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Friday Nov 20 | Gainesville.com The Gainesville Sun G...

Bo Diddley items go to auction in NYC

Published: Thursday, November 19, 2009 at 6:01 a.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, November 18, 2009 at 11:23 a.m. Bo Diddley's hand-written lyrics for "Hey, Bo Diddley," his Rock and Roll Hall of Fame award and everything from guitars and straps to even a leather cowboy hat with a New Mexico sheriff's badge on it, is being made available in an auction ...

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Related Topix: Blues, Alachua County, FL, Opinion

Thu Nov 12, 2009

Gainesville.com The Gainesville Sun G...

Artistic atmosphere

Published: Thursday, November 12, 2009 at 6:01 a.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, November 11, 2009 at 12:05 p.m. Sharon McGinley and her narrative paintings have been missing from the Downtown Festival & Art Show for 12 years.

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Related Topix: Janiva Magness, Blues, Watches

Mon Nov 09, 2009

Boston Herald

Whoa s still the man? Roger Daltrey

Last night at the House of Blues, when he sang "My Generation," he reworked it as a slow blues song, the back end of Bo Diddley's "I'm a Man." But he stopped short of the killer line, "Hope I die before I get old." Hey, you can only deal with so much irony.

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Related Topix: The Who, Pop/Rock, Roger Daltrey, Tommy, Crime Movies, Drama Movies, Musical Movies, McVicar, Blues, Music, Entertainment

Sat Nov 07, 2009

Flathead Beacon

'The Defining Story of This Band'

Michael Ballard is too young to remember the Mission Mountain Wood Band's heyday in the 1970s, when five buddies from the University of Montana became the biggest band to ever emerge from the state.

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Related Topix: Montana, Jerry Garcia, Pop/Rock, Merle Haggard, Country, Blues

Sun Oct 18, 2009

Hot Rod's Bike Works RSS Feed

Highway Songs List - Music

The Dirty Dozen George Thorogood & The Destroyers Capitol/EMI Any musician who names his band The Destroyers and was inspired by, among others, Elmore James, Bo Diddley and Howlin' Wolf has got to be loved by anyone who owns a bike.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, George Thorogood & the Destroyers, Blues, Howlin' Wolf, Elmore James, Willie Dixon

Fri Oct 16, 2009

Internet Archive

The Other Ones Live at Suwannee Music Park on 2000-09-23

The Other Ones Live at Suwannee Music Park on 2000-09-23 embed this Description Set 1: Not Fade Away> Hey Bo Diddley> Not Fade Away> Dark Star> Dear Mr.

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Related Topix: Blues

Mon Oct 12, 2009

KYOURadio - Open Source Radio

Midnight Flyer

Midnight Flyer is a weekly, two hour program featuring a wide variety of blues, interviews, biographies and stories about the blues.

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Related Topix: Blues, Memphis Slim

Sat Oct 10, 2009

Examiner.com

Eric Burdon & the Animals live at the McPhillips Street Station Casino: Concert Review

I'm HUGE British Invasion fan and The Animals , featuring Eric Burdon's dark powerful voice, was among the five best bands of the era.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, The Animals, Eric Burdon & the Animals, Blues

Thu Oct 08, 2009

Chiefland Citizen

Bo Diddley to be inducted into the Florida Artists Hall of Fame

Secretary of State Kurt S. Browning has announced the selection of the late recording artist Bo Diddley for induction into the Florida Artists Hall of Fame.

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Related Topix: Florida, Florida Government, Blues

Wed Oct 07, 2009

Digital Content Producer

Opus 19 Music, an Aecg Company, to Represent Iconic Music Publisher...

" Opus 19 Music, LLC, an AECG company, will exclusively represent ARC Music, the iconic music publisher of some of the best known and revered blues and rock songs of the past fifty years, it was announced today by Alan Ett, CEO of AECG.

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Related Topix: Blues, Bonnie Raitt

Mon Oct 05, 2009

Houston Press

ACL Aftermath, Part 2: Now That That "Dillo Dirt" Unpleasantness Is...

More and more, Aftermath uses ACL more than SXSW to see which recent buzz bands are worth their salt, and of course to check on how some old favorites are doing.

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Related Topix: New Orleans, LA, Blues

Wed Sep 30, 2009

Houston Press

Bayou Beat: Win Two Live Nation Club Passports; Kristine Mills Makes...

Sometimes Rocks Off gets distracted and forgets stuff, but better late than never.

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Related Topix: Comedy Movies, Blues

Tue Sep 29, 2009

Brooklyn Vegan

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The Gaslight Anthem / Murder By Death now on tour --- win Terminal 5 tickets, colored vinyl, a t-shirt The Gaslight Anthem @ Sasquatach 2009 "[ Murder by Death ] is great, and they were so different from the other bands on the bill, it really stood out as a fresh performance.

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Related Topix: Folk, The Pogues, Blues, Boston, MA, Canada, The Loved Ones, Punk

Wed Sep 09, 2009

Buffalo News

Burdon takes crowd back in time

Eric Burdon is one of the best of the blues-inflected British Invasion singers, and he can still crank it out on occasion.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, The Animals, John Lee Hooker, Blues, Black Entertainment, Ray Charles

Mon Sep 07, 2009

BIO

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American singer and songwriter who produced some of the most distinctive and influential work in rock music.

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Related Topix: West, TX, Blues, Health

Sat Sep 05, 2009

Insight News

Bobby Rush: The Perfect Master

Chinese fans embrace blues master who, like the Great Wall, has stood the test of time.

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Related Topix: Blues, Bobby Rush, Black Entertainment, B.B. King, Muddy Waters

Sun Aug 16, 2009

Rutland Herald

Dr. Burma to cure the blues at Jackson Gore

If you're feeling blue, Dr. Burma will bring a prescription of blues, funk and soul to the Jackson Gore Outdoor Music Series at 6 p.m. Friday.

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Related Topix: Blues, Black Entertainment, B.B. King

Fri Aug 14, 2009

The Japan Times

Cadillac RecordsMuddying the history of the blues with style

After Hollywood's huge success with "Dreamgirls," the thinly fictionalized story of legendary soul/R&B label Motown, along comes "Cadillac Records." This musical biopic goes one step further back in the history of black American music, and comes up with a thinly fictionalized look at legendary blues label Chess Records.

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Related Topix: Cadillac Records, Motown, Soul, Blues, Muddy Waters, Etta James, Howlin' Wolf

Thu Aug 13, 2009

MediaGuardian.co.uk

Songs that sound like the Beach Boys and Bo Diddley stuck in a lift

Calvin Harris a ' Ready for the Weekend The adoration of the Bebo generation seems to have gone to this usually self-deprecating singer's head.

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Related Topix: The Beach Boys, Blues, Pop/Rock, Ministry of Sound, House, Freddie Mercury, The White Stripes

Tue Jul 28, 2009

New York Post

Still B-B-B-Bad to his Old Bones

DESPITE George Thorogood's crotchety hold on the past, the 58-year-old blues rocker and his Destroyers earn their "world's best bar band" title with this driving record that flips from rock 'n' roll to blues to boogie.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, George Thorogood, Blues, Willie Dixon, Music, Entertainment

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