Reuters - Apr 24, 2009
Steve Earle knew the singer-songwriter Townes Van Zandt so well that he watched him play Russian roulette one night when he was drunk and admires him so much that he named his son after him. After establishing...
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In its first decade, the independent record label Fat Possum was known for unearthing forgotten or unknown blues musicians and bringing them to an appreciative, if small, audience. Label owner Matthew...
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The Little Willies, The Little Willies (Milking Bull) What do you get when the Traveling Wilbury s meet the Highwaymen? The Little Willies. Led by Norah Jones and four other relatively unknown musicians...
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Think of newly founded HackTone Records as a home for wayward records. HackTone is the brainchild of two alumni of pioneering archival label Rhino Records. David Gorman was Rhino s creative czar (he...
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Like that smiling skydiver on the deodorant ads? Can t get enough of his sunny joshing on MTV s Pimp My Ride ? Prepare to meet the cunning, sometimes caustic musician Xzibit was before becoming an actor...
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Jazz singer Norah Jones current album Feels Like Home will be re-released Sept. 21 as a double-disc package featuring three previously unreleased songs and a DVD. The new songs are: the original Moon...
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Blues stalwart Charlie Musselwhite has signed to Peter Gabriel s Real World Records label. The first fruits of the deal will ripen April 6 with the release of Sanctuary. Featuring guest appearances...
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