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May 5, 2022
Remembering Willis Alan Ramsey’s Seminal (and Sole) Album
On the 50th anniversary of his eponymous 1972 record, five renowned singer-songwriters—including Jimmy Buffett and Lyle Lovett—celebrate Willis Alan Ramsey.
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April 3, 2020
Introducing Texas Monthly’s Living Room Sessions
An ongoing series of recorded-from-home segments, brought to you by beloved Texas musicians.
Music
March 17, 2020
The Stories Behind the Music
Texas musical luminaries reveal the family histories, powerful influences, and big breaks that made them the artists they are today.
Music
March 17, 2020
Moving to Austin Changed This Singer-songwriter’s Life—and How She Thought About Death
Shawn Colvin on her early days in Texas, and thinking ahead to her final days.
The National Podcast of Texas
October 8, 2019
Shawn Colvin: “Since I Was Five Years Old, Music Saved My Life, Over And Over”
On this week’s National Podcast of Texas, the Grammy-winning musician considers her struggles and her legacy as she enters the Austin City Limits Hall of Fame.
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May 31, 2012
Shawn Colvin’s Survival Story
The Austin-based singer-songwriter talks about her new autobiography, Diamond in the Rough, and her sixth studio album.
Music
May 31, 2012
Five New Albums You Shouldn’t Miss
Including new sets from Alejandro Escovedo, Rhett Miller, and more.
Music
July 31, 1999
CD and Book Reviews
CDs by Doctors’ Mob and the American Analog Set, plus a tribute to Bob Wills; booksby James Lee Burke and Louise Redd.
Music
August 31, 1998
Music: Shawn Colvin
Grammy came home.
Music
March 1, 1996
Steady Shawn
Austin singer-songwriter Shawn Colvin is at Cedar Creek studios this month completing a new album, to be released by Columbia Records as early as this summer. Some songs will be produced by John Leventhal, who did Colvin’s Steady On, and others by Malcolm Burn, who has worked with the Neville
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April 1, 1995
Darkness Audible
Shawn Colvin, the latest pop émigré to land in Austin, sets the record straight on her long and difficult road to stardom.