.country movement of the late 90s seemed like a promising thing. After being caught in a
Continue readingNeal Casal’s Sweeten The Distance
By James Calemine I wrote this review in 2012 when Sweeten The Distance was released, and right before I interviewed
Continue readingDispatch From Quarantine Island: Original Transcripts of Archibald C. McKinley’s 1886 Earthquake Account
By James Calemine On September 24, 2019, I made another trip to Quarantine Island with Michael Gowen. I’ve known Gowen
Continue readingCheyenne Marie Mize: We Don’t Need
By James Calemine Cheyenne Marie Mize is a Louisville, Kentucky, native. She served as a member of the groups Arnett
Continue reading2008 Widespread Panic Induction Into Georgia Music Hall of Fame
By James Calemine (Published in the Official 30th Anniversary Georgia Music Hall of Fame 2008 Almanac) Through triumph and tragedy
Continue readingEdgar Cayce: The Sleeping Prophet
By James Calemine “In every person of whatever station look not for things to criticize, but for something you adore
Continue readingBob Dylan & The Band: The Basement Tapes
By James Calemine “Odds and ends Odds and ends Lost time Is not found again…” “Odds And Ends” Bob Dylan
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