Ray Wylie Hubbard recounts his rough and tumble life and James Mann finds it well lived indeed.

The Loneliest Man I Ever Met (Avenue A Records/Thirty Tigers). Review by James Mann.

Second Hand Heart (Reprise). Review by David Whited.

Country Funk II: 1967-1974 (Light In The Attic Records). Review by James Mann.

Sunshine Boy: The Unheard Studio Sessions & Demos 1971-1972 (Omnivore Recordings). Review by James Mann.

Live at Billy Bob’s Texas (Smith Music Group). Review by James Mann.

Long Gone Daddy (Curb). Review by Carl F Gauze.

This One’s for Him: A Tribute to Guy Clark (Icehouse Music). Review by James Mann.

Willie Nelson brought his Family to the Tabernacle Sunday night, and invited us to “Roll Me Up and Smoke Me When I Die.” James Mann thinks that’s a grand idea!

Sorrow & Smoke: Live at the Horseshoe Lounge (Music Road Records). Review by James Mann.

Rumble, Shake and Tumble (Thirty Tigers). Review by Carl F Gauze.

Take The High Road (Saguaro Road Records). Review by Carl F Gauze.

The Greatest Love Songs of All Time (Arista / Sony Music). Review by Christopher Long.

Against all odds the annual Rothbury Music Festival perseveres with the help of The Dead, Bob Dylan, and Willie Nelson. Chris Catania reports from Michigan.

Against all odds the annual Rothbury Music Festival perseveres with the help of The Dead, Bob Dylan, and Willie Nelson. Chris Catania reports from Michigan.

Pictures and Sound (Vanguard). Review by Tim Wardyn.

I’m Not There: Original Soundtrack (Sony Records). Review by Matthew Moyer.

Metal drummer Dailor in Phil Collins fanboy shocker!?!? Stick around for what other revelations Gail Worley coaxes out of Mastodon’s rhythmic anchor in the Ink 19 interview.

Bob Ham enjoys this archival DVD release of a George Jones concert from the early 80s - we think.

A Tribute to June Carter Cash (Dual Tone Music). Review by Carl F Gauze.