Listening Room Blog

Today we mourn the loss of banjo player Earl Scruggs, as important to country music as, say Muddy Waters was to blues, who died Wednesday in a Nashville hospital. He was 88. (Earl with Marty Stuart at Merlefest in 2001. Photo from Earlscruggs.com) Scruggs, who started recording in the 1940s,... Read More →

Hey Listening Room-ers, here are some links to stories, features, podcasts you might find interesting. We got a kick out of them, anyway. Jack White, of White Stripes, Raconteurs, Dead Weather, Third Man Records and, as of earlier this year, Jack White fame, was interviewed by the mayor of Lambeth,... Read More →