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. < Previous | Next Page > 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 . Johnny Cole’s Favorites: . Top Ten Albums: 1. Walking with a Stranger – Escondido 2. National Treasure – Anthony Crawford 3. Blackstar – David Bowie 4. Full Circle – Loretta Lynn 5. Midwest Farmer’s Daughter – Margo Price 6. Gotta Get Home – Seth Walker 7. Far…
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. < Previous Page 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 . The Results ☆Music Artist of the Year as voted on by the readers of The Southland Music Line: Wille Sugarcapps (Grayson Capps, Corky Hughes, Will Kimbrough, Anthony & Savana Crawford) *2nd place: Sturgill Simpson ☆Album of the Year as voted on by the readers of The Southland Music Line: Midwest…
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The sounds of a carnival barker introducing us to the Joey Cook & The Partyraddlers 2016 album “Welcome to the Variety Show” proves to be an original and ideal way to pull listeners into a colorful mixture of tunes that blend nicely together. This month we are privileged to spotlight the album by Joey Cook & The Partyraddlers (released this past May). The originality of Joey Cook’s album gives her…
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The Southland Music Line devotes its attention to spreading the word about the music, venues and musicians that we are privileged to encounter during our travels across the country. We definitely spend a considerable amount of time along the Gulf Coast and Deep South region where an abundant amount of music exists. Each year, we recognize a band or musician as our annual Music Artist of the Year. In 2014,…
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Paul McCartney, The Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, Neil Young, The Who, and Pink Floyd’s Roger Waters performing over the course of three nights at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, CA – how could this be true? When first announced a few months prior to the event, it seemed like another “Rock & Roll Tall Tale”, but the reports were real, thus leaving me with one thing to do –…
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While attending the 30A Songwriter’s Festival in January of 2016, I ran across a familiar last name listed in the festival’s impressive lineup which included Jackson Browne, J.D. Souther, Parker Millsap, Shovels & Rope, Grace Potter, Jim Lauderdale, Bob Schneider, and several others. Lilly Winwood, the daughter of legendary musician Steve Winwood, was performing an acoustic set of her own original music at one of the venues I visited. Fast…
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In recent years, Bogalusa has become home to one of the best and most welcoming music festivals in the Deep South. For three consecutive years, The Southland Music Line has been traveling to Bogalusa for the annual event. A long list of talent has graced the two stages in picturesque Cassidy Park in a town with a long history associated with great music. Bogalusa is the birthplace of Henry Roeland…
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While “Yesterday” will always be my favorite song and Paul McCartney my first true love, the summer of 1966 was one of great changes. At the ripe age of 13 my budding cynicism helped me realize that, though my love was pure, luring and keeping Paul as my own was an unattainable goal. I set my sites a tad lower and settled for the perfect boy next door, Peter Noone. …
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The Frog Pond at Blue Moon Farm has grown into something quite magical, now in its sixth and wonderful year. It provides proof that dreams can come true. Music enthusiast Cathe Steele had a vision to open a place on her farm where musicians and fans could come together in an inviting environment free from the restraints common to this crazy old world. Regardless of economic means, amount of education,…
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Recently, I had the privilege of attending a show at The Listening Room in Mobile, AL by the New Orleans based Darcy Malone & The Tangle. I spoke extensively about the show on social media and now believe it was a show by one of my “new favorites’ in 2016. Each year, The Southland Music Line searches the country for fresh, new and exciting music. We are always on a…
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