The Country Issue

Saddle up for the sixth issue of Numero’s annual magazine: Periodical Numerical. This 92-page, perfect-bound country music celebration examines a wide array of Cash clones, Dolly doubles, and Nudie knock-offs. We begin with five women and their Arkansas roots; Mona Lunsford, Judy Brackin, Katy Cricket, Country Girl Kay, and Fern Jones all wound their way in and out of the Toothpick State in the 1960s. Nicole Lane dives into Dot Records’ head of A&R and pop-country superstar Bonnie Guitar. Everything you wanted to know about Elizabeth Horton’s Reena Records are covered in Jason Woodbury’s illuminating essay about Joyce Street and Erin Osmon’s profile of Palomino Club favorite Don McGinnis. Osmon and Woodbury also go deep on Arizona underdogs Alvie Self and Sanford Clark and Phoenix’s Audio Recorders studio. Label surveys of Tommy Allsup’s AOK/ Westex concerns, Jim Aguire’s Pamela, Wayne Raney’s Rimrock, Don Bennet’s Don Ray, and Les Kangas’ Kangaroo will have you adding 45s to your