The New York Times – Music:
In songs like “Slip Away” and “Back Door Santa,” he performed with the fervor of a backwoods preacher and the bawdy humor of a juke joint.
Author: Bill Friskics-Warren
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David Allan Coe, Singer Who Personified Outlaw Country, Dies at 86
The New York Times – Music:
Mr. Coe, who wrote “Take This Job and Shove It” and other chart-topping hits, was a transgressive exponent of the outlaw country movement of the 1970s and ’80s.
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Wayne Moss, Guitarist Who Helped Broaden Country Sound, Dies at 88
The New York Times – Music:
A top Nashville musician, he played for Bob Dylan and on “Oh, Pretty Woman” and “Jolene,” and was in the country-rock groups Area Code 615 and Barefoot Jerry.
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Don Schlitz, Prolific Writer of Country Music Hits, Dies at 73
The New York Times – Music:
He won a Grammy for the Kenny Rogers song “The Gambler,” and also wrote for Randy Travis, the Judds and Mary Chapin Carpenter.
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Jerry Kennedy, Who Helped Define Music in Nashville, Dies at 85
The New York Times – Music:
A guitarist and record producer, he played a role in creating hits by popular singers like Roger Miller, Roy Orbison, Tom T. Hall and Tammy Wynette.
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Overlooked No More: Jimmy Reed, the Bluesman Everyone Covered, Then Forgot
The New York Times – Music:
His most enduring hits were recorded by Elvis Presley, Aretha Franklin, the Rolling Stones and the Grateful Dead. But his own career faded from view.
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Raul Malo, Frontman of the Mavericks, Dies at 60
The New York Times – Music:
As the group’s singer and principal songwriter, he brought a Latin-inflected sound that broadened the boundaries of country music in the 1990s.
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Steve Cropper, Guitarist, Songwriter and Shaper of Memphis Soul Music, Dies at 84
The New York Times – Music:
As a member of Booker T. & the MG’s and as a producer, he played a pivotal role in the rise of Stax Records, a storied force in R&B in the 1960s and ’70s.