INDEX OF ARTICLES BY JIM NEWSOM
2008
- 2007 -
"Winter Music: CD Box Set Reviews"
December 18, 2007
Reviews of the 3-disc Dylan set, Four Decades of Folk Rock,
Merle Haggard's The Original Outlaw and The Bluegrass Sessions, James Taylor's One Man Band
and The Complete On the Corner Sessions by Miles Davis.
"Winter Music: DVD Reviews"
December 18, 2007
Reviews of The Best of the Johnny Cash TV Show,
The Other Side of the Mirror:
Bob Dylan Live at the Newport Folk Festival 1963-1965
and the Jazz Icons series featuring DVDs of Dave Brubeck, John Coltrane, Duke Ellington,
Dexter Gordon, Charles Mingus, Wes Montgomery and Sarah Vaughan
"Reinvigorating the 'L' Word"
December 11, 2007
Book review of The Conscience of a Liberal by Paul Krugman
and Deer Hunting with Jesus by Joe Bageant.
"The Joy of Being Liv"
December 4, 2007
An interview with Livingston Taylor.
"Randy Brecker's Long Run"
November 27, 2007
An interview with Randy Brecker.
"Melody Man"
November 13, 2007
An interview with Marvin Hamlisch.
"In-Demand Bass Man"
November 6, 2007
An interview with jazz bassist Christian McBride.
"Call Him a Blues Man"
October 30, 2007
An interview with guitarist Doug MacLeod.
"Cynthia Scott's Jazz Gumbo"
October 23, 2007
An interview with jazz singer Cynthia Scott.
"A Late Bloomer Blossoms"
October 16, 2007
An interview with jazz vocalist Kathleen Grace.
"Yankee Chicks Bound for Dixie"
October 16, 2007
An interview with Carolann Solebello of Red Molly.
"Young Blue Eyes"
October 16, 2007
A review of the Frank Sinatra box set, A Voice in Time (1939-1952).
"Frampton's Still Alive"
October 9, 2007
An interview with Peter Frampton.
"Painting the Vibes Redd"
October 9, 2007
An interview with jazz vibraphonist Chuck Redd.
"Crackpot E-Con 101"
October 2, 2007
A reflection on "supply side" economics and Jonathan Chait's The Big Con.
"The Coolest Guy from Maine"
October 2, 2007
An interview with folksinger-songwriter Dave Mallett.
"A More Homey Kind of Music"
September 25, 2007
An interview with old-time music master Mike Seeger.
"Music During Wartime"
September 25, 2007
A review of the companion CDs to the Ken Burns PBS series The War.
"Takin' It to the Ferguson"
September 18, 2007
An interview with Michael McDonald.
"Gove Scrivenor's Tale"
September 11, 2007
An interview with folksinger Gove Scrivenor.
"The Code Blue Spin"
September 4, 2007
An interview with Bud Finch of the Code Blue bluegrass band.
"Recordings"
September 4, 2007
Reviews of Light My Fire: The Very Best of Jose Feliciano, On a Day Like This by New York Voices
and Bobby Bare's Lullabys, Legends and Lies.
"Heavy Hitters: Fall Arts Picks"
September 4, 2007
The best musical events of the fall arts season in Hampton Roads.
"The End of the '60s"
August 28, 2007
A review of Sweeping Up the Spotlight by Jefferson Airplane.
"Recordings"
August 21, 2007
Reviews of 16 Biggest Hits by Alan Jackson and
Dave Brubeck's Indian Summer.
"Steve Bassett's Adventures in Music"
August 14, 2007
An interview with Steve Bassett.
"Country Gentleman"
August 14, 2007
A review of The Essential Chet Atkins and Chester & Lester.
"O Dobro, Where Art Thou?"
August 7, 2007
An interview with Jerry Douglas.
"This Ain't No Businessman's Bounce"
August 7, 2007
A review of Bruce Hornsby's first jazz CD, Camp Meeting, featuring
Christian McBride and Jack DeJohnette.
"A Rare Musical Gem"
August 7, 2007
An interview with folksinger-songwriter Christine Kane.
"College Professor, Recording Artist"
August 7, 2007
An interview with saxophonist Walter Beasley.
"A Banjo and a Backpack"
July 31, 2007
An interview with folksinger John McCutcheon
"Arlo's Birthday Present"
July 31, 2007
A review of Arlo Guthrie's CD, In Times Like These.
