Richard Wootton
Richard Wootton specialized in writing about country and roots music for Melody Maker and other publications. He is now the leading UK publicist for country and Americana acts.
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Interview by Richard Wootton, Omaha Rainbow, December 1977
TOWNES VAN ZANDT is no longer such a well kept secret, known only to a handful of dedicated fans. Thanks to his new manager and ...
Allman Brothers Band: Allman Brothers Reform For LP, Tour
Report by Richard Wootton, Melody Maker, 9 September 1978
THE FOUR SURVIVING members of the original Allman Brothers Band – Gregg Allman, Dickie Betts, Butch Trucks and Jai Johanny Johanson – have reformed for ...
Report by Richard Wootton, Melody Maker, 30 September 1978
The latest manifestation of rock & roll collection mania is the picture disc. What it means, as RICHARD WOOTTON explains, is that lots of people ...
The Flatlanders, Butch Hancock: Butch Hancock
Interview by Richard Wootton, Omaha Rainbow, Spring 1978
YOU HAVE four songs on Joe Ely's album; how did you get started into songwriting? ...
Interview by Richard Wootton, Omaha Rainbow, Summer 1978
'PROMISED LAND' by Johnnie Allan is a rarity — a perfect pop record; just over two minutes long, it's a dynamite recording of the old ...
Eddie Floyd, Isaac Hayes, David Porter, Sam & Dave, Johnnie Taylor: Stax: The Soul of a City
Interview by Richard Wootton, Melody Maker, 10 March 1979
RICHARD WOOTTON talks to David Porter about the life and tempos of Stax ...
Interview by Richard Wootton, Omaha Rainbow, Spring 1979
I WAS BORN in this tiny West Texas town called Honihans in 1940. Honihans was named after some Irishman who found the well there - ...
Steve Young: Pickin’ with the Renegade: Steve Young
Interview by Richard Wootton, Melody Maker, 25 April 1981
IT’S a depressingly familiar scenario. An American musician who’s acquired a strong cult following over several years with a string of excellent but hard-to-get albums ...
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