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In Mississippi, small-town bluesman keeps aging music alive

BENTONIA, Miss. – With callused hands, Jimmy “Duck” Holmes plucks an old acoustic guitar at the juke joint his parents started more than 70 years ago. He checks the cafe’s inventory: jars of...

DATE: Mar 6, 2021 | CATEGORY: Music

Back-to-back BACH

Orchestra and annual festival celebrate the great one

DATE: Mar 4, 2021 | CATEGORY: Music

Rock hall plans October induction before live audience

NEW YORK – The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame said Tuesday that it plans to have a live induction of its 36th class on Oct. 30 in Cleveland – before an actual audience. The induction ...

DATE: Mar 4, 2021 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Phish guitarist to found substance abuse treatment center

LUDLOW, Vt. – Phish guitarist Trey Anastasio plans to start a substance use disorder treatment center in Vermont, where the band was formed in 1983. Anastasio, who is now 14 years...

DATE: Mar 4, 2021 | CATEGORY: Music

CMA Fest canceled for 2nd year in a row due to COVID-19

NASHVILLE, Tennessee – Country music festival CMA Fest in Nashville will be canceled for a second year in a row because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Country Music Association ann...

DATE: Mar 3, 2021 | CATEGORY: Music

Durango Choral Society kicking off Spring season

‘Bright & Beautiful’ premiers online March 5

DATE: Feb 28, 2021 | CATEGORY: Music

Paul McCartney memoir due out in November

NEW YORK – Paul McCartney is finally ready to write his memoirs, and will use music – and a Pulitzer Prize-winning poet – to help guide him. “The Lyrics: 1956 to the Present” will...

DATE: Feb 24, 2021 | CATEGORY: Music

Drunken driving charge against Bruce Springsteen dropped

The government dropped drunken driving and reckless driving charges against Bruce Springsteen on Wednesday stemming from an incident in November, admitting that the rocker’s blood-alcohol le...

DATE: Feb 24, 2021 | CATEGORY: Music

Pandemic causes Carnegie Hall to miss season for first time

NEW YORK – Carnegie Hall will miss an entire season for the first time for the first time in its 130-year history. Carnegie said it was canceling performances from April 6 through...

DATE: Feb 24, 2021 | CATEGORY: Music

Grammy-winning duo Daft Punk break up after 28 years

NEW YORK – Grammy-winning electronic music pioneers Daft Punk have announced that they are breaking up after 28 years. The helmet-wearing French duo shared the news Monday in an 8...

DATE: Feb 23, 2021 | CATEGORY: Music

Fat Boys member, radio host Prince Markie Dee dies at 52

NEW YORK – Prince Markie Dee, a member of the Fat Boys hip-hop trio who later formed his own band and became a well-known radio host, has died. He was 52. His death was announced ...

DATE: Feb 19, 2021 | CATEGORY: Music

Marilyn Manson investigated in alleged domestic violence

LOS ANGELES – Rocker Marilyn Manson is involved in a domestic violence investigation concerning alleged incidents about a decade ago, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said. ...

DATE: Feb 19, 2021 | CATEGORY: Music