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Category: Music
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he Creole heritate of accordion driven dance music is undeniable and there are any number of scholarly treatises on the origins, social implications, and cultural impacts of the world of zydeco.
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One of the most important aspects of Marcia’s career is her role as a bandleader. In a world of male-dominated musicians and bands and groups, she forged a almost exclusive path as a woman. Not a chick singer or additional instrumentalist, she was the artist, the bandleader.
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I think we can all agree there is definitely something happening here. Today (May 16, 2020) the World Chart reads: United States Coronavirus Cases: 1,484,579, Deaths: 88,523 Even so, there is a segment of stupids who still believe it is all a hoax, the numbers are inflated, precautions are a violation of their civil rights…
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Last night I attended the 22nd annual Townes Van Zandt Memorial Tribute in Austin, Texas I knew Townes back in the middle-hippie ages in Austin. He was one of the persons who gravitated repeatedly to Uncle Seymour Washington’s home in the Clarksville section of Austin in the 70’s. read more here. Another legendary Austin musician…
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Hey y’all, it’s Sunday and time for a little reflection regarding sacred space. A sacred place is, first of all, a defined place, a space distinguished from other spaces… A sacred place focuses attention on the forms, objects, and actions in it and reveals them as bearers of religious meaning. Encyclopedia.com Sacred space is any…
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Last night I went to a great music concert/fundraiser in Austin courtesy of my sister-in-law who works for Health Alliance for Austin Musicians or HAAM. The British Invasion of the 60’s was revisited by an eclectic procession of Austin/Texas/British musicians. It was a very entertaining musical history lesson and a whole bunch of fun! The…
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Tonight I watched a tribute to Levon Helm call “Love for Levon.” A whole slew of grey-haired musicians like Roger Waters, Greg Allman, Joe Walsh, and many more sang their hearts out for Levon and his music for a couple of glorious hours. I remember back in the early seventies in Austin. For about a…
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