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Rolling Stone Songwriter Eric Andersen Crossed Paths With Everyone From Dylan to Warhol. Now, He’s Getting His Due With the release of a new documentary about his life, the cult-favorite balladeer recalls hanging with Patti Smith, befriending Lou Reed, and almost being managed by the man who gave us the Beatles By David Browne's Most Recent Stories The Eric Andersen Archives* Even in the Sixties, Eric Andersen was never a typical troubadour. Harper’s once described him as sporting “high cheekbones like Rudolf Nureyev’s,” and he eschewed folk sing-alongs for his own...

Songwriter Eric Andersen Crossed Paths With Everyone From Dylan to Warhol. Now, He’s Getting His Due David Browne Even in the Sixties, Eric Andersen was never a typical troubadour. Harper’s once described him as sporting “high cheekbones like Rudolf Nureyev’s,” and he eschewed folk sing-alongs for his own sensuous ballads, like “Violets of Dawn,” “Thirsty Boots,” and “Close the Door Gently When You Go.” The Beatles’ Brian Epstein wanted to manage him, Johnny Cash invited Andersen onto his network TV series, and Andersen’s friend Joni Mitchell guested...

Close Elizabeth Behm, executive director of the Ripley Main Street Association, stands at the entrance of Blues Alley in the city's downtown section. The alley's official opening will take place at 5 p.m. Saturday with a ribbon cutting, followed by a concert. BOBBY PEPPER | BUY AT PHOTOS.DJOURNAL.COM

Artist: The Black Keys From: Ohio Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney have just announced a blue inspired album, that will be coming out May 14th. “Delta Kream” pays tribute to the blues masters, like R.L. Burnside, and Fred McDowell. However, Auerbach says that in some cases they were “flying by the seat of [their] pants” as many wrong lyrics have been passed down through generations. Musicians that joined them to record the album include organ player Ray Jacildo, bassist Eric Deaton, percussionist Sam Bacco, and guitarist Kenny Brown. This new song they’ve released was originally reco...

It’s April 20, aka Weed Day, so what better day than today to cover the latest single by Eagle Johnson and Clean Machine, ‘All My Friends’, which is all about gathering together with your friends, forgetting your problems and putting the world to rights – by getting high? Mixed by Lee Scratch Perry, the song has a really retro vibe, taking us back to our high school days, and this is compounded by the music video – really a lyric video – with the words marching across the screen of a 70s/80s model tv set. The tv itself is positioned on a slightly skewed angle, adding to the relaxe...