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Bobby Bones on Country Beefs, Death Threats and the State of Radio

3592 days ago

Rolling Stone — Bobby Bones takes a seat behind his desk in the modest office he occupies in the iHeartMedia building on Nashville's Music Row. Country radio's most polarizing and outspoken DJ has just come off the air and, dressed in khaki jogging pants, a teal swe... more info

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Terry Allen Resurrects Iconic Concept Album 'Juarez'

3648 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'

3660 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

3855 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

4087 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

4109 days ago

L.A. Times - News — more info

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Buddy Holly's heartbreak songs

4117 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

4117 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

4179 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