Eighty nine-year-old Doc Watson is stable and recovering after taking a fall in his North Carolina home. The famous folk guitarist and banjo player was taken to the hospital, where several other health issues were discovered.In an interview with the LA Times Blog, president Mitch Greenhill of Watson’s representatives, Folklore Productions, told sources that doctors were “determined to keep him overnight." “They transferred him to Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem for surgery,” said Greenhill. There, Watson underwent colon surgery. He is currently still in critical condition, but stable. Doc Watson is best known for his musical work as a modern flat-picker; his work has been highly influential on the folk scene. He is the winner of seven Grammy awards and a Grammy Lifetime ... Continue reading →
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Woody Guthrie at 100 The panel Woody Guthrie at 100 offered a look back and celebration of the history, gravity and long-lasting resonance of American folk legend Woody Guthrie's message on the 100th anniversary of his birth. Two of Woody's children, Arlo and Nora Guthrie, joined moderator Bob Santelli, Executive Director of the GRAMMY Museum, artists Jimmy LaFave and Joel Rafael, Douglas Brinkley, Professor of History at Rice University, and Editor/Publisher of Rock & Rap Confidential Dave Marsh in a detailed discussion about his life. They talked about Woody's status as legend of Oklahoma, influence in today's music, his soon-to-be-released lost novel written while traveling Route 66, and his incalculable impact as the voice of the American working man. Continue reading →
Eurovision ALPINE GANGSTAS|Rappers Lukas Plöchl and Manuel Hoffelner, with dancers, are representing Austria in the Eurovision Song Contest. The Eurovision Song Contest, an annual singing pageant as famous for its outrageous stage shows as for its vocal performances, heads into new territory when Baku, Azerbaijan, hosts the 57th edition on Saturday. With crazy costumes, tacky dance routines and la-la lyrics, this venerable European institution is the world's biggest nonsporting TV event, with more viewers than the Super Bowl or the Oscars. Now, it is attracting more viewers than ever in the U.S. thanks to live streaming online. The competition began in 1956 as a way to test out Europe's new cross-border broadcasting links in a spirit of postwar friendship. It has grown into a weeklong ... Continue reading →
sir Daryl please take me to your home!!! I cant sing, but I can cook and clean! TheBingobang 5 months ago Continue reading →
Great performance of of a great new song....love the slide guitar on this one, excellent musicians playing great together...simple. if only it was! GasFoodLodger 2 months ago Continue reading →
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New York Luther Dickinson celebrated the arrival of May by releasing three albums in a single day, and none of them had anything to do with his band the North Mississippi Allstars, his duo side project with his brother Cody or his role as lead guitarist in the Black Crowes. The three: a solo acoustic instrumental album, "Hambone's Meditations"; "Go On Now, You Can't Stay Here" by the Wandering, an ad-hoc traditional folk-blues quintet; and "Old Times There…" by the South Memphis String Band, a four-piece unit that also includes Alvin Youngblood Hart, Jimbo Mathus and Justin Showah. The first two are on the Allstars' label Songs of the South, the last on Memphis International. The son of the late Jim Dickinson, who played with ... Continue reading →
