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Famed Allman Brothers Band guitarist Dickey Betts, responsible for writing the group’s biggest hit, “Ramblin’ Man,” died Thursday at his home in Osprey, Florida. He was 80.
Published: Monday, May 6th, 2024 @ 5:21 am
By: Daily Wire
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The ongoing effort to free the Israelites from bondage hit another snag today as Moses reportedly whipped out his trusty guitar and started jamming the tune "Pharaoh, Pharaoh" in the royal court. Sources say this has caused the Pharaoh's heart to become hardened even further.
Published: Tuesday, December 19th, 2023 @ 12:44 am
By: Babylon Bee
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Rock legend Carlos Santana paused his New Jersey concert in late July to talk to his audience about an issue that was apparently close to his heart. In a speech that critics attacked as “anti-trans,” the famed guitarist said, “A woman is a woman and a man is a man. That’s it.”
Published: Sunday, September 17th, 2023 @ 3:56 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Legendary Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour and his wife didn’t hold back in ripping former bandmate Roger Waters, denouncing him on Twitter as a “misogynistic, anti-Semitic Putin apologist.”
Published: Saturday, February 11th, 2023 @ 6:57 am
By: Daily Wire
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Guitar great Jeff Beck has died at the age of 78, according to a statement from his family.
Published: Saturday, January 14th, 2023 @ 10:34 am
By: Daily Wire
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My guitar is my one hobby, which I started about 4 years ago (now nearly 5 and 3/4 years), my analyzation of politics, the history of government, and my knowledge of that application is not a hobby. It is another job that I do, and one that I am very serious about.
Published: Sunday, August 28th, 2022 @ 10:40 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Famed guitarist Carlos Santana collapsed on stage during his concert Tuesday night in Michigan, and the crowd was reportedly told to pray for the rock and roll star who was suffering from a “serious medical issue.”
Published: Saturday, July 16th, 2022 @ 7:20 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Event makes a comeback after two-year hiatus at ECU
Published: Wednesday, July 13th, 2022 @ 12:34 pm
By: ECU News Services
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Legendary rocker Randy Bachman will be reunited today with a guitar that was stolen from a Toronto hotel room nearly a half-century ago and turned up in a Japanese second-hand store.
Published: Sunday, July 10th, 2022 @ 9:02 pm
By: Daily Wire
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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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Missy brought the boys to town to play the Turnage Theater and their unique, functioning blend of jazz, rock, country, and bluegrass blew me away.
Published: Thursday, January 20th, 2022 @ 10:56 pm
By: Wyatt Sanderman Day
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Creedence Clearwater Revival released their Cosmo's Factory album in 1970. With all the hard rock and drug culture music on the scene it was nice to get back to some good old rock and roll driving guitar and down home lyrics.
Published: Tuesday, January 11th, 2022 @ 4:22 pm
By: Bobby Tony
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Leo Kottke has been a personal favorite of mine for decades. The baby-faced acoustic guitar picker, who managed to create his own robust expressive style, has grown older as I have, but, he is still the master, maybe better.
Published: Monday, January 10th, 2022 @ 10:47 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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“Your mission, Stan, should you decide to accept it, is… As usual, should you or any member of your BCN Force be captured or killed, the secretary will disavow any knowledge of your existence. This tape will self-destruct in five seconds. Good luck, Stan.”
Published: Thursday, December 30th, 2021 @ 5:06 pm
By: Bobby Tony
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The 2021 Hispanic Heritage Guitar Series returns to East Carolina University's A.J. Fletcher Recital Hall beginning Monday.
Published: Wednesday, November 24th, 2021 @ 12:59 pm
By: ECU News Services
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I'll start my contribution to this series with one of the most beautiful spiritual songs . A musical version of the Catholic Rosary.
Published: Tuesday, December 15th, 2020 @ 6:47 pm
By: Bobby Tony
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Dan McLaughlin of National Review Online eulogizes one of rock and roll’s greatest talents, the inspiration for many aspiring guitarists worldwide.
Published: Saturday, October 17th, 2020 @ 7:55 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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A while back I wrote a post on beer snobs, and now here is the follow up piece on Guitar snobs.
Published: Tuesday, January 17th, 2017 @ 6:45 pm
By: Bobby Tony
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Would trust this man with your wife? Do not answer that question, but there is one musician that trust this man with something way more important than his wife. Meet Willie Nelson's go to man when his famous guitar needs a rework.
Published: Friday, January 6th, 2017 @ 2:03 pm
By: Bobby Tony
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Events for the week of December 27, 2016
Published: Tuesday, December 27th, 2016 @ 3:10 pm
By: Christopher Maye
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Upcoming events and festivities presented by Arts of the Pamlico. For the week of December 6, 2016
Published: Wednesday, December 7th, 2016 @ 11:43 pm
By: Russell Allen
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The recent death of Glenn Frey, the Eagles's Guitarist at 67 is enough to give even the most dedicated hedonist pause.
Published: Sunday, February 28th, 2016 @ 6:00 am
By: Bobby Tony
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Before YouTube came along, I had several techniques to determine If I could learn a new song on the Guitar.
Published: Tuesday, October 27th, 2015 @ 3:04 am
By: Bobby Tony
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Gallagher guitars are hand crafted in a small town in Tennessee since 1965.
Published: Monday, October 26th, 2015 @ 4:20 pm
By: Bobby Tony
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A native of Deep Gap, North Carolina who was blinded by an eye infection as a baby and became one of the icons of Bluegrass Music. Along with his son Merle, he made a great impact on the acoustic guitar flat picking genre.
Published: Thursday, October 1st, 2015 @ 5:29 am
By: Bobby Tony
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There were entertainers in all branches of the service who seemed to escape the day to day routines by practicing among buddies while recluses disappeared to read book or write home.
Published: Thursday, August 13th, 2015 @ 10:02 pm
By: Ted McDonald
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Eleven-year-old Ross Pennington came to East Carolina University with no experience but was playing the guitar by the end of his first class at the annual summer Guitar Festival and Workshop.
Published: Monday, July 27th, 2015 @ 1:46 pm
By: ECU News Services
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A lack of talent and skill is one of the best reasons to pursue some other career than music.
Published: Tuesday, June 23rd, 2015 @ 11:43 pm
By: Bobby Tony
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I had my first taste of the University of Georgia in 1995 when I participated in a classical guitar competition at the flagship in Athens. Instructors in the university's music department judged me and a handful of other guitar players from around the state on our technique and performance (in case
Published: Tuesday, December 23rd, 2014 @ 11:31 am
By: John William Pope Center
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Born on March 3, 1923, Arthel "Doc" Watson is an icon for folk, bluegrass, and country music due to his mastery of the flat-top guitar.
Published: Thursday, October 24th, 2013 @ 5:21 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Learning opportunities at East Carolina University expand beyond the college-age crowd each summer when the university opens its doors to students from kindergarten through high school.
Published: Friday, July 26th, 2013 @ 11:09 am
By: ECU News Services
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