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    May 17, 2013 |Story| Orlando Sentinel

  1. Chris Simmons & Royal Blue headlines Mount Dora Blues and Wine Festival

    MOUNT DORA — The fifth annual Mount Dora Blues and Wine Festival will present headliners Chris Simmons & Royal Blue and Thomas Wynn and the Believers plus a host of other blues performers and styles in the three-day event.
    MOUNT DORA — The fifth annual Mount Dora Blues and Wine Festival will present headliners Chris Simmons & Royal Blue and Thomas Wynn and the Believers plus a host of other blues performers and styles in the three-day event. Opening-night...

    Tags: Muddy Waters, Tampa, Festive Events, Arts and Culture, Jackie Wilson

    2. May 16, 2013 |Story| Orlando Sentinel

  2. Happy 'Camping

    After a year away at downtown's Plaza building, the freewheeling side of Orlando's tech community is putting the "bar" back in the annual BarCamp. BarCamp Orlando is back in Wall Street Plaza for 2013, but exactly what is it? Whatever you want it to be....
    3. May 3, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  3. Chicago band Switchback keeping musical options open

    Former Chicagoan Ron Pen holds a very lengthy and lofty title at the University of Kentucky in Lexington: Professor; Director, John Jacob Niles Center for American Music; Coordinator, Division of Musicology and Ethnomusicology.
    Former Chicagoan Ron Pen holds a very lengthy and lofty title at the University of Kentucky in Lexington: Professor; Director, John Jacob Niles Center for American Music; Coordinator, Division of Musicology and Ethnomusicology. You might think him...

    Tags: Music Industry, Music, Entertainment, St. Patrick's Day, McHenry

    4. Apr 8, 2013 | Allentown Morning Call

  4. Musical icon who helped open Sands Center to return for first anniversary show

    Lehigh Valley Music presents FESTBLOG
    A musical icon who helped Sands Bethlehem Event Center open last May will return for an encore performance to help the center celebrate its first anniversary, the venue just announced. Paul Anka, who was among the first run of high-profile......
    5. Mar 23, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Michael Nesmith talks about his solo tour and inspirations

    Once pegged as "the smart Monkee," singer, songwriter and guitarist Michael Nesmith is now embarking on his first U.S. solo tour in more than two decades.
    Once pegged as "the smart Monkee," singer, songwriter and guitarist Michael Nesmith is now embarking on his first U.S. solo tour in more than two decades. Nesmith shot to fame after "The Monkees" series premiered in 1966, and though he recently reunited...

    Tags: Music, Music Industry, Entertainment, The Monkees (music group), Jerry Lee Lewis

    6. Jan 14, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. Jimmy O'Neill dies at 73; L.A. deejay hosted TV's 'Shindig!'

    Jimmy O'Neill, an Oklahoman barely out of his teens when he became Los Angeles' top-rated radio deejay and only 24 when he catapulted to national celebrity as the host of "Shindig!," one of the earliest rock 'n' roll shows on prime-time television, died Friday at his West Hollywood home. He was 73.
    Jimmy O'Neill, an Oklahoman barely out of his teens when he became Los Angeles' top-rated radio deejay and only 24 when he catapulted to national celebrity as the host of "Shindig!," one of the earliest rock 'n' roll shows on prime-time television, died...

    Tags: Music, Music Industry, Entertainment, Disc Jockeys, Radio Industry

    7. Feb 1, 2013 |Story| Orlando Sentinel

  7. Moore Dance Project to perform at African-American Heritage Festival in Tavares

    TAVARES — Known for more seriously themed dance performances, the Moore Dance Project returns to the annual African-American Heritage Festival bringing a Motown beat.
    TAVARES — Known for more seriously themed dance performances, the Moore Dance Project returns to the annual African-American Heritage Festival bringing a Motown beat. Opening the two-day free event at 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 1, the contemporary...

    Tags: Music, Entertainment, Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson, Mike Watkins

    8. Jan 21, 2013 |Story| SFL

  8. Wanee 2013 Music Festival has Allmans, Widespread Panic, Les Claypool

    If you saw the Tedeschi Trucks Band in Boca Raton on Saturday (<a href=&quot;http://www.southflorida.com/music/sf-sunshine-blues-festival-boca-concert-review-2013,0,841926.story">Sunshine Blues Festival review here</a>), you don&rsquo;t need much more reason to seek out tickets to the 2013 Wanee Music Festival than to know that they are part of this year&rsquo;s impressive lineup.
    If you saw the Tedeschi Trucks Band in Boca Raton on Saturday (Sunshine Blues Festival review here), you don’t need much more reason to seek out tickets to the 2013 Wanee Music Festival than to know that they are part of this year’s impressive...

    Tags: Music, Entertainment, Galactic (music group), Arts and Culture, Festive Events

    9. Jan 8, 2013 |Story| WTXX-LTV

  9. Leon Russell & Little Feat Playing Shows at The Klein and the Capitol Theatre

    Leon Russell left home at 17 to tour with Jerry Lee Lewis. He anchored George Harrison's <em>Concert for Bangladesh</em> in 1971. Elton John loves him. Little Feat have played their own blend of New Orleans swamp boogie since 1969, and Jimmy Page once called them his favorite American band. They both play together on the same bill, twice this week: Friday at the Klein in Bridgeport and Tuesday at the Cap in Port Chester. <strong></strong>
    Leon Russell left home at 17 to tour with Jerry Lee Lewis. He anchored George Harrison's Concert for Bangladesh in 1971. Elton John loves him. Little Feat have played their own blend of New Orleans swamp boogie since 1969, and Jimmy Page once called...

    Tags: Jimmy Page, Elton John, George Harrison, Jerry Lee Lewis, Bridgeport (Fairfield, Connecticut)

    10. Dec 12, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. Ravi Shankar got by with a little help from his friends

    Among the items the Grammy Museum included in its <a href=&quot;http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2011/10/george-harrison-material-world-grammy-museum.html">George Harrison &ldquo;Living in the Material World&rdquo; exhibit </a>that opened about this time last year was a letter the ex-Beatle received following the all-star Concert for Bangladesh fundraiser he spearheaded at Madison Square Garden in 1971.
    Among the items the Grammy Museum included in its George Harrison “Living in the Material World” exhibit that opened about this time last year was a letter the ex-Beatle received following the all-star Concert for Bangladesh fundraiser he...

    Tags: Music Industry, Music, Arlo Guthrie, Entertainment, Madison Square Garden

    11. Dec 11, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. Rush, Randy Newman, Donna Summer among 2013 Rock Hall inductees

    Check the thermostat in hell -- it appears to have dropped below 32 degrees: Long-snubbed&nbsp; Canadian progressive-rock trio Rush will at long last be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame next year, along with Randy Newman, Public Enemy, Donna Summer, Heart and Albert King.
    Check the thermostat in hell -- it appears to have dropped below 32 degrees: Long-snubbed  Canadian progressive-rock trio Rush will at long last be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame next year, along with Randy Newman, Public Enemy, Donna...

    Tags: Music Industry, Paul Butterfield Blues Band (music group), Lou Adler, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Joan Jett

    12. Aug 20, 2012 | Chicago Tribune

  12. From 'The Dinner Party'

    Change of Subject
    Two uploads from 'The Dinner Party Download' podcast (a rerun, actually) from American Public Media aired this weekend. First, a good, clean joke: "Hedgehogs? Why can't they just share the hedge?" Second, a minor hit song from 1971 by Delaney......
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