Featured Merch
Sixteen Tons: The Merle Travis Story (BMG Books, 480 pages) is the story of Country Music Hall of Fame member Merle Travis, a brilliant, multi-talented, and deeply troubled artist who is widely considered a genius. A world-class guitarist who dazzled audiences with his Kentucky thumb-picking style, Merle was also a pioneering country songwriter who wrote such classics as “Dark as a Dungeon” and “Sixteen Tons.” Additionally, he was responsible for early electric guitar innovations in the 1940s, and was a gifted actor, writer, and cartoonist, among many other talents. Now coming in November 2022 (sorry! supply chain issues)… Pre-order now!!
Live Dates
August 13, 2022 | Wichita-Sedgwick Historical Museum Guitar Lecture and Presentation | Wichita, KS | |
August 16, 2022 | Cooper’s Landing | Columbia, MO | |
August 17, 2022 | Private Event | Des Moines, IA | |
August 20, 2022 | RippleSippi Music Festival | Aitken, MN | with the Tinglers |
August 21, 2022 | Sand Creek Brewery | Black River Falls, WI | with the Tinglers |
August 22, 2022 | Private Event | Minneapolis, MN | with the Tinglers |
August 24, 2022 | The West Theater | Duluth, MN | with the Tinglers |
August 25, 2022 | Lakewoods Resort | Cable, WI | with the Tinglers |
August 27, 2022 | Hot Wheels Weekend | Marysville, MI | with the Tinglers |
August 28, 2022 | Tip Top Deluxe | Grand Rapids, MI | with the Tinglers |
September 1, 2022 | Fitzgerald’s | Berwyn, IL | with Joel Paterson, special two-man show! |
September 2, 2022 | “Twang Thang Jamboree,” The Main--An Event Space | La Crosse, WI | with the Tinglers--with Tony Andreason, Greg Koch, and much more! |
September 4-5, 2022 | Minnesota State Fair | St. Paul, MN | with the Tinglers |
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Stein on Vine and Professional Drum Shop
After doing a bunch of recording sessions the last six months, I realized I hadn’t properly serviced my 1939 Kay upright bass or my late-1950s Gretsch drum kit in more than 35 years.
Day Two in Floyd County
Day two in Floyd County—Aunt Betty, Evelyn and I drove over to where my mom grew up in Willis, Virginia. Her family had a sixty-acre spread that originally had a big farmhouse with lots of outbuildings.
Baz Luhrmann’s ELVIS Movie
Here are my thoughts on this ambitious, expensive-looking movie.
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