All Saints Day is the day to remember about the artists who passed away this year. For country music genre, it has been a tragic year, with the loss of a lot of legends. It's time to remember, particularly, seven artists who left us, two of them because of the coronavirus. 2020 has not ended... Continue Reading →

Summer is here and it's time to think about country and red dirt albums that were released this year so far. I propose you a list of 10 albums particularly impressive and brilliant in country music or red dirt genre. It's not a classification and there's no particular order between them. I chose 10 albums... Continue Reading →

Our world is living weird and awful days. Quarantine has become the keyword of our time and we're all abruptly affected by the exponential growth of COVID-19. In France, as it happens in other countries, we are now confined in our house, legally going outside only to work, buy food or for medical purposes. These... Continue Reading →

I ended 2019 watching "Dolly Parton's Heartstrings" series, and I began 2020 watching Dolly Parton's "Here I Am" movie, both recently released on Netflix, and both excellent. Heartstrings The series is one of the best I watched last year. Its 8 episodes are all very interesting. Each one begins with Dolly Parton talking about on... Continue Reading →

I love Bruce Springsteen's new album since the first time I listened to it, when it was released this spring. "Western Stars" is maybe somewhat singular in Springsteen's career, because it's not a rock n' roll album, but it's not a surprise for those who loved his album "We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions", released... Continue Reading →

One week ago, Kylie Rae Harris died in a car crash, while she was on her way to Taos, New Mexico, to play at the Big Barn Dance Festival. In the accident also died a 16 year old girl, Maria Elena Cruz, and a third driver was injured. It was a very sad day for... Continue Reading →

French singer Dick Rivers died on April 24th, the same day he was born. He was 74. This name won't be known by American people, but he was a true and steady lover of American culture and American music since he was young. Born in Nice, on the French Riviera, in 1945, he had a... Continue Reading →