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Sunday Jun 16 | Hattiesburg American

'Sound and Vision'

The Beatles. B.B. King, Elvis. Tupac Shakur and many music icons are at the Lauren Rogers Museum of Art.

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Related Topix: The Vision, Reggae, Pop/Rock, The Beatles, Blues, Black Entertainment, Celebrities, Elvis, Rock-N-Roll, Rock & Roll

Fri Jun 14, 2013

The Georgia Straight

Buddy Guy's new album features a song cowritten by David Gogo

I have always been very girly, nails done and make up done. Recently I've been wearing little to no make up and I seriously feel more beautiful.

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Related Topix: David Gogo, Blues, Black Entertainment, Buddy Guy

Thu Jun 13, 2013

Guitar World

Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time Readers Poll: Round 1 - 'Machine...

A few years ago, the editors of Guitar World magazine compiled what we feel is the ultimate guide to the 100 Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, Bon Jovi, Blues, Black Entertainment

The San Diego Union-Tribune

Trombone Shorty 'In Concert for Cancer'

Multi-intsrumental ace and singer Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews knows how to get a musical party cooking - and how to keep it going at a full boil.

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Related Topix: Trombone Shorty, Blues, Black Entertainment, Buddy Guy, New Orleans, New Orleans, LA, Jazz

The Indianapolis Star

Peter Frampton relishes ringmaster role

Peter Frampton's name appears in the title of his summer tour, but the rock musician says his mission is to share the spotlight.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, Peter Frampton, Blues, Black Entertainment, Sonny Landreth, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Robert Cray

Chico Enterprise-Record

Chico Performances reveals 2013-14 season

Chico Performances is known for bringing in a lively array of artists and speakers to the Laxson Auditorium stage on the Chico State Unversity campus.

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Related Topix: Chico, CA, Speakers, Cal State Chico, Blues, Black Entertainment, Bonnie Raitt, Entertainment

Tue Jun 11, 2013

Times Recorder

Upcoming Midland Theatre season offers variety

The King of the Blues, a troupe of acrobats, a Led Zeppelin tribute band and a country music star are just a few of the performers stopping by the Midland Theatre during the 2013-14 season.

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Related Topix: Theater, Arts, Blues, Black Entertainment, Newark, OH, Country, Patsy Cline

Mon Jun 10, 2013

KXVO

First Ever Teen Blues Trio, Chase Walker Band, to Perform at Vans Warped Tour

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Related Topix: Blues, Black Entertainment

Hispanic Business

Brooklyn-based Pimps of Joytime to pump out the soul for Bessie Smith Strut

June 10--Take a little Prince, throw in some Sly and the Family Stone, maybe some Bob Marley, Jimmy Buffet and a little B.B. King, and you have The Pimps of Joytime, a Brooklyn, N.Y.-based band headlining tonight at the Bessie Smith Strut.

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Related Topix: Brooklyn, NY, New York, NY, Bessie Smith, Blues, Sly & the Family Stone, Black Entertainment, Funk, Ohio Players

Thu Jun 06, 2013

BroadwayWorld.com

Jonathan Whitton's Black Sheep Carnival Returns to Don't Tell Mama Tonight

Jonathan Whitton continues his critically lauded concert residency with guitarist Aa Ron Jones at Don't Tell Mama.

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Related Topix: Blues, Black Entertainment, 9

The Advocate

Upcoming Midland season offers variety

The King of the Blues, a troupe of acrobats, a Led Zeppelin tribute band and a country music star are just a few of the performers stopping by the Midland Theatre during the 2013-14 season.

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Related Topix: Theater, Arts, Blues, Black Entertainment, Newark, OH, Country, Patsy Cline

Fairfield Citizen-News

Blues pianist to play at StageOne

Fairfield Theatre Co. will host a performance by blues pianist, vocalist and songwriter Marcia Ball at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 12, at StageOne, 70 Sanford St. Doors open 7 p.m. After the band she was with, called Freda and the Firedogs, broke up in 1974, she launched her solo career, signing to Capitol Records and debuting with the country album ... (more)

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Related Topix: Marcia Ball, Blues, Capitol Records, Media, Music, Black Entertainment

The Miami Herald

B.B. King is an icon of the blues

B.B. King has been called the King of the Blues, one of the Three Kings of the Blues , one of the most influential guitarists in music and a living legend.

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Related Topix: Blues, Black Entertainment, Freddie King, Albert King, Itta Bena, MS

Erie Times News

Jake's Blues unveils new CD

More than a decade has passed since Jake's Blues released a studio CD, but the wait is over.

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Related Topix: Blues, Jake's Blues, Ted Nugent, Pop/Rock, Train, Black Entertainment, Salamanca, NY

Wed Jun 05, 2013

Reading Eagle/Reading Times

Michael Hill's Blues Mob headlines blues barbecue in Elverson

Michael Hill owes his career in the blues to his love of a good story and Jimi Hendrix.

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Related Topix: Blues, Michael Hill, Elverson, PA, Pop/Rock, Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Black Entertainment

Press & Sun-Bulletin

Joe Louis Walker Band to play in Earlville

He was recently inducted into the Blues Foundation Hall of Fame and nominated for four Blues Music Association awards.

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Related Topix: Joe Louis Walker, Blues, Earlville, NY, Black Entertainment, Buddy Guy, Adams, NY

Examiner.com

'Born In Chicago' blues docu premieres this week in Chicago

A party for the Chicago blues documentary Born In Chicago is set for tomorrow at the Vic Theatre in Chicago, to feature a concert performance by the Chicago Blues Reunion band, made up of blues heroes Barry Goldberg, Nick Gravenites, Harvey Mandel and Corky Siegel , with special guest appearances by Charlie Musselwhite, Eric Burdon, Sam Lay and ... (more)

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Related Topix: Blues, Barry Goldberg, Charlie Musselwhite, Elvin Bishop, Black Entertainment

Westport News

Eric von Schmidt tribute concert at library June 9

Music by the late artist Eric von Schmidt, whose artwork is on display at the Westport Library , will be performed by a trio of family and friends Sunday, June 9, in the library's McManus Room.

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Related Topix: Westport, CT, Wilton, CT, Blues, Albert Collins, James Cotton, Black Entertainment

Tue Jun 04, 2013

Guitar World

1973 Photo Gallery: 50 Classic Albums Celebrating Their 40th Anniversary in 2013

Nineteen hundred and seventy-three is one of those rare years - like, say, 1968, 1969, 1971 and 1991 - that saw the release of an impressive assortment of seminal rock albums.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, Blues, Black Entertainment, Freddie King, ZZ Top, The Beatles

Star Phoenix

Saskatchewan pilot program to track motorcycle use for insurance rates

Several RCMP units were called to the One Arrow First Nation Tuesday after someone found a body floating in a slough.

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Related Topix: North America, Canada, World News, The Simpsons, Blues, Black Entertainment, Muddy Waters, Buddy Guy