Jordan Vonderhaar/Contributor RememberingApr 11, 2022Apr 12, 2022 Daniel Sahad Daniel Sahad passed away Sunday the 10th
Cover for Me and Sister Bobbie: True Tales of the Family Band with Willie Nelson; Bobbie Nelson; David Ritz RememberingMar 11, 2022Mar 14, 2022 Remembering Bobbie Nelson She was his anchor, his rock. Raised, like her brother, in Abbott, Texas, Bobbie Nelson, elder sister of Willie […]
Gilles Petard/Getty Images RememberingFeb 10, 2022Feb 10, 2022 Betty Davis, funk pioneer and fashion icon, dies at 77 Funk musician Betty Davis dies at 77
Charles Dharapak/AP File Photo RememberingJan 21, 2022Jun 23, 2022 Meat Loaf, Grammy-winning singer famous for ‘I’d Do Anything For Love,’ dies at 74 The Grammy-winning American singer and actor, has died at the age of 74
Jesse Grant/Getty Images for NAMM RememberingJan 13, 2022Jan 13, 2022 Ronnie Spector of The Ronettes has died at age 78 Singer Ronnie Spector has died after a brief battle with cancer
RememberingSep 2, 2021Sep 29, 2021 Six Essential Albums Produced by Lee “Scratch” Perry The music world has lost another towering figure with the passing of reggae’s Lee “Scratch” Perry at age 85.
RememberingApr 30, 2021May 19, 2021 Remembering Denny Freeman photo by Todd V. Wolfson By Jay Trachtenberg In normal times, for the better part of a decade, guitarist […]
RememberingJan 27, 2021Aug 19, 2022 James White and the Broken Spoke By Elizabeth McQueen When I visited Austin for the first time, I made a beeline for the Broken Spoke. […]
RememberingJan 8, 2021 Percussionist Tony ‘Conga’ Cruz Austin musician Tony Cruz, best known for his conga work that helped drive the perpetual rhythms of the city’s […]
RememberingOct 28, 2020Oct 28, 2020 Billy Joe Shaver No one personified the stereotypical image of a Texas ‘outlaw’ country singer quite like Billy Joe Shaver
RememberingOct 24, 2020Oct 28, 2020 Jerry Jeff Walker Frazer Harrison/Getty Images by Jeff McCord “Hi, buckaroos.” In 1973, everyone was hearing Jerry Jeff Walker’s greeting from the […]
RememberingOct 9, 2020Oct 9, 2020 Remembering Guitar Hero Eddie Van Halen Edward Lodewijk Van Halen, passed away Tuesday, October 6th, 2020 after a 20 year battle with cancer. He was […]
RememberingSep 25, 2020Sep 25, 2020 The Life and Times of Jan Reid ‘The Improbable Rise of Redneck Rock’ put Austin music on the map and launched a long career for the […]
RememberingSep 14, 2020Sep 14, 2020 Remembering Toots Hibbert KUTX Host Jay Trachtenberg remembers reggae legend Toots Hibbert
RememberingJun 10, 2020Jun 10, 2020 Remembering: James Hand photo by Martin do Nascimento By Matt Muñoz, Cactus Cafe Manager Country music singer James “Slim” Hand passed away […]
RememberingApr 9, 2020Apr 9, 2020 John Prine’s Simple Gifts John Prine in Atlanta in 1975. Tom Hill/Getty Images By Jeff McCord I often think of John Prine when […]
RememberingApr 3, 2020Mar 27, 2023 Bill Withers, Everyman Bill Withers, who passed away from heart complications March 30th at age 81, would leave his mark on American […]
RememberingFeb 13, 2020Mar 11, 2020 Andy Gill It’s one of those moments that has grown larger than life in Austin. From all of the people who […]
RememberingJan 23, 2020Dec 1, 2022 Remembering Paul Barrere Photo courtesy of Little Feat. By Jeff McCord Like the band Little Feat where he spent most of his […]
RememberingJan 8, 2020Mar 11, 2020 The Musical Abundance of Rich Harney He was all about music. Rich Harney, the Austin pianist who died of a heart attack Sunday, January 5th, […]
RememberingDec 16, 2019Dec 17, 2019 Living Life: Celebrating Daniel Johnston He seemed to show up in at exactly the right time. Born in Sacramento, Daniel Johnston, who died on […]
RememberingDec 16, 2019Dec 17, 2019 LA Punk Kim Shattuck Dies At Age 56 Kim Shattuck, lead singer of the LA punk/pop quartet the Muffs, whose early singles and 1993 debut were mile […]
RememberingDec 15, 2019Dec 17, 2019 The Enigma of David Berman Music Editor Jeff McCord reflects and chronicles the inspiring-but-turbulent life of Silver Jews’ songwriter and frontman David Berman.