Stereogum — On Sunday (Oct. 20), the Country Music Hall Of Fame induction ceremony took place in Cleveland and featured an unexpected appearance from Keith Richards. The Rolling Stones guitarist and songwriter joined Vince Gill, Emmylou Harris, and Steve Jord... more info

Stereogum — The Black Art Jazz Collective came together in 2013, with saxophonist Wayne Escoffery, trumpeter Jeremy Pelt, trombonist James Burton III, pianist Xavier Davis, bassist Dwayne Burno, and drummer Johnathan Blake. Burno died suddenly in December of ... more info

Aquarium Drunkard — Via Steve Young’s (woefully still) out-of-print 1969 lp, Rock Salt And Nails. A genre cornerstone, Gram Parsons, Gene Clark, Hal Blaine, James Burton, Chris Ethridge and others guest. Per the below, many have covered – though none have matched. S... more info

Songs:Illinois — Here’s just a little something I stumbled upon that will be of interest to guitar hounds and pedal steel fans. Jason Loughlin is a first call guitarist for the likes of Amos Lee, Rachael Yamagata, James Burton and others. He lives in Brooklyn and... more info

Aquarium Drunkard — Shortly after the release of the million-selling Nancy & Lee, Lee Hazlewood exercised his newfound clout with Reprise and headed to Paris to record a new solo album. Along for the ride were rhythm guitarist extraordinaire Donnie Owens and Wrecking Cr... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Leon Russell never quite hit all the right notes the way he did on his 1970 eponymous debut. He never again seemed as convincing in his grasp of Americana music and themes, never again seemed as individual, and never again did his limited, slurred ... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Carney is Leon Russell's third solo studio album, released in 1972. It peaked at number 2 on the Billboard Hot 200 and was the first for Russell to contain a hit single - "Tightrope" b/w ""This Masquerade" - which reached number 11 on the Billboard ... more info

Totally Fuzzy — How a classic album like this from 1975 ends up on SoundCloud, and that even officially, posted by the label, beats me, but hey, I ain't complaining. One of the most colourful personalities in rock and roll at the end of the 60s and early 70s, e... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Johnny Farfisa said... Blacklight Chameleons- Inner Mission (1986) Sex Museum - Fuzz Face (1987) V/A - Garage Sale (1985) Tina Peel - Pajama Party (2003) Backdoor Men - Sodra Esplanaden #4 (2005) The Chud - Silohuettes of Sound (1986) http://declarat... more info

Guardian Music — Queen Elizabeth Hall, LondonRichard Thompson had been, in the words of a friend working on the Meltdown team, "like a kid in a candy store all day" about this gig.No wonder. Including the festival curator, there were half a dozen guitar gods up on st... more info