Smashing Pumpkins and Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds At age 77, this energetic performer is a master of soul, blues, r&b and gospel. These days he has a monthly residency at St. By the ’70s he was fronting soul/r&b bands in Minneapolis. But he frequently returned to Memphis there he started recording secular sides for Goldwax Records, nine in all. By 1960 he had moved to Minneapolis, where he still lives today. Back in the 1950s he was a member of a group called the Redemption Harmonizers, touring the south. Soul singer Wee Willie Walker got his start in Memphis singing gospel. Wee Willie Walker & the Anthony Paule Soul Orchestra Their 1997 debut album, Vegas, sold more than a million copies and set the tone for the future: insistent beats, an emphasis on melody, deep grooves and a dramatic, moody dance floor aesthetic.
At the top of that scene is The Crystal Method. While most of the biggest names in electronica and EDM come from Great Britain (The Prodigy, The Orb, Aphex Twin, Orbital) or Europe (Daft Punk, Kraftwerk), the United States has long had a thriving scene as well. Nearly 50 years after the release of his self-titled debut album, Kristofferson continues to record and tour. A member of the Highwaymen supergroup, he collaborated with Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson. “For the Good Times,” “Help Me Make it Through the Night,” “Sunday Morning Comin’ Down” and the smash “Me and Bobby McGee” helped establish him as a major creative force. One of the foremost songwriters in country music, Kris Kristofferson scored some of his greatest successes penning songs that would be hits for other artists. Their current tour finds them teaming up for a co-headlining spot with Canadian singer-songwriter Colter Wall, an artist with a similarly rich and eclectic musical foundation. To date they’ve released six albums of original material, a covers collection and four live sets.
But the Woods Brothers’ version of Americana isn’t all twang it’s an all-encompassing style that draws from many American forms: blues, r&b, soul and jazz included. The folk duo of Chris and Oliver Wood comes from a family immersed in Americana musical traditions.
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