Roots Music News--4.10.12

The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame honors Grammy-winning Kirk Franklin & gospel ... NewsNet5.com CLEVELAND - The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame recognizes gospel music as the foundation for other musical genres and will honor Kirk Franklin during a free concert. Kirk Franklin will perform along with various Gospel artists including Fred Hammond, ... See all stories on this topic » NewsNet5.com

Quick Spin: 'Reggae Music Again,' by Busy Signal Washington Post His new album, the excellent "Reggae Music Again," is an attempt to get back to "positive music, conscious music, ya know?" as he puts it on the disc's intro. He further explains the concept on the title track, holding up his foray into roots reggae ... See all stories on this topic »

'We're the minor leagues of the music industry' EastBayRI.com This is the Church Street Coffeehouse, an intimate venue that for the past decade has given countless numbers of lesser-known musicians from the local area and beyond an outlet to perform. It's one of several local nonprofits that showcase roots music ... See all stories on this topic »

Brittany Howard puts the jolt in Alabama Shakes New York Daily News It has its own melodies and its own indie-rock take on roots music. nd Howard has her own look. Bespectacled and stout, she's not everyone's idea of a cover girl. Though in the age of Adele, Howard's look has earned its own buzz, inspired by her proud ... See all stories on this topic » New York Daily News

Throwback rocker JD McPherson Enterprise News (blog) When I got laid off, I decided to go for it--record the album and then we knew we could follow through with a roots music festival gigs. Things began to take off, and now I can play music for a living." "Jimmy Sutton's greatest success previously was ... See all stories on this topic »

Wanderer McMullan attempts to put down roots in 'music city' Limerick Leader McMullan currently lives in the music city of Nashville after a lengthy period criss-crossing the United States of America - "I just got a van and went for it," he says - but Limerick, where he went to school, spent his formative years and where his ... See all stories on this topic » Limerick Leader

Bonnie Raitt still follows her own tune USA TODAY Steeped in roots music, stuck on Delta masters and stoked by retro soul, Raitt continues to ply a sassy, earthy brand of pop-blues. Yet she's no musical Luddite. She's running her own label, embracing the digital revolution, cheering genre-fusing ... See all stories on this topic » USA TODAY

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The Origins & Epicenters of Underground "Muddy" Roots « Saving ... Below is a list of the disparate origins of Muddy Roots music that came together from a mutual understanding and appreciation of the roots of American music, ... www.savingcountrymusic.com/the-origins-epicenters-of-under...