Music

June, 1981

A few years back, John Starling, a young, inventive country rocker, cut an album that he hoped to sell to Capitol Records. He had some impressive help: Emmylou Harris on backup vocals, Lowell George and Bill Payne of Little Feat in the band. The record was a gem, or so the knowing said: good singing, well-chosen songs, inventive instrumentation. But since the record company didn't buy it, its excellence was nothing but a tantalizing rumor. Lately, a tiny label called Sugar Hill has picked it up,...