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Article: Success brings Dowd up short.(Arts & Entertainment)
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- June 17, 2000
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The resume is commercially viable enough: Johnny Dowd, Texas-born troubadour, weaned on country and blues, Army vet, married 25 years, living in upstate New York.
But Mr. Dowd's musical world of homicide, hatred and dishonor is anything but prime time. Instead, his songs are beautifully abrasive ones that never will be found on the radio, in your stockbroker pal's CD collection or at the local three-sets-a-night beer joint.
But they will break your heart and make you yearn for more.
Mr. Dowd's warbling, creaking voice tackles all the barest elements of his fostering influences, the aforementioned country and blues, without ever towing ...