Music
Lefty Frizzell only had 17 Top 10 singles during his lifetime, barely enough music to fill half of one 75-minute CD.
May 9, 1993
**** LEFTY FRIZZELL “That’s the Way Love Goes: The Final Recordings of Lefty Frizzell” Varese Vintage There has been so much tribute paid to Frizzell’s landmark hits from the ‘50s on Columbia Records that his comeback sessions in the ‘70s for ABC Records have long been greatly underappreciated.
Dec. 13, 1996
“STORMS OF LIFE.” Randy Travis. Warner Bros.
Nov. 30, 1986
Travis is such a compelling country singer (rivaled only by John Anderson among post-’77 arrivals) that his voice alone on an album should be enough for a three-star recommendation.
Sept. 24, 1989
Entertainment & Arts
Bob Dylan, Merle Haggard, Harry Belafonte, Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, King Oliver and Pete Seeger pay homage to the icon.
Sept. 17, 2008
Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash, Merle Haggard, Jerry Lee Lewis and others pay tribute to Jimmie Rodgers.
Are great country singers born or made?
Feb. 10, 1991
Sports
Hank Williams: “I lived with Hank for about a year before he died.
Nov. 15, 1993
There’s enough fun in this collection of ‘40s and ‘50s country novelties for Quentin Tarantino to weave an entire movie soundtrack around.
March 21, 1995
When country music fans talk about the return-to-the-roots spirit of the “new traditionalist” movement of the ‘80s, the first name that is likely to come to mind is Randy Travis.
Sept. 29, 2000