Rare is it that an amateur musician waits more than half his life before working up the nerve to record an album. Rarer still is for that same musician to actually produce a debut that is not only ...

Johnny Dowd is an American original, his vision distilled from the raw detritus of primal rock'n'roll, free jazz, swamp blues and greasy funk - all anchored by a voice channeling Johnny Cash through ...

It took singer/songwriter Johnny Dowd nearly 50 years to finally cut his debut album. Titled "Wrong Side of Memphis," the recording was released to much fanfare, with critics and fans alike stunned by ...

I have to give KCRW DJ Gary Calamar credit for this one. I was driving home from Coachella, listening to KCRW, and Gary played this song to open his show that evening. The track starts with a phone ...

Johnny Dowd's music comes from a place where the Mason-Dixon line meets the rain-drenched streets of classic noir. His characters are fueled by booze and cigarettes, and have found uses for farm ...