Even though her 2020 stroke has prevented her from playing guitar, she comes out rocking like a bar band on this year’s “Stories from a Rock ‘n’ Roll Heart.” She gets assists from Tommy Stinson (“Hum’s Liquor” is about his brother Bob Stinson), Patti Scialfa and Bruce Springsteen, no less, on background vocals but relies heavily on her longtime guitarists Stuart Mathis and Doug Pettibone. These are a survivor’s songs, which pair perfectly with her recent memoir, “Don’t Tell Anybody the Secrets I Told You.” (STAR TRIBUNE)
Lucinda Williams
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