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Wednesday Nov 11 | Mountain Xpress

These are the good old days

Everything about Woody Pines harkens to another era. One of juke joints, clapboard shacks and coal smoke on the wind.

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Related Topix: Blues, The Alligators, Texas

Tue Nov 03, 2009

CapeCodOnline.com

Cape weather: Mostly sunny, highs in 50s

"Goodnight Irene" sung by The Weavers topped the charts on this day in 1950 but it was originally recorded in 1932 by blues musician Huddie 'Lead Belly' Ledbetter, whose performance of the song got him released from jail after being charged with attempted murder.

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Related Topix: Blues, The Weavers, Folk, Prison, Eddie Arnold, Country, Weather

Tue Oct 27, 2009

San Marcos Daily Record

Beyond the Delta

Mark McDade and Jenna Hill will perform at the San Marcos Public Library's monthly concert on Tuesday, Nov.

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Related Topix: Blues, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Percy Mayfield

Wed Sep 16, 2009

Back Stage

Blind Lemon Blues

Halfway between a revue and a full-fledged biography, "Blind Lemon Blues" satisfies musical cravings but leaves one hungry for narrative or at least a few more details.

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Related Topix: Blues, Blind Lemon Jefferson

Thu Sep 03, 2009

Nashville Scene

Jack White Records With Keith Richards, Charlie Watts STILL a Rolling Stone

Anyone who knows the difference between a guitar and a bass--guitar=six strings, bass =four--knows that legendary Rolling Stones riff-king Keith Richards loves himself some blues pickin'. He was inspired by all the greats, Robert Johnson, Charley Patton, Leadbelly, Son House and now Jack White, as it was reported yesterday on RollingStone.com that ...

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Related Topix: It Might Get Loud, Pop/Rock, The Rolling Stones, Blues, Robert Johnson, Charley Patton, Son House

Tue Sep 01, 2009

Canada NewsWire

Legendary John Mayall and his Bluesbreakers tour Western Canada this...

Legendary JOHN MAYALL & HIS BLUESBREAKERS tour Western Canada this November - Tickets on sale Friday, September 4 CALGARY, Sept.

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Related Topix: John Mayall, Blues, Bluesbreakers, Canada, Pop/Rock, The Cream, Fleetwood Mac

Wed Aug 26, 2009

WTTV Indianapolis

Joe Henry gives his own tone to the blues

Joe Henry is tapped into the American past in unexpected ways. He lives in a roomy South Pasadena Craftsman designed for President Garfield's widow, and his preferred attire, a black suit and pointy boots, suggests that the 48-year-old singer and guitarist would have been at home playing in Elvis Presley's first band.

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Related Topix: Joe Henry, Pop/Rock, Blues, Son House, Robert Johnson, Skip James, Music, Entertainment

Sun Aug 23, 2009

Cape Cod Today

Possee - regarding your last paragraph, I agree wholeheartedly with

Ideas, not ideology, in service of our shared ideals and the common good. Sun-Sational Tanning "Learn about the benefits of tanning and the myths." Tan in any room at anytime at our Sandwich or Mashpee locations.

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Related Topix: Sandwich, MA, Blues

Tue Aug 04, 2009

Lake Tahoe Real Estate

Song of the Day: He Wanted a Tidy Spot to Lay Down

A t about the same that Mamie Smith was experiencing the stunning success she had with record sales of Crazy Blues , and Eck Robertson and Fiddlin' John Carson were being recognized for the first recordings of country music, Blind Lemon Jefferson was stirring up a blues storm down in Texas.

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Related Topix: Blues, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Dallas Metro, T-Bone Walker, Son House

Wed Jul 29, 2009

DNJ.com

Free Creative Arts Camp for kids at Patterson

The seventh annual Kids for the Creative Arts Camp gets under way this weekend at Patterson Park Community Center, 521 Mercury Blvd.

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Related Topix: Kids, Family, Murfreesboro, TN, Blues

Mon Jul 20, 2009

Cool Hunting

Amanda Wachob Tattoos

Having already painted an impressive body of work , this Buffalo, NY-born artist has moved from cloth to skin as her primary canvas.

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Related Topix: Buffalo, NY, Buffalo Metro, Blues, Photography, Arts

Wed Jul 15, 2009

Internet Archive

Vintage Reserve Live at Spring Fling '09, Moncure, NC

Audio Archive > Carolina Live Music Society > Vintage Reserve Live at Spring Fling '09, Moncure, NC Vintage Reserve Live at Spring Fling '09, Moncure, NC embed this Vintage Reserve Spring Fling '09 The Magickal Forest Moncure, NC 5/2/2009 Set List: 1) Intro 2) 3) 4) Today 5) 6) Fool In The Rain 7) 8) Break The Chain 9) Piece of Mind 10)Black Betty ...

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Related Topix: Moncure, NC, Blues

Mon Jul 13, 2009

KYOURadio - Open Source Radio

Midnight Flyer 49b

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, Tampa Red, Blind Willie Johnson

Mon Jul 06, 2009

Internet Archive

In the Pines

In the Pines is a traditional that originated in the late 19th Century. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_The_Pines http://www.kovideo.net/lyrics/l/Leadbelly Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Zeum, SF, May 2004 Blind Willies performed a set before a San Francisco School of the Arts music/drama premiere, Hard Travelin', based on John Steinbeck's The ...

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Related Topix: Blues, John Steinbeck, Vocal, Woody Guthrie, Folk

Sat Jun 20, 2009

TheCelebrityCafe

Bethany and Rufus - 900 Miles

Alphabetical Listing Home : CD reviews : Jazz : Bethany and Rufus Bethany and Rufus - 900 Miles - Bethany and Rufus make beautiful music.

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Related Topix: Blues

Sat Jun 06, 2009

Birmingham News Online

Arlo Guthrie does dad proud with symphony show in Birmingham

Arlo Guthrie with the Alabama Symphony Orchestra, Friday night in Caldwell Park, part of the "Sounds for Summer" series.

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Related Topix: Symphony, Arts, Folk, Arlo Guthrie, Birmingham, AL, Birmingham Metro, Woody Guthrie, Blues

Sun May 24, 2009

New York Post

Big on 'Belly'

WHEN John Reynolds recently did a book signing in Prague for "Lead Belly: A Life in Pictures," the author was asked to sign a copy for playwright and former Czech President Vaclav Havel .

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Related Topix: Blues, Czech Republic, Europe, World News

Fri May 22, 2009

Arizona Daily Star

Intimate portrait of Pete Seeger captures the man

When Pete Seeger was younger, Alec Wilkinson writes, he sang with precise pitch.

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Related Topix: Pete Seeger, Folk, Wedding, Blues, Peter, Paul & Mary, Prison, Texas

Wed May 20, 2009

Houston Press

Defending Bob Dylan and the Mac Guy

What's the difference? I find it interesting in your article " Craigslist Declassified " [by Bradley Campell and Matt Snyders , May 7], you write about the Connecticut Attorney General pressuring Craigslist to get rid of its erotic service listings.

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Related Topix: Houston, TX, Houston Metro, Blues, Sugar Land, TX

Mon May 18, 2009

Playbill

Blind Lemon Blues and Yank! The New Musical Will Be Part of York's 2009-2010 Season

Two productions have been announced for the York Theatre Company's upcoming 2009-2010 season.

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Related Topix: Blind Lemon Jefferson, Blues

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