The American song-writing legend builds on his long career of ‘showing, not telling’ life stories through song with his latest album ‘For Better, Or Worse.’ "There’s too many volatile things going on in the world,” says the always topical song writin ...
6 Oct 2016 - Holly Gleason
Grammy Award-winning singer songwriter Shelby Lynne talks about releasing her 13th country rock album “I Can’t Imagine,” her upcoming tour and how she learned to keep the music real “I wanted some male energy!” Shelby Lynne practically yelps in a drawl so ...
12 Jun 2015 - Holly Gleason
Jeannie Alexander grew up “deeply obsessed” with God. Before she resigned as chaplain of Riverbend Maximum Security Insitution in September, her obsession drove her to work with a group of some of the most marginalized members of society. “It’s this very ...
10 Jan 2015 - Amanda Haggard
The first of 11 death-row inmates with scheduled execution dates in Tennessee did not meet the executioner as planned on Oct. 7. The Tennessee Supreme Court ruled Sept. 25 to postpone Billy Ray Irick’s execution as he and the other 10 death-row inmates wi ...
20 Nov 2014 - Amanda Haggard
Update from sister street paper on Nashville flooding Street Roots sister paper in Nashville — The Contributor is scrambling to help vendors and people on the streets secure safe refuge from yesterday's flooding. Over the past two days— flooding from ...
4 May 2010 - Street Roots