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MIXTAPE: BOB DYLAN GOES TWANG PT. 4 BY WHEN YOU AWAKE

June 26th, 2009 · No Comments

Jody at the excellent blog When You Awake—your welcoming home for all things country friendly in Los Angeles—alerts us to Bob Dylan Goes Twang Part 4, the newest in the series of the …Goes Twang mixtapes, previously featuring the Band, Gene Clark, Leon Russell and many more! Get right to it here and examine the [...]

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CINEFAMILY ANNOUNCES 4TH OF JULY MONDO BBQ!

June 24th, 2009 · No Comments

[youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOxT4OH7Rj4] willie nelson’s 4th of july celebration The fired-up folks at Cinefamily will be celebrating America’s 233rd birthday with a mondo-patriotic program of virtual fireworks and mind-blown vintage Willie Nelson footage! (Will Jerry Jeff Walker appear in cameo?) Plus open grill, air conditioning and an insane selection of hypernationalisticish shorts of all formats. Further details [...]

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EARL SCRUGGS: IF IT SOUNDED GOOD, I’D SAY ‘LET’S DO IT!’

April 25th, 2009 · 1 Comment

Earl Scruggs started out picking banjo for Bill Monroe but made his name and fame with Lester Flatt as Flatt and Scruggs until 1969. After that, he took his family and friends out as the Earl Scruggs Revue and covered Dylan and shared songs with the Byrds. He speaks now (with son and musician Gary) before his performance at Stagecoach. This interview by Dan Collins.

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