someone asked recently. This is from a ryko disc mailer Stevie Rykodisc wrote: > 4/9/99 > > Other news: Fellow traveler Richard Buckner is making his first appearance on > the Rykodisc family roster with a re-issue of his debut album, "Bloomed." on > June 8th. > > Originally released in 1995, Bloomed soon became one of the most-talked about > and critically praised records in many years. Additionally, the record established > Richard Buckner as a powerful and idiosyncratic voice that was impossible to > ignore. > > For those not familiar, the Music Hound CD guide says " this San Francisco >singer-songwriter's > twang resembles Dwight Yoakam's, (and that) critics compared him to Gram Parsons" > In any event, this Slow River Records release should yield some nice surprises. > > Sign up here for more info > > http://www.rykodisc.com/RykoInternal/Features/registrations/richardbucknerform.asp >
