Country Music People Magazine Review
Read the review of Darryl Holter's New Album, 'Radio Songs by Woody Guthrie' Country Music People magazine by Paul Riley Archive: Jun 2015 DARRYL HOLTER Radio Songs: Woody Guthrie In Los Angeles 1937-1939 Any discussion about American folk music should begin with Woody Guthrie. He died in 1967 and since then, if anything, his star has been rising. We have had many Woody Guthrie cover versions and now the underrated Country/Americana singer Darryl Holter offers a full CD tribute, plus in the future, a book. The new album looks at the time Woody Guthrie spent in Los Angeles between 1937- 1939. ... [Read More]
Radio Songs Stays at Number 5
Darryl Holter’s album “Radio Songs” ranked #5 on the Roots Music Report for Alternative Folk albums for the week ending September 2. Meanwhile three singles from the album were ranked in the top 25 in the national RMR reports. “Talking Dust Bowl Blues” continued to hold the #1 spot that it has held for several weeks. “Big City Ways” ranked #12, down from #3 a week ago. Meanwhile, “California Stars”, featuring Sara Watkins, captured the #5 position for Alternative Folk singles, moving up from last week’s #9 ranking. About The National Roots Music Report: Roots Music Report is the number ... [Read More]
Berkley Music B-Side Interview
Darryl Holter’s Radio Songs on the Charts & Berkley Music B-Side Interview Darryl Holter, Radio Songs,| Roots Report Chart Results for the Week of Aug 20, 2015: Top 50 Alternative Folk Song Chart: Darryl Holter | Talking Dust Bowl Blues | Number 1 Darryl Holter | Big City Ways | Number 2 Top 50 California Album Chart: Darryl Holter | Album: Radio Songs | Number 5 Top 50 Alternative Folk Album Chart: Darryl Holter | Album: Radio Songs | Number 5 About Roots Music Report: It’s About the Music Roots Music Report is the number one independent music chart in the ... [Read More]
Woody Guthrie Annual CD/DVD Review
Woody Guthrie Annual CD/DVD Review Darryl Holter Radio Songs Woody Guthrie Annual, (2015): Will Kaufman, Review, Radio Songs CD/DVD Review: Darryl Holter, Radio Songs: Woody Guthrie in Los Angeles, 1937-1939 – Will Kaufman Purchase & listen today! Bandcamp: Radio Songs on Bandcamp Spotify: Radio Songs on Spotify In spite of all that we have learned since the opening of the Woody Guthrie Archives in 1996, there is one thing that we shall perhaps never know: the extent of the possibilities for musically imagining and re- imagining Guthrie’s songs. This is, of course, a good thing. Those who have been fortunate enough ... [Read More]
June issue of Acoustic Guitar featuring Darryl Holter
June issue of Acoustic Guitar featuring Darryl Holter
Darryl Holter Article Los Angeles Times
Darryl Holter Article Los Angeles Times Woody Guthrie’s ‘California Stars’ Premiere: Darryl Holter and Woody Guthrie’s ‘California Stars’ BY Randy Lewis March 3, 2015 One of the big archival folk music releases of 2014 was “My Name is New York: Ramblin’ Around Woody Guthrie’s Town,” examining the years in the Big Apple that shaped the godfather of folk protest music in the latter part of his life. This year we’ll get a geographical counterpart exploring the impact Guthrie’s earlier years in Los Angeles had on his politics and his songwriting. L.A.-based singer-songwriter Darryl Holter has delved into the songs Guthrie ... [Read More]
Tim Young Guitar on Radio Songs
Darryl Holter’s forthcoming new album is called Radio Songs. The new album is produced by Ben Wendel and features some great musicians such as Tim Young, Billy Mohler. Greg Leisz and Dave Kemper. The album will also feature many special guests. This is part of a series of blogs with some info about the musicians on ‘Radio Songs’ Darryl Holter talks about Tim Young: Guitar I have probably performed more with Tim Young than any of the other guys in the band—at a Nissan dealership, on the street corner of Fourth and Main (Woody Guthrie Square), at a radio studio, ... [Read More]
Ben Wendel Producer of Radio Songs
Ben Wendel Producer of Radio Songs by Darryl Holter 17 May 2014 Darryl Holter’s forthcoming new album is called Radio Songs. The album features songs written by Woody Guthrie when Guthrie hosted a daily radio show on KFVD in Los Angeles from 1937 to 1939. Darryl Holter: One big reason why I enjoy recording is that I get to hear how my songs can grow and expand when great musicians bring their skills to the fore. We put together a superb crew for the upcoming “Radio Songs” album. It starts with my remarkable producer, Ben Wendel, the twice Grammy-nominated saxophone artist, ... [Read More]
Darryl Holter Plays Radio Songs at Woody Guthrie Square
Darryl Holter grabbed his guitar, hung a harmonica around his neck, and played four songs from his new album, Radio Songs in Downtown LA last week. Standing on the street corner of Fourth and Main, recently designated as Woody Guthrie Square, Darryl explained to a noon-time crowd that the songs were written by Woody Guthrie when he hosted a daily radio show on KFVD in Los Angeles from 1937 to 1939. The radio show became one of the most popular offerings at the station, with listeners drawn especially from the large population of migrants and refuges from the Dust Bowl ... [Read More]
Darryl Holter grew up playing the guitar and singing country and rock and roll songs in Minneapolis, Minnesota. His current brand of Americana music draws from country, blues and folk traditions and often tells stories about people, places and events.