Lucinda Williams: Last News

Americana is undeniably one of music’s fastest-growing scenes. Whether you’re a recent recruit or consider yourself an aficionado, there are always new learnings as Americana evolves; with what was once a niche pocket of artistry constantly citing new inspiration and adopting more mainstream artists keen to explore its roots.

Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music Of the many premature deaths from the wave of great ‘60s musicians, Gram Parsons is one of the most tragic. A deeply gifted singer and songwriter, he’s universally (if not entirely accurately) regarded as the patron saint of Americana music.

Ethan Shanfeld When it came time to write Slow Pulp’s sophomore album, in early 2021, Emily Massey decided to isolate herself in a cabin up in northern Wisconsin. “The first day, I full-body cried for hours,” the singer tells Variety. “I realized when I got there that I’d never been that alone.

Lil Uzi Vert's conflicted relationship with fame has only grown with the rapper's success and influence. In 2019, as fan demand for their long-delayed album Eternal Atake was at its peak, Lil Uzi announced their retirement and claimed that they had deleted all of their music. "I wanna be normal...

It’s a sad day for Hugh Bonneville as he has confirmed the end of his marriage.

Actor Hugh Bonneville, star of Downton Abbey, has split from his wife after 25 years.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic In the year 2023, Allison Russell has come as close as anyone is to being the face of Americana music, even though there are any rock-solid artists who’ve been in the limelight longer than she has — like Jason Isbell, Lucinda Williams and her friend and mentor Brandi Carlile — who certainly count as poster boys and girls. She might even be the front-runner for the artist of the year prize at the upcoming Americana Honors & Awards show, which takes place in Nashville Sept. 20, notwithstanding that Billy Strings has been nominated again to defend his title.

Bob Dylan is still on the road.Dylan, 82, just announced 17 new concert dates as part of his ongoing ‘Rough and Rowdy Ways Tour’ in support of his 2020 album with the same name.He’ll cap the quick run of gigs with shows at Rochester, NY’s Rochester Auditorium on Tuesday, Oct. 24 and Schenectady, NY’s Proctors Theatre on Monday, Oct.

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Lucinda Williams is this week’s guest on The FADER Interview podcast. In conversation with FADER contributor Holly Devon, the country-rock veteran dove into her new album, Stories from a Rock n Roll Heart. Their wide-ranging interview touched on Williams’ return to touring after suffering a stroke in late 2020, her unexpected creative partnership with her husband Tom Overby, and her battle to retain artistic integrity in her early career amid industry pressure to sell out.

“Don’t Tell Anybody the Secrets I told You” (Crown), Williams, 70, reveals this and plenty of other secrets. A singer and songwriter with deep Southern roots — born in the Louisiana city of Lake Charles — her songs tell tales of love, lust and loss, God and the devil. The most jarring stories in the book are about Williams’ mother, Lucille, who suffered from mental illness.She writes of a time when she was 3 and her mother locked her in a closet, because, her father told her, ‘You were being a typical 3-year-old and crying and she couldn’t handle it.’ “When I think about it now, it sounds so horrible.

Mumford & Sons played their first public gig since becoming a trio this weekend (April 28) at Pharrell’s Something In The Water festival – check out fan-shot footage below.Mumford & Sons’ Winston Marshall originally took a break from the band in March 2021 following backlash after the guitarist publicly praised a book written by right-wing agitator Andy Ngo.However, Marshall then left the group permanently in June of that year. “This is a difficult decision first brought about by an unintentional Twitter storm,” he wrote at the time.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic The LA Phil has announced the full summer season for Hollywood Bowl’s sister venue across the gorge, the Ford, with a typically eclectic and cross-cultural lineup that includes Mac DeMarco, Lucinda Williams, Jorge Drexler, the Milk Carton Kids, Darren Criss, Arooj Aftab, Meredith Monk, José James, a kids’ show by the Bob Baker Marionette Theater, a dance project from Serpentwithfeet and many more attractions. The smaller-sized amphitheater is one of the most prized venues for musicians to play in Los Angeles, although the Phil’s emphasis in its four months of annual shows there is far less on commercial acts than in maintaining intriguing blend of all possible arts, with jazz, Americana and Latin and global music definitely getting a leg up on pop in the programming.

