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Veteran musician David Baxter championed Canadian songwriters

Open this photo in gallery:A gifted guitarist, a self-deprecating singer-songwriter, David Baxter (pictured in 2017) was a committed mentor to many Canadian musicians over the years and a musical lifer.HandoutOn April 2, 2008, guitarist David Baxter was offered a gig in Toronto on three days’ notice and with barely any details attached. He was to show up at 178 Victoria St. by 5 p.m., with a guitar. There would be […]

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POINTS NORTH: ‘The Plant Musician’ | News

COPEMISH — Tom Wall sets up his guitar and amplifier between rows of baby sequoia trees at the Archangel Ancient Tree Archive.He’s tall, bearded, wearing a black trench coat and what looks like a hand-knit beanie.On the concrete floor, a small wooden box is wired to a tree’s leaf and root. Wall is going to use this box to make the tree play music with him. When he presses a […]

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Musician takes Legal Action, Alleges Rape Against Former Grammy’s Head Neil Portnow in a Lawsuit

The former Grammy Awards chief executive Neil Portnow is under hostility for severe accusations. A lawsuit was filed on Wednesday accusing the Recording Academy of negligence and former Grammy Awards chief executive Neil Portnow of sexual assault in 2018. Under the Adult Survivors Act, the unnamed woman filed the lawsuit in Manhattan’s New York Supreme Court. The law, which was passed the previous year, extended the time frame within which […]

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Former Broncos QB Peyton Manning, musician Luke Bryan to co-host CMA awards

DENVER (KDVR) — Peyton Manning’s list of accomplishments continues to grow, this time to now include co-hosting the 57th Annual Country Music Awards, scheduled to air on Wednesday from 6-9 p.m. Manning will be joined by country music legend Luke Bryan – and it isn’t for the first time. Manning and Bryan were co-hosts for the 2022 CMA awards as well, trading jabs and goofs all evening as well as […]

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International musician directs documentary portraying desperate poverty

Denver Film Festival is 10-days of screening more than 180 films. Among them will premiere a powerful new documentary that chronicles the desperation of poor families in Nicaragua, and it's director is as shocking as it's content. CBS As a founding member of the indie/roots band Dispatch, Brad Corrigan has toured the country and travelled the world. He has written and performed songs for thousands of fans. "I've always wanted […]

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Country musician Megan Moroney says she writes sad songs for sad people; it’s making her a star | News, Sports, Jobs

LOS ANGELES — Not so long before her platinum-selling single “Tennessee Orange” became inescapable on country radio, this year scoring Megan Moroney her first-ever CMA nominations (song of the year and artist of the year), the up-and-comer was attending the University of Georgia. The life of a country musician? It wasn’t supposed to happen. “It is truly crazy because I went to school to be an accountant,” Moroney […]

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Kenya mourns musician Ally B

The artist, who hailed from Mombasa in the Coast region of Kenya, was known for hit songs like ‘Maria’, ‘Bembea’, ‘Yelele’ and ‘Kadzo’, among others. “I join the music fraternity in mourning the passing of Ally B, a musician who harnessed his talent to foster unity and harmony in our society,” Ruto said. “Ali Khamisi Mwanguli inscribed his message of peace deep within our hearts, and we will forever carry […]

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Musician family to spread gospel Sunday at Mifflinburg church | Applause

MIFFLINBURG — For the last 15 years, The Garms Family has taken to the road to present gospel music concerts to audiences across the United States.It was not the life they had planned for themselves, but they wouldn’t trade it for the world.“I consider it a great blessing to travel and minister with my family,” said Kris Garms, the mom of the family. The group also includes her husband David […]

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Sound Advice: Musician Jeff Tweedy to Discuss New Book at Walnut Hills High School | Music Feature | Cincinnati

click to enlarge Photo: Sammy Tweedy Jeff Tweedy This story is featured in CityBeat's Nov. 1 print edition.Jeff Tweedy is a busy man. Not only has he been touring almost nonstop over the last two years behind a pair of stellar Wilco records (2022’s sprawling Cruel Country and the recently minted Cousin, which is more concise if no less effective), but the 56-year-old Chicagoan has also written three books in […]

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