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An appreciation: Doug Dillard was 'my mentor,' John McEuen says
Pop & HissNitty Gritty Dirt Band's John McEuen praises banjo player Doug Dillard as "my mentor." Doug Dillard helped inspire many young fans, including McEuen and Steve Martin, to take up the banjo.... -
Taylor Swift pledges $4 million for Country Hall's education center
Pop & HissTaylor Swift is pledging $4 million for the creation of new educational facilities at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville. The Taylor Swift Education Center will increase the museum's educational facilities dramatically.... -
The Mavericks come 'full circle' at Stagecoach festival
This Saturday at the Stagecoach Country Music Festival in Indio, the Mavericks will make their first bona-fide concert appearance in nearly seven years. The show by the revered and genre-defying band is being billed as a reunion and constitutes one of...
Tags: Roy Orbison, Johnny Cash, Raul Malo (music group), Martina McBride, Taylor Swift
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Stagecoach 2012: Eli Young Band welcomes the dreamers
Pop & HissThe Eli Young Band just got the music off to a pragmatically idealistic start for the sixth Stagecoach Country Music Festival in Indio, Calif. Randy Lewis files his first report from the desert fest.... -
Stagecoach 2012: Some highlights -- Miranda Lambert, Dave Alvin
Pop & HissHighlights from the first two days of the 2012 Stagecoach Country Music Festival include performances by Miranda Lambert, Steve Martin, Blake Shelton and Jason Aldean. The Mavericks reunion and roots-rock singer-songwriter Dave Alvin also provided... -
Stagecoach 2012: Brad Paisley talks Tupac image, new album
Pop & HissBrad Paisley sang with a virtual Carrie Underwood on Sunday in his headlining set at the 2012 Stagecoach Country Music Festival. Brad Paisly used a similar effect on his 2010 tour, two years ahead of the 'holographic' image of Tupac Shakur used at the... -
Stagecoach 2012: Aaron Lewis talks country makeover
Pop & Hiss"Yes, it's like musical whiplash -- that's a good term for it," Aaron Lewis said of his gearshift from fronting his long-running hard rock band Staind on Saturday in Mesa, Ariz., to his solo turn Sunday the playing his more rootsy material from his recent... -
Dick Clark dies at 82; he introduced America to rock 'n' roll
Dick Clark, the youthful-looking television personality who literally introduced rock 'n' roll to much of the nation on "American Bandstand" and for four decades was the first and last voice many Americans heard each year with his New Year's Eve...Tags: Disc Jockeys, Concerts, Garry Moore, Music, Heart Attack
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Chris Ethridge, founding member of Flying Burrito Brothers, dies
Pop & HissChris Ethridge, one of the original members of the Flying Burrito Brothers, has died at age 65 of complications from pancreatic cancer. Chris Ethridge also toured for many years in Willie Nelson's Family Band.... -
Chris Ethridge dies at 65; bassist in 1960s band Flying Burrito Brothers
Members of the International Submarine Band chose a name for their new group that practically ensured it would never rise above cult status, and sure enough, that band disappeared with barely a trace after making a handful of recordings in the mid-1960s....Tags: Buffalo Springfield (music group), Jackson Browne, Health, Linda Ronstadt, Ry Cooder
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Kellie Graffius and Brett Beitler
Their love reverberates with the same passion of a soulful country ballad.
It was Kellie Graffius’ birthday weekend when she was introduced to Brett Beitler by a mutual friend at Stagecoach, the country music festival in Indio back in May 2007....Tags: Music, Entertainment
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The Bakersfield Sound gets its due in Nashville
Pop & HissBuck Owens, Merle Haggard and other pioneers of West Coast country music are getting a much-deserved salute in Nashville with an expansive new exhibition at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum....
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