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Tommy West, Producer for Jim Croce, Dead at 78 Tommy West, a music producer, songwriter and recording artist, best known for his work alongside Jim Croce, has died at the age of 78. In confirming his passing, West’s family noted that the music veteran’s death was the result of complications associated with Parkinson’s disease. Born in Jersey City, N.J., West began his musical career in 1958 as co-founder of the Criterions, a doo-wop group which also featured future Manhattan Transfer founder, Tim Hauser. Three years later, while attending Villanova University, West recruited Croce for h...

Tommy West, whose production credits included three albums for Jim Croce, died in May 2021.

Austin 360 Shannon McNally isn't an Austinite, but the singer-songwriter who currently calls Nashville home has ties to the Live Music Capital. She's spent much of the past few years singing Texas songwriter Terry Allen's band alongside prominent Austin musicians such as Lloyd Maines and Charlie Sexton. And South Austin venue Sam's Town Point has became a local home base of sorts for McNally, a place for her to work out new material with her band in an intimate setting. On May 28, Compass Records will release "The Waylon Sessions," an album of songs popularized by the late Waylon Jennings. ...

Jamey Johnson is one of those word magicians. I've said before (and often) that for me personally, Kris Kristofferson is the greatest songwriter of all time. I've done a fair amount of writing myself in my time and it can all be directly traced back to Kris. Decades ago when I 'discovered' Kristofferson it was...well...that magic I talked about. Get our free mobile app Through the years there have been others. Willie. Jerry Jeff. Guy. Prine. Ed Bruce. And others. Including Jamey Johnson. He's coming to Sioux Falls, to the W.H. Lyon Fairgrounds on Tuesday, June 15th. And this is gonna be a gre...

He died of natural causes in Clarksville, Tennessee at the age of 81. One of his most enduring songs, “Mammas Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys,” rocketed him to fame while his songs helped other artists gain top hits in the genre.   Countrysinger-songwriter Ed Bruce died on January 8. At the age of 81, he died of natural causes in Clarksville, Tennessee, with news of his passing shared by his publicist. One of his earliest and most enduring hits came from the song he penned, “Mammas Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys.” Bruce’s careerspanned over six decades...