How Jimmie Rodgers changed the face of popular music – and built a song franchise in the process
In the autumn of 1927, Victor Records and their talent scout and producer Ralph Peer were giving some thought to an artist they had signed up that summer – a 30-year-old singer and guitarist named ...
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From Elvis Costello to The Flatlanders: Pub-Rock and Americana’s Great Overlap
Paste Magazine is your source for the best music, movies, TV, comedy, videogames, books, comics, craft beer, politics and ...
I’m a Fiddle Player Who Felt Disconnected from the Blues. A Trip On the Mississippi Blues Trail Changed That
Writer and musician Emma John travels south to find the beat—and birthplace—of a special kind of Mississippi music.
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Times … and dates: January 9 to 16, 2025
Walt Whitman Birthplace, 246 Old Walt Whitman Road, Huntington Station kicks off 2025 with a Movie Night featuring a ...
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‘Music Is Akin To The Spirit Of Man’: Sam Phillips On His Life In Music
A good example of that to me, the greatest country blues singer in the world was the old Jimmie Rodgers ... Parker cut it first. Elvis heard that, that’s one of the songs that bought him ...
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Brushes with fame: Lucille Ball, touring musicians drew attention here in 2024
Apparently, even Warren County loves Lucy. Brushes with fame caught readers’ eyeballs in 2024, but none more than a pair of ...
1 Star Wrote Songs for Elvis Presley and Taylor Swift
Elvis Presley songs were just as big in the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s as Taylor Swift songs are now. Interestingly, a star ...
Elvis Presley’s Birthday: Celebrate With 5 of His Songs About the Color Blue
On the birthday of Elvis Presley, let's take a look back at "Blue Suede Shoes" and "Blue Christmas" as well as his lesser ...