Sheik to Sheik

Crazy Heart wasn't Stephen Bruton's only last project, and we have Geoff Muldaur & the Texas Sheiks to thank for that

"..."Blind Willie Johnson, Lightnin' [Hopkins], Mance Lipscomb ... Texas can claim most of Leadbelly. The..."

Feb. 19, 2010 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Off the Record

Alejandro Escovedo scores his own life and Man From Plains, Backspin Records relocates, and UT's Center for American History archives Tary Owens' legacy

"...1963 and 1966 (Powell St. John, Freddie King, and Mance Lipscomb, among others). The holdings fill 44 storage boxes..."

Jan. 18, 2008 Music Column by Austin Powell

Okie Dokie Stomp

Clifford Antone didn't invent the blues, he immortalized them

"...their music mix, bringing in folks like Lightnin' Hopkins, Mance Lipscomb, and Clifton Chenier. No place came close to..."

May 26, 2006 Music Feature by Joe Nick Patoski

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...Texas: Neal's Hideaway. A place where myself, Lightning Hopkins, Mance Lipscomb, and others have played many of times. I..."

Feb. 18, 2005 Column

R.I.P. Neal's Hideaway

"...Texas: Neal’s Hideaway. A place where myself, Lightning Hopkins, Mance Lipscomb, and others have played many of times. I..."

Jan. 27, 2005 Postmarks

2004 ACL Fest Guide

Everything you need to know

"...Marshall, always a wild card when it comes to performance, brings her soft mope-rock to our fair shores, still..."

Sept. 17, 2004 Music Feature

Celebrates the Music of Scott H. Biram

"...supposed to be played, covering such artists as Leadbelly, Mance Lipscomb, and the Stanley Brothers. He's a multi-instrumentalist, switchin'..."

March 31, 2004 Postmarks

Old Crow Medicine Show

"...crowd. Old Crow mixed traditional tunes with songs from Mance Lipscomb and Leadbelly, added some well-conceived originals, and the..."

March 19, 2004 Music Review by Jim Caligiuri

Texas Titles in Toto

"..."Texas Blues," Mance Lipscomb..."

Nov. 28, 2003 Music Feature

Scott H. Biram

"...the right amount of gospel spirit, while songs by Mance Lipscomb, Rose Maddox, Fred McDowell, and Woody Guthrie all..."

Sept. 12, 2003 Music Review by Christopher Gray

Steve James

Texas Platters

"...ditty "Waiting for a Train." James looks to Navasota's Mance Lipscomb for the arrangement of the traditional "Jack o'..."

May 30, 2003 Music Review by David Lynch

"Austin City Limits" Festival Picks & Sleepers

"...more than its share of world-class talent, notably bluesman Mance Lipscomb and soul shouter Joe Tex. Willie Creeks and..."

Sept. 27, 2002 Music Feature

Spreading the Word

Six "New' acts for people who appreciate good music

"...grade. Through her father's love of blues, she discovered Mance Lipscomb, Janis Joplin, and Bessie Smith. Her mother taught..."

Aug. 16, 2002 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

Dancing About Architecture

Noise ordinance debate blows over -- for now -- while Internet radio crisis threatens, and SIMS crisis subsides.

"...and the World Championship Fiddlers Festival in Crockett; the Mance Lipscomb Blues Festival in Navasota ... and he doesn't..."

May 10, 2002 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Day Trips

North Texas' Lake Texoma is about more than just fishing for stripers.

"...and regional performers at the VFW Hall benefiting the Mance Lipscomb Scholarship Fund, June 22-23. 936/825-6600...."

June 22, 2001 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Postscripts

A young Texas writer who found success in Hollywood, and a new book of photographs by one of Austin's most experienced photographers.

"...worked, and Wilson's collection of photos of musicians like Mance Lipscomb, Frank Zappa, the Grateful Dead, Angela Strehli, and..."

March 16, 2001 Books Column by Clay Smith

Day Trips

"...Blues Festival in Navasota pays tribute to local legend Mance Lipscomb with a benefit for the scholarship fund in..."

June 16, 2000 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Dancing About Architecture

House of Blues breaks ground at Southpark Meadows where the old stage will be replaced, but not before Willie Nelson's Fourth of July Picnic.

"...Say Me for a Parable, the oral autobiography of Mance Lipscomb, won an ASCAP Music Book of the Year..."

June 9, 2000 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Tributes

"...music and the vibe. Nevertheless, there are enough solid performances of Waters' songs from the likes of Keb' Mo',..."

Aug. 13, 1999 Music Feature

Blues for Life

"...Slim, Lazy Lester, Slim Harpo, Cookie & the Cupcakes, Mance Lipscomb, Lightnin' Hopkins, and Frankie Lee Sims, whose "Boogie..."

Nov. 6, 1998 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

Day Trips

"...Navasota Blues Festival in Mance Lipscomb's hometown is a mixture of down-home blues and..."

May 15, 1998 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Living, Breathing Americana

Steve James: Sustaining Traditions, Not Reviving Them

"...car stereos at stoplights. The specific excitement of James' performances ought to be enough to convince anyone that here..."

Oct. 4, 1996 Music Feature by Brian Berger

The Scene Is Gone But Not Forgotten

The Evolution of Austin's White Blues

"...producing records and doing session work, downshifting away from performances and years of touring. In other cases, drugs and..."

Aug. 9, 1996 Music Feature

End of the Line

The Passing of Grey Ghost

"...at folk festivals and onstage appearances with performers like Mance Lipscomb, Janis Joplin, and Robert Shaw. Then, like a..."

July 26, 1996 Music Feature

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