CONG NGUYEN VAN TU Vern Gosdin: The Final Verse for ‘The Voice’
## The Master of the Heartbreak BalladVern Gosdin was known simply as ‘The Voice’ by his peers, a man whose…
Keith Whitley: The Tragic silence of Country’s Purest Voice
## The Voice of a New TraditionalistKeith Whitley possessed a voice that was as pure and soulful as any in…
Blaze Foley: The Tragic Death of the ‘Duct Tape Messiah’
## The Outlaw of AustinBlaze Foley was a man who refused to be domesticated. Known as the ‘Duct Tape Messiah’…
Townes Van Zandt: The Lonely Death of Country’s Greatest Poet
## The Soul of the Outlaw Folk SceneTownes Van Zandt was a man who lived his songs. He was the…
Jaco Pastorius: The Tragic Silence of the World’s Greatest Bass Player
## The Innovator of the Fretless BassJaco Pastorius was a force of nature, a man who single-handedly redefined the bass…
Danny Gatton: The Final Solo for the ‘World’s Greatest Unknown Guitarist’
## The Humbler of All Other PlayersDanny Gatton was a phenomenon—a man who combined jazz, country, and blues with a…
Roy Buchanan: The Tragic Silence of the ‘Messiah’ of Guitar
## The Best Unknown Guitarist in the WorldRoy Buchanan was a musician’s musician, a man who could make a Telecaster…
Stevie Ray Vaughan: When the Guitar Spoke for the Soul
## The Texas Blues PhenomenonStevie Ray Vaughan was a man who found his true voice through the strings of a…
Otis Redding: The Eternal Respect for a Soul Giant
## The Unmatched Intensity of OtisOtis Redding was the heart of the Stax sound, a man whose performances were literal…
Jim Croce: The Operator’s Final Call
## The Master of the Human StoryJim Croce was a man who could turn an everyday situation into a timeless…