On 'Old Town Road', with Chris Molanphy
The expert charts critic joins the pod to talk about his new book on the record-breaking county-hip-hop-pop hit.
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Converting The Skeptics: Roger Miller
Let's start off by admitting that I don't know if anyone reading this newsletter is actually skeptical of Roger Miller. His box set is called "The Genius Of Roger Miller," after all. But I find that his name gets mentioned a little less often
Dolly Parton and the Highwomen at Newport Folk: An Excerpt from 'Her Country'
Over the past few months, I've been really enjoying sharing some archival interviews from people I spoke with for my book Her Country, which will finally be available in the UK on September 24 via Omnibus Press. You can preorder a copy here, which has a new cover,
On Dolly Parton, Brilliant In Every Era
Today marks an unfathomable loss: Dolly Parton has died. Brilliant artist, devoted philanthropist, remarkable human; to list her achievements here feels redundant, as the cult of Dolly has long since gone national. Here, I've collected some of my writing on Dolly that has been scrubbed from the web;
How Nashville Could Make Country Music Stop Being A Punchline
It's sort of a surreal time to be writing this newsletter. (Also, a surreal time to be alive I suppose but when isn't that the case…) For years now, Marissa and I have jointly been banging the drum: Appreciate the women in country music, and make