
The Band
Made the foundational North American Americana record.
Four Canadians and an Arkansan who backed Dylan, holed up in Big Pink, and made the records that taught every Americana band since how to be a band. 'Music from Big Pink' and 'The Band' are the source code.
- Bob Dylan
- Sonny Boy Williamson II
- Curtis Mayfield
- Bob Dylan
- Eric Clapton
- Levon Helm
The Band on tape
Late-night listening. Hit play and let it run.
Pull the thread
USA · 1944 — 1997
Townes Van Zandt
The patron saint of the kitchen-table songwriters.
USA · 1953 — present
Lucinda Williams
Louisiana made audible.
USA · 1978 — present
Sturgill Simpson
Walked into Nashville with a haircut and an attitude.
USA · 1991 — present
Tyler Childers
Appalachia, unfiltered and unembarrassed.
USA · 1988 — present
Sierra Ferrell
Sings like she found the songs in a creek bed.
USA · 1984 — present
Charley Crockett
Keeps the bones, throws out the gristle.
USA · 1979 — present
Jason Isbell
Wrote 'Southeastern' and meant it.
USA · 1983 — present
Margo Price
Outlaw country with a working-class spine.
