American songwriters are plentiful; there’s nearly one on every street corner if you look hard enough. Take a cab in Nashville, walk down Duval Street in Key West or wander past W.C. Handy’s in Memphis and you’ll find someone with a song. Finding a true American treasure takes a bit more work.
Luckily, you [...]

Obtaining the cherished status of “songwriter” is often riddled with experiences many will never believe. In fact, the trials that struggling for art brings usually can be classified as near-truths, as Todd Snider aptly pointed out in the title of his 2003 live album. Like his songwriting heroes, Prine, Kristofferson, and Billy Joe [...]