Lucinda Williams has shared details of a new album and released its first single – listen to new Bruce Springsteen collaboration ‘New York Comeback’ below.The new single, which also features Springsteen’s wife Patti Scialfa on backing vocals, is the first preview of new LP ‘Stories From A Rock n Roll Heart’, which is due out on June 30 via Highway 20 Records/Thirty Tigers.The album comes after Williams had to re-learn to play guitar and to walk again after a severe stroke, while her house in Nashville was also damaged by a hurricane just before the start of the COVID lockdown.On April 25, Williams will also release a new memoir titled Don’t Tell Anybody The Secrets I Told You.‘Stories From A Rock n Roll Heart’ also features contributions from a host of artists including Angel Olsen and Margo Price.See its full tracklist and listen to ‘New York Comeback’ below.Last year, Angel Olsen – one of the new album’s collaborators – shared a cover of Williams‘ track ‘Greenville’ as part of the Amazon Originals series.“There is no one like her out there,” Olsen said of the country folk singer. “It’s clear to me that her songs come from a very real place, and that’s the only kind of writing I like.”Discussing her 2021 stroke in an interview with Rolling Stone, Williams said: “An ambulance came and got me and we told them not to put the big siren on.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic On the eve of AmericanaFest in Nashville, Lucinda Williams was celebrated at BMI’s headquarters as the recipient of the performing rights organization’s annual Troubadour Award, where an invitation-only crowd heard Williams’ songs covered by Jason Isbell, Angel Olsen, ZZ Top’s Billy Gibbons, Amos Lee and Madeline Edwards. Other artists saluted Williams via taped congratulations, like Robert Plant and Dwight Yoakam, who called giving Williams the lifetime achievement award “long overdue.” Maybe it wasn’t that long overdue: Williams is only the fourth artist to get the Troubadour honor since it was instituted in 2017, following in the footsteps of John Prine, John Hiatt and Robert Earl Keen.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic The lineup of performers for the 2023 Americana Honors and Awards has been revealed, with Brandi Carlile, Lucinda Williams, Allison Russell, the Indigo Girls, Chris Isaak and Lukas Nelson among those set to take the stage Sept. 14 at Nashville’s storied Ryman Auditorium. The roster includes mostly artists who are either up for the annual awards or achieving lifetime achievement honors. Other set to perform include Adia Victoria, the McCrary Sisters, James McMurtry, Sierra Farrell, the War and Treaty, Morgan Wade, Neal Francis and Phosphorescent. The longtime band leader for the annual awards show, Buddy Miller, will be back with a crew of musicians that includes the aforementioned McCrary Sisters, Don Was, Larry Campbell, Brady Blade, Jen Gunderman, Jim Hoke, Rob Burger and Lorenzo Molina.

Angel Olsen has appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon to perform ‘All The Good Times’ – check out the moment below.Olsen appeared on the show on Wednesday (August 17) to perform the track from her new album ‘Big Time’. She appeared with her touring band, ‘The Big Time Band’ on the show.The performance came during the singer’s ‘Wild Hearts Tour’, which is currently running through North America and sees her sharing a stage with Sharon Van Etten and Julien Baker.See the full list of remaining dates here, and watch the Fallon performance below.Back in June, Olsen shared a cover of Lucinda Williams‘ ‘Greenville’.The St.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music CriticBilly Joe Shaver, one of the figureheads of the “outlaw country” movement that came out of Texas and flourished in the 1970s, is the subject of a forthcoming tribute album that sees some of the top names in country and Americana saluting the late legend, including Willie Nelson, Miranda Lambert, George Strait, Nathaniel Rateliff, Rodney Crowell and Margo Price. The project, “Live Forever: A Tribute to Billy Joe Shaver,” comes out on New West Nov.

Angel Olsen has shared a cover of Lucinda Williams‘ ‘Greenville’ – check out the Amazon Original track below.The St. Louis singer-songwriter, who released her sixth studio LP, ‘Big Time’, earlier this month, said that before penning the album she found “a new obsession and love” for Williams’ music.“There is no one like her out there,” Olsen said of the country folk singer.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorAngel Olsen’s new album, “Big Time,” is the kind of rare, generation-spanning album that you could give to your sister, your aunt or your grandparents. Its 10 soulful, country-inflected songs recall everything from Dusty Springfield’s 1969 masterpiece, “Dusty in Memphis,” to Shelby Lynne’s 2001 Grammy-winning “I am Shelby Lynne,” from Tammy Wynette to Lucinda Williams — and at the center of it all are Olsen’s soaring songs and crystalline, versatile voice.

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