May 20, 2013
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Bill Staines
America's troubadour
by Sandor Slomovits
posted 3/1/2007
The first time you hear Bill Staines sing in his down-to-earth, unpretentious voice, you might be surprised to learn that it's a voice agile and acrobatic enough to have earned him a National Yodeling Championship. That's just one of a number of surprises hidden in the man and his music. He takes the stage dressed aw-shucks casual, yet quotes
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