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The Man Who Would Save Country Music

The hard life and overlooked brilliance of Zane Campbell.

Eddie Dean The Washington Post Feb 2018 20min Permalink

Arts Music

The Ghost

A profile of Hank Williams III.

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Elizabeth Gilbert on the Longform Podcast

Elizabeth Gilbert GQ Dec 2000 35min Permalink

Reprints Arts Music

Ornery

A profile of Merle Haggard.

Bryan Di Salvatore New Yorker Feb 1990 1h25min Permalink

Arts

Willie and the Weed Factory

A long talk with Willie Nelson about pot.

Chris Heath GQ Aug 2015 25min Permalink

Arts Music

Retracing Hank Williams’ Ghostly Night Ride

We know the country music pioneer died New Year’s Eve, 1953. But how?

Peter Cooper The Tennessean Jan 2003 15min Permalink

Arts Music

Doug Seegers’ Nashville Skyline

How a 63-year-old country singer went from a Nashville homeless shelter to #1 on the Swedish charts in under a year.

Max Blau Bitter Southerner Dec 2014 Permalink

Arts History Music

Dear Charlie

The rocky career and enduring appeal of country legend Charlie Rich, “the missing link between Elvis Presley and Ray Charles.”

Joe Hagan Oxford American Jan 2014 30min Permalink

Arts Music

The Devil in George Jones

A profile of the country music legend.

Nick Tosches Texas Monthly Jul 1994 25min Permalink

Arts Music

The Last Outlaw

A profile of Merle Haggard.

Chris Heath GQ Nov 2005 25min Permalink

Arts Music

Country Music's Sparkle King

A profile of fashion designer Nudie Cohn, who made clothing for Elvis, Glen Campbell, Johnny Cash, and others.

Jason Diamond Tablet May 2012 Permalink

Arts Music

Muddy Waters and Mozart

A memory of interviewing the late great songwriter Townes Van Zandt shortly before his death.

Aretha Sills Los Angeles Review of Books Jan 2011 Permalink

Arts History Music

When Country Was King

Uncovering Southern California’s country music roots.

Elisabeth Greenbaum Kasson Los Angeles Times Magazine Jun 2011 10min Permalink