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In a career dating back to the 1950s, Paul Simon established himself among the best and most popular songwriters of the rock era.

It is golden. It is a virtue. It is more musical than any melody, rest for the mind, and sometimes it has the loudest voice.

Musician Mickey Carroll poses for a portrait at his Mount Dora home on Wednesday, June 8, 2011.

Hi All, I was playing hooky at the Bluegrass and Folk Cruise along with eleven other of our open mic friends.A There were about eighty music cruisers with about 20 being folkies.A It was the bargain of the century and a heck of a lot of fun with some fine people.A I hope we can increase the turn-out for next year, it's a great way to expand your ... (more)

Lakewood-bred composer David Conte, shown in Rome in 2009, was commissioned by the Shaker schools to write "I Dream a World" to celebrate the centennial of Shaker Heights.

The Farewell Drifters sound like a pop influenced folk group, with elements of bluegrass, sifted through a past that includes rock' n roll.

Broadway star, TV actor and solo artist Josh White, Jr. to bring Black History lessons alive for Cadillac school children through school assemblies.

It has been 26 years since Beantown alt-rockers The Lemonheads formed, and they're making their way to the Prophet Bar in Deep Ellum while on their American tour.

I was cutting the rug Down at a place called 'The Jug' With a girl named Linda Lou When in walked a... Well you're the real tough cookie with a long history Of breaking little hearts, like the one in me... Rumor spreadin' 'round in that Texas town 'Bout that shack outside La Grange And you know what I'm t... Wanna tell you about the girl, I love My ... (more)

There are plenty of reasons why listeners in all genres of music should resist the major labels' seemingly endless campaign to recycle and repackage the work of their classic artists.

Feb 18 WMNF's 9th Rockabilly Ruckus Feb 26 John Lennon Imagined: Beatles and Solo Years, featuring The Nutopians Mar 02 The Work of the Weavers Mar 10 Aztec Two-Step and THE SIMON & GARFUNKEL SONGBOOK: AN EVENING OF SONGS & STORIES As Florida's unemployment rate lingers around ten percent, community and leaders are looking for new ways to bring in ... (more)

One of the problems facing a broad range of non-commercial musical styles today is attracting younger audiences.

In 1972, Paul Simon released his first solo single following his breakup with Art Garfunkel.

It is golden. It is a virtue. It is more musical than any melody, rest for the mind, and sometimes it has the loudest voice.

A pond skipper for more than 20 years, Welsh singer-songwriter and guitarist Martyn Joseph has been in demand on both sides of the Atlantic touring with such well-knowns as Suzanne Vega, Marc Cohn, Joan Armatrading, Art Garfunkel and even Celine Dion and Shirley Bassey.

In a career dating back to the 1950s, Paul Simon established himself among the best and most popular songwriters of the rock era.

Buster's coming home! Today!! The word spreads fast, but so does the fear that Buster will be ... different, somehow.

Yeah, my bills are all due and the baby needs shoes but I'm busted Cotton is down, quarter a pound b... De, de, de, de, de, de, de, de, de, de, de Do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do De, de, de, de, de, de... Pretty woman, walkin' down the street Pretty woman, the kind I'd like to meet Pretty woman, I don't... You're sweet as a honey bee But like a ... (more)

Art Garfunkel is the latest luminary to join the star-studded Rolling Stones tribute concert scheduled for March 13 at New York City's Carnegie Hall.

Chris and Oliver Wood hadn't played music together since childhood, but that all changed one night in 2004.