"Midnight at the Oasis" hit No. 8 on Billboard's Top 100 chart in September 1974. The song would be nominated for two Grammy ...

Maria Muldaur’s voice carries the power of peace, the seduction of song, and the indisputable ability to convey any point she wants to make. So it’s no wonder that, as she excitedly informed me over ...

Nola Blue Records has announced a Valentine’s Day single from Benny Turner & Maria Muldaur. Brook Benton and Dinah Washington’s 1960 release of “Baby (You’ve Got What It Takes)” was a pop and R&B hit, ...

Maria Muldaur and Tuba Skinny: Barnabus Jones, Max Bien Kahn, Jason Lawrence, Greg Sherman, Muldaur, Shaye Cohn, Craig Flory, Todd Burdick, and Robin Rupuzzi. Credit: Photo by Josef Crosby/Courtesy of ...

For Maria Muldaur, Bob Dylan is just as much of a lover with his music as he is a fighter. "When people think of Bob Dylan, they think of these amazingly insightful, perceptive songs of social ...

Maria Muldaur, "The First Lady of Roots Music," has just released One Hour Mama, a tribute to her mentor, Victoria Spivey. Credit: Screenshot Maria Muldaur, “The First Lady of Roots Music,” has ...

Robert Christgau reviews the latest CD from vocalist Maria Muldaur, best known for her quirky 1970s pop tune "Midnight at the Oasis." Her new CD is Heart of Mine: Maria Muldaur Sings Love Songs of Bob ...

While recording her self-titled debut album in 1973, vocalist Maria Muldaur added the desert romance song “Midnight at the Oasis” as an afterthought to an impeccable mix of American roots tunes.

To put the spotlight on the late great New Orleans vocalist and composer Blue Lu Barker deserves kudos. Singer Maria Muldaur gathered the right musicians to back her ...

"Midnight at the Oasis" was Maria Muldaur's biggest hit and one that launched her solo career in 1974. But the truth is that the song was never supposed to be on the album. "It was completely an ...

Most people of a certain age remember Maria Muldaur as the sultry singer of “Midnight at the Oasis,” a song that brought her radio success in the early ‘70s on the heels of the two albums she recorded ...

While most listeners probably associate Maria Muldaur with her 1974 hit, "Midnight at the Oasis," longtime fans know she's well versed in a wide variety of roots music genres. She makes a rare jazz ...