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Terry Allen Resurrects Iconic Concept Album 'Juarez'

2925 days ago

Rolling Stone — Terry Allen, painter, sculptor, writer and musician, was once asked his definition of art. He thought a moment and replied, "To get out of town." Though Lubbock, Texas, where he grew up, was home to Buddy Holly and Waylon Jennings, Allen still cou... more info

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Teddy Thompson and Kelly Jones: 'If musicians disappear, the music will too'

2936 days ago

Guardian Music — What do you do when youâ€™re fed up of modern pop and worrying how to make a living? You make a record summoning the spirit of 1962If you play an acoustic guitar, and can draw a crowd of 300 or so, each of whom has a few dollars to spare, then t... more info

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Pandora Will Pay Labels $90M In Back Royalties For Pre-1972 Music

3131 days ago

Stereogum — The United States didn’t protect copyrights for sound recordings until 2/15/72. Thanks to that legal loophole, Pandora has never paid royalties on music recorded before 1972, claiming that it was all part of the public domain. The policy that has d... more info

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Bobby Fuller's mysterious death explored in new book

3363 days ago

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Texas guitarist and singer Bobby Fuller had barely found his way into the national limelight in 1966, with his group’s soon-to-be-classic reworking of a song first recorded by Buddy Holly, when he died mysteriously of asphyxiation in Los Angeles. ... more info

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Joe B. Mauldin, bass player for Buddy Holly and Crickets, dies at 74

3386 days ago

L.A. Times - News — more info

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Buddy Holly's heartbreak songs

3393 days ago

The Telegraph — Why are Buddy Holly's six last songs so full of misery? more info

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Why Buddy Holly will never fade away

3393 days ago

The Telegraph — Buddy Holly died in an air crash on on this day in 1958, but his influence is as great as ever more info

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Bobby Keys Passes Away; New Photos of Johnny Cash at San Quentin Unveiled; The Ark Celebrates 50th Anniversary

3455 days ago

The 9513 Country Music — Bobby Keys passed away yesterday. The 70-year-old saxophone player was best known for his work with The Rolling Stones, but he also toured with Buddy Holly and played with folks like Chuck Berry, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Joe Ely, Dr. John, and many, many more... more info

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Bobby Keys Passes Away; New Photos of Johnny Cash at San Quentin Unveiled; The Ark Celebrates 50th Anniversary

3455 days ago

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Bob Dylan Played A Show For One Person

3464 days ago

Stereogum — Yesterday, Bob Dylan played a show at Philadelphia’s Academy Of Music, and there was exactly one person in the audience: Fredrik Wikingsson, a 41-year-old Swedish superfan. Dylan and his band played four songs: Buddy Holly’s “Heartbeat,” Fats... more info

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