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Saturday, April 21, 2012

Roots Music News--4.20.12

 
Levon Helm of The Band was roots rock pioneer, quintessential American musician
Christian Science Monitor
Helm and his band mates - Rick Danko, Garth Hudson, Robbie Robertson and Richard Manuel - were musical virtuosos who returned to the roots of American music in the late 1960s. By Michael Hill, Associated Press / April 19, 2012 In this Nov.
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Christian Science Monitor
What's On: Tyneside roots music scene this week
ChronicleLive
The music, like most things Brazilian, is a hybrid and she draws heavily from soul, rhythm and blues, Afro-beat, reggae and jazz but above all, samba. In fact Céu maintains that it is samba de raiz (roots samba) which informs the bulk of her work, ...
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The Band's Levon Helm dies at 71
Chicago Tribune
Levon Helm, the founding drummer of the Band who became a creative force in roots music and cherished Americana icon as a solo performer, died today at the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York after a long battle with cancer. He was 71.
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Rhythm N' Blooms brings Roots music to Knoxville
WVLT
(WVLT) -- Musicians and fans will be making their way to Downtown Knoxville Friday to hear American Roots Music in the 2012 Dogwood Rhythm N' Blooms Festival. The annual festival features more than 40 local and national American Roots artists at ...
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Woodstock gave The Band its rustic roots
Poughkeepsie Journal
"The Band, more than any other group," according to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, "put rock and roll back in touch with its roots. With their ageless songs and solid grasp of musical idioms, The Band reached across the decades, making connections for ...
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Levon Helm, Voice of The Band, Dies at Age 71
CMT.com
Levon Helm, whose soulful vocals and drumming as a member of The Band helped define American roots music in the '60s and '70s, died Thursday (April 19) following a lengthy battle with cancer. He was 71. He sang lead vocals on several of The Band's most ...
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CMT.com
Long documentary 'Marley' traces reggae star's roots
STLtoday.com
Then Bob Marley performs "Exodus," and the connection between his Jamaican music and his African message is loud and clear. Yet there's surprisingly little performance footage of the reggae legend, who died in 1981 at age 36, so after that galvanizing ...
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Latin Roots: The Lasting Fad Of Boogaloo
NPR
Today's episode of Latin Roots features Felix Contreras, co-host of Alt.Latino, NPR's online music program about Latin Alternative music. Also a reporter and producer for NPR's Arts Desk, Contreras specializes in jazz, world music and Latino arts and ...
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Music: Roots festival tickets
The City Wire
FAYETTEVILLE — It's every man and music fan for himself Friday (April 20), when ticket packages go on sale for the 2012 Fayetteville Roots Festival. The third annual event is Aug. 23-26 in various locales around Fayetteville.
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Daily Local News - Phoenixville, Media venues offer roots music
If you're a music fan who loves blues, country rock, folk music and Americana, you have a lot to choose from this Saturday.
www.dailylocal.com/.../phoenixville-media-venues-offer-roots...
Roots Music & Beyond playlist with host Rick Frystak Sat. April 14th ...
Sunday, 15 April 2012 15:40 Maggie Lepique Roots Music & Beyond ... RICK FRYSTAK'S PLAYLIST for Roots Music And Beyond Saturday April 14, 2012 6- ...
www.kpfk.org/.../5941-roots-music-a-beyond-playlist-with-ho...
Saying goodbye to Levon Helm, roots music icon, who died today at ...
He became a living legend of roots music, a guy whose grooves and voice were key in defining ...
blogs.roanoke.com/.../saying-goodbye-to-levon-helm-roots-m...
Rhythm N' Blooms brings Roots music to Knoxville
Musicians and fans will be making their way to Downtown Knoxville Friday to hear American Roots Music in the 2012 Dogwood Rhythm N' Blooms Festival.
www.volunteertv.com/.../Rhythm_N_Blooms_brings_Roots_...
Eilen Jewell - Untidy Desk Concert - No Depression Americana and ...
Dig Music is the digital music channel of Australia's national broadcaster, the ABC. The Untidy Desk ... The Americana and roots music authority. Home · My ...
www.nodepression.com/.../eilen-jewell-untidy-desk-concert

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