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50th Annual Grammy Awards

2008-02-13 03:29:00 by The Sly Fox in The Sly Fox Film Reviews
 
...Bluegrass Album: "The Bluegrass Diaries," Jim Lauderdale Traditional Blues Album: "Last of the Great Mississippi Delta Bluesmen: Live In Dallas," Henry James Townsend, Joe Willie "Pinetop" Perkins, Robert Lockwood Jr. & David "Honeyboy" Edwards Contemporary Blues Album: "The Road to Escondido," JJ Cale & Eric Clapton New Age Album:...
 
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O Brother, What a Soundtrack

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2008-10-02 11:21:34 by Editor in Ferdy on Films, etc.
...bluegrass music, recording new tracks of established standards in the "old-timey" manner and, importantly, reviving historical recordings. The film opens with a chain gang (which includes the travellers we follow throughout the film) singing a traditional work song, "Po Lazarus." This is one of the remarkable historical recordings Burnett has...
 
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A Big Arrow

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2008-09-04 15:19:53 by Editor in Culture Snob
...bluegrass style In an interview last week, Thile's shrug was almost audible when he was asked about how fans of his previous work with the platinum-selling Nickel Creek were reacting to this ambitious work Losing people was going to happen," he said He's not being difficult. Rather, he said he became less concerned with commercial success and...
 
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The Byrds' "Truck Stop Girl" (1970)

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2008-01-10 11:11:00 by aaron in More Than Meets The Mogwai
...Bluegrass brothers known as The Kentucky Colonels White, a member of that ever-shifting Byrds roster in later years, first temporarily joined as a session player on their "Younger Than Yesterday" album (1966), but he wouldn't come into his own or join as a full member until the [legendary singer/songwriter] Gram Parsons era, his...
 
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American Idol Top 11 Finalists Perform: Sir Paul Needs a Good Day this Week

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2008-03-19 11:22:59 by Erin in Wild Bluff Media : Entertainment Examined
...bluegrass in 90 seconds. Simon says it started okay, but then Chiki played the harmonica. Bloody hell. Atrocious. Not a song to be proud of. Frankly, gimmicky. Simon is right. Sorry Chiki Finally, Ramiele Malubay . Pimp spot. Someone in wardrobe needs to stop with the high-waisted pants with sailor buttons. The girl is 3 feet tall, and is...
 
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The revolution will be televised on NBC and hosted by Bob Hope

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2008-03-27 14:39:00 by J.J. in As Little as Possible
...bluegrass musician who discovers he is the second coming of Jesus Christ and tries to manage two followings, one religious and one musical. Nichols directs, of course. Ashby writes and edits. All are nominated, Harrison wins and tries to swallow his Oscar onstage, tumbler in hand When Harris brings us to the Oscars, there's genuine suspense...
 
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Nashville Scene. NFF.

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2008-04-17 02:10:14 by Editor in The Latest from GreenCine Daily
...bluegrass, country and beyond. It has a makeup as diverse as our own population, with selections targeted to Nashville's thriving Mexican and Kurdish communities. Its audiences - celebrities, college kids, churchgoers, out-of-towners - could be the line outside Pancake Pantry any given Saturday The Nashville Scene 's day-by-day guide runs all...
 
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Miss Andy Whitmans speech? Here it is!

2008-06-16 19:08:45 by Jeffrey Overstreet in
 
...bluegrass music, and the vast classical music catalogue. Ive gone forward to explore new trends and changes as they occur, from the burgeoning singer/songwriter movement of the early 70s through the early punk music of the late 70s through all the hybrid, hyphenated genres that have names like New Wave, Alt-Country, Post-Rock, Hip Hop, Indie...
 
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Jerry Garcia Biopic Coming from the Producers of Little Miss Sunshine

2008-11-13 15:39:24 by Sean in Film Junk
 
...bluegrass songs from the public domain that Garcia used to play back in the day. Are you interested in seeing a Jerry Garcia biopic? Who do you think would be the best choice for the lead role
 
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Gorgeous Acts of Wonder

2008-11-14 16:51:28 by Editor in The Watchtower of Destruction: The Ferrett's Journal