A Boot and a Shoe - Jeffrey Overstreet

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A Boot and a Shoe

A collection of 5 posts

Sam Phillips - The Looking Closer Interview

Introduction: An interview anticipated for two decades. I was 22 years old when I attended my first "celebrity interview." This was in 1992. I was a sophomore in college, and a music reviewer for the school newspaper The Falcon. My very first piece for that paper had been

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"Charming and Dangerous"

My collegue-in-blogging Clint M. pointed me to this review of Sam Phillips's "A Boot and a Shoe," which includes this excellent description of Sam's work: And here is what is the most charming and dangerous aspect of Sam Phillips: she does it all to

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A thank-you 20 years in the making

I have wanted to meet Sam Phillips since 1986. That dream has become increasingly strong over the years since then, as her songs have become the most personal and important to me out of any music I've heard. If I had to choose ten songs that have meant

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Sam Phillips live in Seattle: Tuesday

Sam Phillips is playing this Tuesday at the Century Ballroom in Seattle. I’ll be there. How could I miss this once-a-decade visit from the singer/songwriter whose lyrics have, literally, changed my life? Her new album, A Boot and a Shoe, is the most enthralling hour of songwriting I&

Sam Phillips - A Boot and a Shoe

Sam Phillips - A Boot and a Shoe

When no one’s listening I have so much to say... That’s a line from “How to Quit,” the first song on Sam Phillips’ A Boot and a Shoe. It’s a loaded line. She’s been a critically acclaimed singer-songwriter since her debut The Indescribable Wow in 1988.