No Depression

No Depression is an alternative country magazine that I don't recall ever reading. Recently, however, I finished reading a No Depression book, which features a collection of articles from the 1990s.

The articles profile various artists, including Guy Clark (coming to the Narrows on Friday, March 4 for his second visit), the Waco Brothers and others who have performed at the Narrows, as well as Wilco, Iris Dement, Son Volt and Steve Earle. I'm returning the book to the Providence public library tomorrow so it's up for grabs (784.4973, N739).

At the end is a discography of important alternative country albums. Here's part of the list:

Roy Acuff, The Essential Roy Acuff 1936-1949 (Columbia)

Dave Alvin, Blue Blvd. (High Tone)

Bad Livers, Delusions of Banjer (Quarterstick) (Danny Barnes from this group has played the Narrows)

Chuck Berry, The Great Twenty-Eight (Chess)

Blue Mountain, Dog Days (Roadrunner)

Dock Boggs, Country Blues (Revenant)

Bottle Rockets, 24 Hours A Day (Atlantic)

BR5-49, BR5-49 (Arista)

Richard Buckner, Devotion + Doubt (MCA) (Played the Narrows)

Buffalo Springfield, Again (Atco)

T Bone Burnett, T Bone Burnett (Dot/MCA)

Byrds, Sweetheart of the Rodeo (Columbia/Legacy) (Chris Hillman has played the Narrows a couple times and Roger McGuinn is coming Friday April 15)

Carter Family, Anchored in Love: Complete Victor Recordings 1927-1928 (Rounder)

Johnny Cash, The Essential Johnny Cash 1955-1983 (Columbia/Legacy)

Rosanne Cash, King's Record Shop (Sony)

Ray Charles, Modern Sounds in Country & Western Music (Rhino)

Guy Clark, Keepers (Sugar Hill) (Coming for 2nd appearance on Friday March 4)

Patsy Cline, The Patsy Cline Story (MCA)

Cowboy Junkies, The Trinity Session (RCA)

Creedence Clearwater Revival, Chronicle: The 20 Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 (Fantasy)

Those are the first 20 listed. Jumping around the list a bit for artists who have played the Narrows but weren't in the top 20:

Silos, Cuba (Watermelon)

Jason & the Scorchers, Fervor EP (Mammoth). (Jason Ringenberg of this group played the Narrows)

Mekons, Original Sin (Twin/Tone). (Jon Langford of the Mekons has performed at the Narrows)

Wilco, Being There (Reprise) (Jay Bennett, who played on that record but is no longer in Wilco, has played the Narrows a couple times)

Flying Burrito Brothers, Farther Along: The Best of the Flying Burrito Brothers (A&M) (Chris Hillman was a member)

Woody Guthrie, Dust Bowl Ballads (Rounder) (Woody's grand-daughter Sarah Lee Guthrie has played the Narrows)

Grateful Dead, Workingman's Dead (Warner) (In April we'll be featuring the art of Jerry Garcia, including rare original drawings. Also, the Grateful Dead's Vince Welnick (keyboardist in the 1990s until Jerry's death) is coming to the Narrows on Sunday, March 6)

Bob Dylan and The Band, The Basement Tapes (Columbia) (A member of Ollabelle, Amy Helm, is the daughter of Levon Helm of The Band. Amy and the rest of Ollabelle are coming for their third visit on Friday, March 18. I should mention that Professor Louie, of Professor Louie and the Cromatix (coming for another visit on Saturday, April 30) has been a producer for The Band. And Jim Weider (coming for his 2nd visit Saturday, April 16) has been The Band's guitar player, replacing Robbie Robertson.)

Whew!

Written by the ever-lowly Steve the Emcee