"Feelin' Groovy"
July 24, 2007
A review of the box set, Summer of Love: The Hits of 1967.
"Mr. Nice Guy"
July 17, 2007
An interview with country music star Vince Gill.
"Some Pretty Smart Tunes"
July 17, 2007
An interview with singer-songwriter and bluegrass great Peter Rowan.
"Carrie Newcomer: Polite Firebrand"
June 19, 2007
An interview with folksinger-songwriter Carrie Newcomer.
"Swing, Scream and Go-Go"
June 12, 2007
Reviews of The Essential Benny Goodman, The Essential Maynard Ferguson
and Good to Go-Go by Spyro Gyra.
"Dolly's Big Ones"
May 29, 2007
A review of three new reissues by Dolly Parton:
Coat of Many Colors, My Tennessee Mountain Home and Jolene.
"Rumba in the Colonial Palace"
May 29, 2007
An interview with Cuban-born trumpeter Arturo Sandoval.
"A Last Gasp of Innocence"
May 22, 2007
Remembering the Summer of Love.
"A Forgotten Voice from the Summer of Love"
May 22, 2007
An interview with Jerry Miller of Moby Grape.
"A Fairport Folio"
May 22, 2007
An interview with Chris Leslie of Fairport Convention.
"A Party Band with a Conscience"
May 22, 2007
An interview with Tao Rodriguez-Seeger of The Mammals.
"The 25 Greatest Songs of All Time"
May 22, 2007
Jim Newsom's picks for the best of all time.
"Summer Music: Must-See Concerts"
May 22, 2007
The best of the summer concert season in Hampton Roads.
"Jazz Acoustics"
May 15, 2007
Review of Brian Bromberg's Downright Upright and In the Moment by the Bob Mintzer Quartet.
"I Remember Tommy"
May 8, 2007
Remembering Tommy Newsom, who died April 28, 2007.
"Talk of the Town"
May 1, 2007
An interview with jazz vocalist Cheryl Bentyne.
"A Jazz Club is Born"
May 1, 2007
Does the venue make the music, or does the music make the venue?
"Great Songs About Great Things"
May 1, 2007
An interview with folksinger-songwriter Bill Staines.
"A Basket Full of Jazz"
May 1, 2007
An interview with jazz singer Dianne Reeves.
"Writes Left, Strums Right"
April 24, 2007
An interview with folksinger-songwriter Christine Lavin.
"Beach Music's Five-Star General"
April 17, 2007
An interview with General Norman Johnson, leader of the Chairmen of the Board and The Showmen.
"Coal Miners' Granddaughter"
April 17, 2007
An interview with country music great Kathy Mattea.
"The Sexy Side of Jazz"
April 17, 2007
An interview with young jazz chanteuse Jane Monheit.
"Jazz Comes Down to D'earth"
April 17, 2007
An interview with jazz trumpeter John D'earth.
"The Big Man Gets a Star"
April 10, 2007
An interview with saxman and Springsteen sidekick Clarence Clemons.
"Cosmic Jazzman"
April 3, 2007
An interview with jazz keyboard great Lonnie Liston Smith.
"A Walk on the Smooth Side"
April 3, 2007
An interview with smooth jazz saxophonist Marion Meadows.
"The Road Less Traveled"
April 3, 2007
A preview of the 2007 Port Folio Weekly Music Series.
"Ella Fitzgerald Music Festival"
April 3, 2007
A preview of the 2007 Ella Fitzgerald Music Festival.
"Legends of Music Walk of Fame"
April 3, 2007
This year's class of inductees into Norfolk's Legends of Music Walk of Fame.
"Spring Arts: Fresh Picked"
April 3, 2007
Jim Newsom's picks for the best of the local spring arts season.
"Town Mountain Comes to Town"
March 27, 2007
An interview with Robert Greer, leader of the bluegrass band Town Mountain.
"Strawberry Indigo"
March 27, 2007
An interview with Emily Saliers of the Indigo Girls.
"Mary Chapin's True Calling"
March 27, 2007
A review of Mary Chapin Carpenter's The Calling.
"Soulful Country Music Man"
March 20, 2007
An interview with country singer Hal Ketchum.
"Improvising a Life in Music"
March 20, 2007
An interview with jazz guitarist Ken Hatfield.
