Patti Page Passes Away; Folk Archive Goes Digital; New Music from Blake Shelton
- Patti Page passed away on New Year’s Day at the age of 85. Here are obituaries from The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, and Washington Post.
- Topic Records is set to launch “The Great Big Digital Archive Project,” with 84 downloadable folk albums and digital booklets becoming available this month. Six to ten albums will be released each month throughout the year. Many of these records, originally released from the ‘50s to the ‘70s, have been out of print for some time.
- In this one question interview, Rosanne Cash talks about the most significant risks she’s taken in her career.
- Ben Sollee played a set on World Café.
- Bobby Womack announced his Alzheimer’s diagnosis.
- Bonnie Raitt did a video interview for Billboard.
- The Avett Brothers have been added to the MerleFest lineup.
- Jason Aldean will have a role in the movie Sweetwater.
- After 42 years, Nashville’s Gruhn Guitars is moving off Broadway.
- Here’s a neat piece about Music Roots, a free program in Mountain View, Ark. in which kids learn the fundamentals of folk music.
- Blake Shelton’s got a new song, “Sure Be Cool if You Did.”
- Hunter Hauk profiles the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in this month’s issue of Cowboys & Indians.
- Mike Doughty covered “Take Me Home, Country Roads.”
- Bruce Springsteen has been named the 2013 MusiCares Person of the Year. In February, he’ll be honored with a tribute concert featuring Mavis Staples, Kenny Chesney, Elton John, Emmylou Harris, and more.
- PopMatters’ Jason Leahey wrote a feature on Mike Cooley.
- Kelly Dearmore interviewed Cody Canada and Seth James of The Departed.
- Jesse Sykes’ remembrance of Levon Helm was named Voice Media Group’s best music writing of 2012.
- Duane Sparks has joined Joe Mullins & The Radio Ramblers following Adam McIntosh’s departure from the group.
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Adam McIntosh // Avett Brothers // Ben Sollee // Blake Shelton // Bobby Womack // Bonnie Raitt // Bruce Springsteen // Cody Canada // Duane Sparks // Elton John // Emmylou Harris // Jason Aldean // Jesse Sykes // Joe Mullins & The Radio Ramblers // Kenny Chesney // Levon Helm // Mavis Staples // Mike Cooley // Patti Page // Rosanne Cash // Seth James // The Departed
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January 3, 2013 at 3:58 pm
Shame about Patti Page. She was such a talented lady. I always loved “Tennessee Waltz.”
January 3, 2013 at 6:34 pm
I don’t know Ben, I’ve always been more partial to the Pee Wee King version of that song…
Last Night’s “Nashville Recap” on ABC was very well executed and has me definitely wanting more of that musical sudsfest! My only advice to the writers and producers would be “More Scarlett!!!!!!”…(lol)
January 4, 2013 at 12:55 am
for a bit more on the career of Patti Page
http://mykindofcountry.wordpress.com/2011/07/19/country-heritage-patti-page/
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