In the late 2000s, Justin Townes Earle emerged as one of the most magnetic singer-songwriters in roots music. He died in 2020 of a fentanyl overdose in Nashville, and now journalist Jonathan Bernstein has an engrossing biography, “What Do You Do When You’re Lonesome.”
As ‘Sinners’ soundtrack puts spotlight on roots music, a grassroots movement is also having its moment
There is a through-line from Beyoncé’s “Cowboy Carter” to the music of the film, “Sinners,” and her name is Rhiannon Giddens.
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