Articles by John F. Butland

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  Mandy Barnett

  I’ve Got A Right To Cry

  PUBLISHED Sep 1, 1999

  If kd lang can kick-start her career by channelling Saint Patsy, I don’t see why Mandy Barnett can’t do the same. After all, wh...

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  Stacey Earle

  Simple Gearle

  PUBLISHED Sep 1, 1999

  Stacey was a divorced single mother who’d moved to Nashville to help big brother Steve get his shit together. After that, she stayed...

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  Tim Easton

  Special 20

  PUBLISHED Sep 1, 1999

  Easton’s usual job is as front man for the Haynes Boys. His solo debut, recorded because the band is “lazy,” is a rich an...

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  Wayward Angels

  Wayward Angels

  PUBLISHED Sep 1, 1999

  This Toronto band may have roots in Cape Breton through front man Michael Brennan, but you’ll find no fiddle tunes here. It’s a...

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  Ray Wylie Hubbard

  Crusades Of The Restless Knights

  PUBLISHED Sep 1, 1999

  Hubbard, another in an improbably long list of incredibly talented Texas songwriters, will probably go to his grave best known as the autho...

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  Maryanne

  Your First, Your Last, Your Everything

  PUBLISHED Sep 1, 1999

  Both the Sidewinders and Sand Rubies produced astringent guitar-based rock similar to Neil Young, Giant Sand, and Thin White Rope. With Mar...

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  Sun Ra And His Galactic Arkestra

  Outer Space Employment Agency

  PUBLISHED Sep 1, 1999

  Recorded live at the Ann Arbor Blues and Jazz Festival in 1973, Ra’s 16 piece band, including three drummers and three percussionists...

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  Jimi Hendrix

  Live At Fillmore East

  PUBLISHED Aug 1, 1999

  Band Of Gypsys, a lawsuit-settling record and the last album Jimi Hendrix released while he was still alive, contained six tracks taken fro...