Mar 26th, 2005 · Jolie Holland's voice seems to come from another age. At 29, she often draws comparisons to blues singers Billie Holiday and Bessie Smith, but her music is a mix of front-porch folk and jazz, and distinctly her own.
Keywords: music · Jazz · Singer · blues · folk · Billie Holiday · porch · holland · Jolie · Jolie Holland · Bessie Smith
Mar 18th, 2005 · Singer-songwriter Amos Lee grew up around Philadelphia, but the former teacher and bartender's music sounds more like he came from a background of porch swings and wide-open spaces.
Keywords: country · music · Teachers · Singer · soul · bartenders · songwriter · Philadelphia · Swinging · Lee · porch · Amos
