Country and Americana

Steve Van Zandt delivers four CDs' worth of live material, including a Beatles tribute in Liverpool that is also available as a video.

My annual list of personal favorite studio albums, EPs, live releases, and box sets.

A well-priced box collects Dire Straits' studio albums. Also: Uncle Walt's Band and music from actor Harry Dean Stanton.

With 'The Summer Before The Storm' Grievous Angels have created an album for our times both universal and personal.

A new box offers a comprehensive look at Fleetwood Mac's middle years. Plus, a tip of the hat to the so-called Father of Country Music.

An anthology shows Jerry Jeff Walker had more to offer than "Mr. Bojangles." Plus, a 1970 Jimi Hendrix concert and unjustly overlooked covers from British singer Kevin Rowland.

An anthology of early American folk, country, blues, and gospel answers an obvious question that no one previously asked. Plus, Bee Gees, Johnny Nicholas, and the Flamin' Groovies.

A book documents the history of an influential 1960s British TV music show. Plus, CDs from Solomon Burke, Sensational Country Blues Wonders, Paul Winter, and Felix Hatfield.

An excellent set of Bob Dylan covers by Emma Swift, plus country from Rachel Brooke, folk from Jordan Tice, and more Little Richard reissues.

'Get In Union' featuring the amazing voice of Bessie Jones is a 60 track collection of amazing field recordings from the incredible Alan Lomax collection. A real piece of American history.