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The beat goes on
One of Americana’s most unflinching voices snarls at the last three years. By Grayson Haver Currin.
She’s a survivor: Lucinda Williams is back to tell her tale.
Lucinda Williams
★★★
Stories From A Rock N Roll Heart
HIGHWAY 20/THIRTY TIGERS. CD/DL/LP
THIS SEEMS the year of the new Lucinda Williams convert, when those who have not yet heard the gospel from one of a generation’s sharpest songwriters and singular singers have every reason to bear witness. In late April, just months after celebrating her 70th birthday on a Belfast stage, the Louisiana native released Don’t Tell Anybody The Secrets I Told You, a frank and poetic memoir that doubles as a survivor’s manifesto. Survive she has: Williams topped a tumultuous-for-all 2020 with a catastrophic stroke, netting her an extended stay in intensive care and robbing her of the ability to play guitar, a constant companion since childhood. For the late arrivals, welcome to one of Americana’s most sizzling oeuvres.