I looked over some of these songs beloved by some of the presidential candidates, and thought: How different my choices would be?
Published: Sunday, September 10th, 2023 @ 11:14 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Country music legend Loretta Lynn‘s twin daughters spoke out for the first time since the singer’s death and shared details of their mother’s final project.
Published: Wednesday, June 7th, 2023 @ 8:25 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Legendary singer Tina Turner is dead at the age of 83, multiple outlets reported Wednesday.
Published: Wednesday, June 7th, 2023 @ 2:23 pm
By: Daily Wire
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A jury found musician Ed Sheeran, who stood accused of copying Marvin Gaye’s 1973 hit “Let’s Get It On” when he composed his 2014 single “Thinking Out Loud,” not liable Thursday in the copyright infringement lawsuit brought against him, according to NBC News.
Published: Saturday, May 6th, 2023 @ 11:35 am
By: Daily Wire
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Legendary Canadian folk singer Gordon Lightfoot, famous for songs including “If You Could Read My Mind,” “Sundown,” “Carefree Highway,” and “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald,” has died at the age of 84.
Published: Thursday, May 4th, 2023 @ 7:13 am
By: Daily Wire
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Country star Ricky Skaggs said concert goers at his shows are more open these days to hearing about the gospel after all “the latest craziness,” “the virus,” and more.
Published: Saturday, January 28th, 2023 @ 10:54 am
By: Daily Wire
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As I grow older, I am reverting back to my years of listening to music.
Published: Monday, November 14th, 2022 @ 9:45 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Melodies I Like to Play: "Brothers in Arms"
Published: Wednesday, July 6th, 2022 @ 4:13 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The eclectic playlist of melodies that I am drawn to in inspiration to learn, and play, has just been enriched by one melody from my childhood that concurrently found its place into the collective consciousness of generations, rightly seeking that bittersweet space where happiness lives.
Published: Wednesday, July 6th, 2022 @ 3:37 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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People grow old with music, as I have as well; and, on strong occasion, what they learn to love early in life influences what they love as they grow older.
Published: Tuesday, July 5th, 2022 @ 3:30 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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I heard this Johnny Cash rendition of the Nine Inch Nails original from a video years ago, and then again recently was reminded when listening to music while traveling.
Published: Sunday, July 3rd, 2022 @ 2:24 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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There are so many outstanding songs written over the last seventy years since the advent of hi-fidelity stereophonic equipment's development, which stands to reason, music played well and properly presented sticks perfectly to our better spirits.
Published: Friday, July 1st, 2022 @ 8:24 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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It's Friday night, I'm out of energy, the funds are tight, and I just want to kick back, and 'keep the home fire burning' with 'The Missus'.
Published: Thursday, January 6th, 2022 @ 9:37 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Apparently, one of the best ways to start an argument over music is to discuss the inter-personal relationships of the various members of The Band.
Published: Wednesday, January 5th, 2022 @ 10:07 am
By: Bobby Tony
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No, today I will endeavor to thank "My Sweet Lord" for art, specifically the art of fine music, and in particular, the Beatles.
Published: Monday, January 3rd, 2022 @ 8:53 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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One of my favorite bands from my era, which produced the best music of the 20th century, is The Band.
Published: Wednesday, December 29th, 2021 @ 6:06 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Here in northeastern North Carolina, we will have nearly 90 percent of a full solar eclipse, but it may be cloudy, and, then again, maybe not.
Published: Tuesday, August 22nd, 2017 @ 2:53 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The J. Geils band was formed in 1967. They hung around until 1985 when they broke up like all good rock bands are want to do. The result was a series of lawsuits and bad feelings. Like any bad marriage the breakup was based on a shaky ground of "Creative Differences."
Published: Friday, April 14th, 2017 @ 12:39 am
By: Bobby Tony
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Music Icons who have passed in 2016 - Musical footnotes of the past
Published: Tuesday, March 21st, 2017 @ 1:21 am
By: Bobby Tony
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It has been said that you need to have lived the blues to sing the blues. I am not sure I agree with that but when it comes to Jazz, I do think you have to live it to play and sing it. Al Jarreau did just that.
Published: Sunday, February 12th, 2017 @ 11:38 pm
By: Bobby Tony
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Leon Russell is one of the acts of my generation that I saw on multiple occasions, and every show was an experience, usually involving an extensive band, a white baby grand piano, and Leon clothed in a white suit, his pre-mature graying hair and beard flowing.
Published: Wednesday, November 16th, 2016 @ 2:56 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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If you ever went to a music concert in the Atlanta area during the 60s and 70s and beyond, you owe this man a debt of gratitude.
Published: Friday, January 15th, 2016 @ 1:37 am
By: Bobby Tony
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OK Just try to sit still and keep from singing along.
Published: Sunday, September 27th, 2015 @ 11:59 pm
By: Bobby Tony
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I watched the CNN special on Glen Campbell, “I’ll just be Me” last night.
Published: Monday, June 29th, 2015 @ 10:51 pm
By: Bobby Tony
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No matter how tough you think you are, something can whip you.
Published: Wednesday, June 24th, 2015 @ 7:26 pm
By: Bobby Tony
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The two things that make a guy stand out in a crowd can also cause him the most trouble.
Published: Wednesday, June 24th, 2015 @ 9:03 am
By: Bobby Tony
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Today's pop music is predicated upon the lowest common denominator of the human experiment. There is little that is uplifting, no building upon the art of the past, just make money, and lots of it, paid by the dimmest bulbs of all time.
Published: Sunday, March 1st, 2015 @ 4:12 pm
By: Wyatt Sanderman Day
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I, like many others, mourned the passing of John Lennon in December, 1980. Not unlike those sad times, Levon Helm of the The Band, passed today, and like the musical promise of John Lennon, unfulfilled, he will be missed for all he accomplished.
Published: Thursday, April 19th, 2012 @ 11:58 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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This article is the first in an occasional series on jazz and improvisational music.
Published: Monday, July 5th, 2010 @ 12:41 pm
By: Mike Hayes
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