American Songwriter

Born on This Day in 1933, the Piano Player Whose Unique Style Became the Backbone of Country Music’s Nashville Sound

Ninety-two years ago today, one of the key figures in the development of the Nashville Sound was born in Louisiana.
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A Broken Piano, An Exhausted Pianist, and the Album That Changed Jazz

For a lot of years, Vera Brandes couldn’t listen. Not once had she heard the bestselling solo jazz album of all time—Keith ...