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Headlines for Friday, May 17,  2013
ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME: 2013 Induction Ceremony Airs Saturday
The 2013 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony premieres on HBO Saturday at 9pm ET. The show will be repeated several times in coming weeks....Tags: Brian Wilson, The Monkees (music group), Born to Be Wild (movie), Track and Field, Super Bowl
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Blues veterans to join in tribute
Ask Jody Williams about Howlin' Wolf's legacy, and he'll rattle off remarkable numbers about the old Chicago bluesman. Not chart statistics. Measurements. "Well, he was a pretty big man," said Williams, 78, who played guitar for Wolf (a.k.a. Chester...
Tags: Downers Grove, Music, Chicago Blues Fest, Muddy Waters, James Cotton
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Singer/guitarist who filled in for ailing headliner at Valley festival dies five months later
Lehigh Valley Music presents FESTBLOGAn iconic blues guitarist who filled in at this summer’s Blast Furnace Blues Festival at SteelStacks in Bethlehem when another headliner took ill died Thursday, his record label said. Magic Slim, 75, who with his Magic Slim and the Teardrops...... -
2012: The Year the Music Died (So Far)
It’s not even June. But already this calendar year we’ve lost a gut-wrenching list of people who’ve impacted the music world: impresarios Don Cornelius and Dick Clark, R&B legends Johnny Otis and Etta James, the incomparable Band...
Tags: The Mamas & the Papas (music group), Solomon Burke, Eartha Kitt, Koko Taylor, Rashied Ali
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Young Berks blues players win prestigious scholarships for instruction by masters
Lehigh Valley MusicTwo young Berks County brothers who perform with Lehigh Valley area blues musicians have been awarded scholarships workshops taught by renowned and award-winning musicians. Guitarist Jacob Kelchner, 15, and his harmonica-playing brother Janson, 11, both... -
Review: Jack White magnetic at the Mayan
Pop & HissGuitarist Jack White, known best for his work with the White Stripes, performed at the Mayan in Los Angeles on Monday night. Times pop music critic Randall Roberts reviews.... -
Musikfest Cafe opened a year ago today. Here are the Top 10 shows we saw
Lehigh Valley MusicA year ago today -- May 1, 2011 – Musikfest CafĂ© at SteelStacks in Bethlehem opened to the public with a concert by Valley blues guitarist Craig Thatcher and friends. To honor that first year, let’s take a look back...... -
Team of local blues all stars recording with sax man Eddie Shaw in Norfolk
Norfolk blues singer Jackie Scott is using her clout in national blues circles to bring attention to some of Hampton Roads' top musicians. Yesterday (Feb. 27) and today (Feb. 28), Scott has been in the studio producing a recording that links top local...Tags: Elvis Costello, Hampton Roads, Apollo Theater, Buddy Guy, Music
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Grammy winner Mavis Staples to headline Blues Fest
Arts criticMavis Staples will be featured at the 29th Annual Chicago Blues Festival, running June 8 through 10 in Grant Park. The festival will run 11 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. on several stages each day. Staples will close the fest at the Petrillo Music Shell, Columbus...Tags: Festive Events, Chicago Blues Fest, Muddy Waters, Koko Taylor, Festive Events
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Killing the Blues: Big Head Todd and the Monsters play Infinity Music Hall in Norfolk on Jan. 18
A lazy, soul-funk version of “Come On In My Kitchen” kicks off 100 Years of Robert Johnson, the new album by the Big Head Blues Club, an offshoot of the Colorado-based band Big Head Todd and the Monsters that adds, oh, just a few musicians you...Tags: Cream (music group), Genres, Circuses, Music, Crossroads
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Hubert Sumlin dies at 80; guitarist shaped Howlin' Wolf's sound
When Howlin' Wolf romped through "Wang Dang Doodle" or thundered in "Three Hundred Pounds of Joy," the snarling guitar that accompanied him belonged to one of the greatest bluesmen to pick up the instrument: Hubert Sumlin.
The cry of Sumlin's guitar ...Tags: Viagra (drug), Music, James Cotton, Heart Failure, Music Industry
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