Kacey Musgraves is back with her latest single, Dry Spell, which is full of horny double entendres and signals a return to her earlier, humorous style. The song features a parched guitar sound that evokes a sense of desperation, calling out for attention. It is co-written by a hall of fame lineup of songwriters, showcasing a lyrical wit that fans have missed in her recent work.
Big Mama Thornton exuded uncompromising intensity. Her voice conveyed struggle and defiance, fury and hurt, like few others. She was a Black, gay multi-instrumentalist who refused to let a racist society or a rapacious industry confine her.
Outside, on the fence of the private home, is another sign, with another butterfly: 'Former home of Dolly Parton, Singer, Actress & American Icon.' For longtime fans of Dolly Parton, there are other clues that the singer once owned the unassuming white house, built circa 1920. The driveway is unusually large, long enough to hold the RV that has been her preferred mode of travel for decades.
Maybe we ran into an old acquaintance at the supermarket and said "Let's catch up sometime" or told our friends we would "check out" the boring-sounding show they spent the past five minutes recommending? That's what country-music superstar Jelly Roll appeared to do after the Grammys last week when, in response to a question about the state of the country, he said he had "a lot to say"
I had to make a transition for survival from folk music, which was killed by the British Invasion. David Crosby was afraid that they were going to slap some kind of band on me and that it would ruin my music. So I made that record with voice and guitar. Then the record company sicced the band on me. It was called The Section, they were a good band for James Taylor and Linda Ronstadt, but they couldn't play my music.
