For some fans, The Allman Brothers 1971 live double-disc, At Fillmore East, was the pinnacle of the band’s career and artistry. It was the culmination of years of relentless touring, a door-to-door musical missionary work that sold fans on bandleader Duane Allman’s unique fusion of blues, rock, big band styled melodic harmony and extended jazzy improvisation […]
The World Games 2022 opening and closing ceremonies, led by artistic and creative director Henry Panion III, Ph.D., have been recognized with an “unprecedented” 19 Telly Awards, it was announced May 23. Panion, University Professor of Music in the University of Alabama at Birmingham College of Arts and Sciences, was artistic and creative director for The World Games, and wrote more than […]
The 7th annual Highlands Food and Wine Festival taking place Nov. 9-12, will feature headliners End of the Line, Grace Potter and The War & Treaty, plus famed keyboardist Chuck Leavell returning…Annual festival in Highlands, NC, celebrating fabulous food, exquisite wine, and world-class music!URL: https://shorturl.at/bz136More Info: https://highlandsfoodandwine.com/music/chuck-leavell/
“A Night of Georgia Music,” recorded for public television at Macon’s historic Grand Opera House in front of a sold-out live audience, has been nominated for three Southeast Regional Emmy Awards. The performance dynamically showcases some of the Peach State’s most iconic songs, headlined by three of Georgia’s most well-known musicians. Set to a rock band and orchestra […]
Darius Rucker and The Black Crowes have been confirmed for an episode of CMT Crossroads. The episode, set to air Tuesday, May 16, will feature the legendary American singer/songwriter and the hard rock band sharing the stage. The collaboration was filmed outdoors in front of a live audience in downtown Austin, Texas. Rucker gets in […]
Coming on June 23rd is Eric Clapton’s The Definite 24 Nights. The new expanded set expands Clapton’s classic 1991 live album with several hours of unreleased performances from “Slowhand’s” record-setting residency at London’s Royal Albert Hall. The package will be available in six-CD/three-Blu-ray and eight-LP/three-Blu-ray configurations. Both versions come with three Blu-ray discs for the video content, […]
“I love country music,” Mick Jagger revealed back in 1995. “Even though it’s been very Americanized, it feels very close to me, to my roots, so to speak.”Picking more from the blues greats like Muddy Waters, Howlin’ Wolf, and John Lee Hooker, the Rolling Stones were never chasing a country song, but they knew where to find one.In […]
Guns N’ Roses guitarist Slash, ZZ Top frontman Billy Gibbons, and Bad Company singer Paul Rodgers are set to perform two Lynyrd Skynyrd songs alongside other musicians during a tribute to the legendary Southern rock band at the CMT Music Awards this Sunday (April 2nd)The three rockers will be joined by country singer Cody Johnson, […]
The CMT Music Awards is saddling up and heading west this year to that beloved musical and cultural mecca of Austin, Texas. But while the scenery may be different, much will remain the same: two of the CMT Music Awards’ previous hosts will be leading the proceedings, the performance lineup will still run the gamut from new faces to superstars […]
The CMT Music Awards are taking over Moody Center in Austin, Texas, on Sunday (April 2), and the jam-packed list of performers and presenters is officially complete.The most recent addition to the performer lineup is Gary Clark Jr., who will take the stage for a tribute to the late Stevie Ray Vaughn.See the full list of performers — including […]