Artists

The artists page is an index, not a biography page. The site does not write traditional bios that catalogue an artist's discography, chart history, and studio lineup. It writes around specific records, specific photographs, and specific conversations. The index is the way into that material from the artist side.

The most-covered names across the site, with direct links to the relevant pages.

Bob Dylan

Dylan is the most frequently appearing artist in the archive by a wide margin. The coverage runs across four threads.

• Goes Twang: Dylan Goes Twang, Part Two, Part Three, Part Four
• Video notes: Video of the Day: Bob Dylan no. 4, Bob Dylan no. 10
• Movie Lounge: Bob Dylan on Quest
• Snapshots: Bob Dylan and Levon Helm, Bob Dylan, Springsteen, and John Prine, Bob Dylan and George Harrison playing tennis

Neil Young

• Mixtapes: Neil Young Goes Twang
• Features: Neil Young notes, A Tribute to Neil Young - the pictures

George Harrison

• Mixtape: George Harrison Goes Twang
• Picture Book: George Harrison's Kinfauns
• Snapshots: George Harrison and Paul Simon, George Harrison and Pete Ham, Bob Dylan and George Harrison playing tennis

Bruce Springsteen

• Mixtape: Bruce Springsteen Goes Twang
• Cover: Justin Townes Earle and Joe Pug cover Springsteen
• Snapshot: Bruce Springsteen, John Prine, and Bob Dylan

Levon Helm and The Band

• Mixtapes: The Band Goes Twang, What Would Levon Helm Do
• Feature: Levon Helm Rambling on the Roots
• Snapshots: The Band no. 4, Bob Dylan and Levon Helm

Gram Parsons

• Picture Book: Gram Parsons, Keith Richards, and Anita Pallenberg in Joshua Tree
• Feature: The Return of the Grievous Angel
• Cover: My Morning Jacket covers Gram Parsons

Johnny Cash

• Feature: Johnny Cash's personal items go up on the auction block

Emmylou Harris

• Snapshot: Gene Clark, Emmylou Harris, and Eddie Tickner

Fleet Foxes / Robin Pecknold

• Interview: The world's most awkward interview with Robin Pecknold

Ronee Blakley

• Interview: Interviewin' Ronee Blakley on Robert Altman's Nashville

Other artists and threads

The full list is longer. The Mixtapes index covers the complete Goes Twang and Mixin' with series. The Snapshots index holds the picture archive. The Interviews index has the complete conversation list.

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