Guardian Music — Barack Obama joins musicians on stage at end of White House bash celebrating music of civil rights eraBarack Obama last night hosted a celebration of the music of the civil rights era, describing it as "a movement with a soundtrack".The president ack... more info

All About Jazz — BLIND BOYS OF ALABAMA, BOB DYLAN, JOHN LEGEND and MORE TO PERFORM AT WHITE HOUSE FOR PRESIDENT AND MRS. OBAMA Blind Boys of Alabama Blind Boys of Alabama have been invited to perform at a special concert at the White House on February 10. In Per... more info

Chicago Sun-Times, IL — Jennifer Hudson, Bob Dylan and Natalie Cole are among the performers President Obama will welcome to the White House next month for a concert celebrating music of the civil rights movement. The Feb. 10 concert will be broadcast the next evening on PB... more info

Live Daily — Eagles bassist Timothy B. Schmit [ tickets ] will hit a few West Coast venues next month to support his latest solo effort, "Expando," which dropped last month. The brief trek gets underway Dec. 7 in Portland, OR, traveling down the Pacific Coast ... more info

Twangville — Seventy years.  That’s right, this year marks the seventh decade the Blind Boys of Alabama have been performing.  Sure, the personnel have undergone some changes in that time, but one of the original members, Clarence Fountain, still tours wi... more info

Live Daily — Blues and folky melancholy dominated the first intimate showcase performance by Eagles bassist Timothy B. Schmit [ tickets ], who is hopscotching across the country to support his Oct. 20 release, "Expando." Tunes from the new album dominated the ... more info

Undercover, Australia — The new Timothy B. Schmit album in October will feature Kid Rock, Dwight Yoakam, Graham Nash, Keb' Mo', Kenny Wayne Shepherd, the Blind Boys of Alabama, Van Dyke Parks, Gary Burton and Greg Leisz. more info

Live Daily — Emmylou Harris [ tickets ], Richard Thompson [ tickets ] and Patty Griffin [ tickets ] will be among the artists joining forces June 26-28 at the 14th annual Kate Wolf Memorial Musical Festival at the Black Oak Ranch in Mendocino County, CA, accordin... more info

Live Daily — Bobby Womack, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Mavis Staples and The Funky Meters will deliver the headlining performances at this year's Long Beach Blues Festival slated for Labor Day weekend. The 30th annual blues event, which earns money for the publicly-su... more info

All About Jazz — Let Freedom Sing: The Music of the Civil Rights Movement is a three-disc, 58-song collection. When Barack Obama became the nation's first black president in January, many said he stood on the shoulders of those who fought for and sacrificed for ci... more info