"Bruce and Ricky Get Freaky"
March 20, 2007
A review of Ricky Skaggs & Bruce Hornsby, including a conversation with Bruce.
"The British Are Coming! The British Are Coming!
March 13, 2007
Remembering the British Invasion of the '60s with fellow musicians.
"Waiting on a Jet Plane"
March 13, 2007
An interview with Noel Paul Stookey of Peter, Paul & Mary.
"Sharing the Gift"
March 6, 2007
An interview with Albert Mazibuko of Ladysmith Black Mambazo.
"A Scottish Festival in Phoebus"
February 27, 2007
An interview with Scottish fiddler Bonnie Rideout.
"A Mess of Tony Joe White"
February 27, 2007
A review of the Tony Joe White box set, Swamp Music: The Complete Monument Recordings.
"Arlo Guthrie's Family Business"
February 20, 2007
An interview with Arlo Guthrie.
"The Pursuit of Happiness"
February 20, 2007
A review of On the Other Side by the Tierney Sutton Band.
"Boundary Busting Bluegrass"
February 6, 2007
An interview with bluegrass singer Claire Lynch.
"The Torme Touch"
February 6, 2007
An interview with jazz singer Steve March Torme.
"Ellington's Other Half"
February 6, 2007
A review of Billy Strayhorn: Lush Life.
"Reaching Out Through the Arts"
January 30, 2007
Talking with MaryAnn Toboz of Tidewater Arts Outreach.
"A Low-Key Hokie in Maroon and Orange"
January 30, 2007
On being a Virginia Tech alumnus and sports fan.
"Symphony of Love"
January 23, 2007
Reviews of The Book of Love by Cheryl Bentyne and
The Symphony Sessions by Manhattan Transfer.
"The Four Freshmen Are Still Cool"
January 16, 2007
An interview with Vince Johnson of The Four Freshmen.
"Music for the New Year"
January 16, 2007
Reviews of box sets by The Clash, Superstars of the '80s and
Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys.
"Recordings"
January 9, 2007
A review of Viva Carlos, a tribute to Carlos Santana.
2006
Interviews with Bruce Hornsby, Stephen Stills, Loudon Wainwright III, John Gorka, Robert Jospe, Marcia Ball, Steve March Torme, Mavis Staples, Janis Ian, Kurt Elling, Patti Austin, John Abercrombie, Mark O'Connor, David Russell, Arturo O'Farrill, Natalie MacMaster, James Moody, Tommy Malone of the Subdudes, Poco's Rusty Young, Chris Hillman, George Benson, Richie Havens, Erin Bode, David Grisman and more; plus a whole slew of CD, DVD and concert reviews; lots of political commentary and other articles published in 2006.
2005
Interviews with Ruth Brown, Ken Peplowski, Freddy Cole, Chris Brubeck, David "Fathead" Newman, Michelle Phillips, Ann Hampton Callaway, Tierney Sutton, Gary Burton, Jay Beckenstein of Spyro Gyra, John Hammond, Lucinda Williams, poet Miller Williams, Grady Tate, Dick Smothers, Stanley Jordan, Sara Watkins of Nickel Creek, Roy Book Binder, Jo Dee Messina, Judy Collins and more; plus tons of CD and DVD reviews, columns and political commentary, and other articles published in 2005.
2004
Interviews with James Galway, Michael Brecker, Dave Holland, Graeme Edge of The Moody Blues, Monica Mancini, Glenn Tilbrook, Brian Auger, Arlo Guthrie, Chicago guitarist Keith Howland, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Ricky Skaggs, John Pizzarelli, Russell Ferrante of Yellowjackets, Bobby Vinton and more; plus lots of reviews, columns and other articles published in 2004.
2003
Interviews with Maria Muldaur, Rene Marie, Bill Deal and Ammon Tharp, Keely Smith, Tommy Newsom, Sonny Rollins, Grand Funk's Don Brewer, Robert Lamm of Chicago, Noel Paul Stookey, Ravi Coltrane, Randy Brecker and more; plus CD reviews, concert reviews, book reviews and various other articles published in 2003.
2002
Interviews with Jethro Tull's Ian Anderson, jazz giant McCoy Tyner, Herbie Mann, Kevin Mahogany, Ruth Brown, Gary U. S. Bonds, Bruce Hornsby, folkie Dave Mallett and more; plus lots of reviews and other stuff published in 2002.
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