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Music: Southern Rock

Posted by on Oct 27, 2011 in Featured, General, Music | Comments Off on Music: Southern Rock

Let’s have a little debate here. Which one of these bands comes to mind first when the subject is Southern Rock? a) The Allman...

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Album: Patsy Cline – The Definitive Collection

Posted by on Oct 21, 2011 in Featured, General, Music | Comments Off on Album: Patsy Cline – The Definitive Collection

Seldom does a voice come along with the expressive soulfulness of Patsy Cline. She was definitely country enough to fit comfortably in that...

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Music: Preservation Hall Jazz Band

Posted by on Oct 12, 2011 in Featured, General, Music | Comments Off on Music: Preservation Hall Jazz Band

Take the blues quality of African music. Play it on instruments mostly invented in Europe. Filter it through the African-American...

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Music: Duke Ellington

Posted by on Sep 30, 2011 in Featured, General, Music | Comments Off on Music: Duke Ellington

Jazz entered the popular consciousness in the 1920s, an untamed and spontaneous explosion. By the 1950s, it returned to its experimental...

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