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Gibson Custom Shop Unveils Its Third Collaboration with Keb’ Mo’ – 12 Fret J-45

Gibson Custom Shop Unveils Its Third Collaboration with Keb’ Mo’ – 12 Fret J-45

Posted February 10, 2023 at 9:16 am | No comments

Gibson, the iconic American instrument brand, has shaped sound across generations and genres of music, becoming one of the most relevant, played, and loved guitar brands around the world. Today, Gibson is proud to announce the third artist model made in collaboration with multi-talented guitarist, singer, songwriter, and five-time GRAMMY-Award winner, Keb’ Mo’.

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Music Photogragher Elliott Landy Launches Kickstarter Campaign for The Band Photographs 1968-1969 Vol. 2

Music Photogragher Elliott Landy Launches Kickstarter Campaign for The Band Photographs 1968-1969 Vol. 2

Posted February 7, 2023 at 12:52 pm | No comments

Elliott Landy took some of the most iconic photographs in rock’n’roll history. He was the official photographer at the 1969 Woodstock festival. His portraits of Bob Dylan and Van Morrison are on the covers of Nashville Skyline and Moondance, respectively. His work has been featured in major magazines. exhibited in museums and galleries worldwide for over 50 years.

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Legendary Singer-Songwriter Ian Tyson has Passed Away Dec. 29th 2022 at His Canadian Ranch

Legendary Singer-Songwriter Ian Tyson has Passed Away Dec. 29th 2022 at His Canadian Ranch

Posted December 29, 2022 at 5:47 pm | No comments

Ian Tyson was inducted into the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame in 1989, and was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame, with his former wife and singing partner, Sylvia, in 1992. Tyson became a Member of the Order of Canada in 1994 and in 2003, he received a Governor General’s Performing Arts Award, and inducted into the Alberta Order of Excellence in 2006.

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Gruene Guitars Announces It’s Line-Up Gruene Era Ziricote (GEZ) Guitars 

Gruene Guitars Announces It’s Line-Up Gruene Era Ziricote (GEZ) Guitars 

Posted October 3, 2022 at 7:40 pm | No comments

The GEZ Series of Gruene Guitars is an update driven by research, design and engineering and is part of Gruene Guitars’ commitment to deliver the highest quality product built using the highest available resources. GEZ Series of Gruene Guitars are available immediately as pre-orders through our Gruene Guitars website (https://mystore.grueneguitars.com)

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An Evening With the Masterful Musician and Humorist Toby Walker (Bonus Video)

An Evening With the Masterful Musician and Humorist Toby Walker (Bonus Video)

Posted September 21, 2022 at 1:59 pm | No comments

A musical romp of a show of stunningly masterful blues guitar, storytelling and a fine array of vocals by an aficionado of guitar, Toby Walker, at the 37-year old Reston-Herndon Folk Club in Northern Virginia, kept the audience captivated, song after song, story after story. Offering up traditional old blues tunes and more contemporary blues of his own, Walker, plucked, bent and made his Huss & Dalton guitar shimmer with a full bag of tricks, honed over decades of playing the usual and unusual haunts in the States and overseas.

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Singer-Songwriter Ethan Daniel Davidson Announces Stranger Album Release Sept. 30

Singer-Songwriter Ethan Daniel Davidson Announces Stranger Album Release Sept. 30

Posted August 16, 2022 at 7:10 pm | No comments

Acclaimed singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Ethan Daniel Davidson announces a September 30th release date for his new album, Stranger, on Cleveland-based Blue Arrow Records. Stranger is Davidson’s 12th album

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AXS TV Red, White & Rock! Event July 2-4 With Rock, Country, and More Music Legends

AXS TV Red, White & Rock! Event July 2-4 With Rock, Country, and More Music Legends

Posted June 22, 2022 at 2:38 pm | No comments

AXS TV gets the fireworks started this July 4TH weekend with the Red, White & Rock! event—an explosive three-day lineup celebrating some of America’s most iconic artists, airing Saturday, July 2 through Monday, July 4. Bruce Springsteen, Dolly Parton, Soundgarden, John Fogerty and more!

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Jesse Colin Young – The Highway Troubadour Tour featuring Jazzie Young in Tacoma and Seattle 2022!

Jesse Colin Young – The Highway Troubadour Tour featuring Jazzie Young in Tacoma and Seattle 2022!

Posted May 5, 2022 at 3:36 pm | No comments

With songs like “Darkness, Darkness”, “Sunlight”, “Sugarbabe”, “Songird and the Youngblood’s version of “Get Together,” Jesse Colin Young has influenced and shaped the character of American music for over 50 years. Jesse will be touring as an acoustic duo with his daughter Jazzie Young in support of his solo acoustic album, Highway Troubadour, filled with stripped-down versions of such hits as “Darkness, Darkness,” from the Youngbloods’ 1969 album, Elephant Mountain…

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Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Announces New Album Dirt Does Dylan out May 20th

Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Announces New Album Dirt Does Dylan out May 20th

Posted April 7, 2022 at 12:28 pm | No comments

Five-decades-running Americana pioneers Nitty Gritty Dirt Band have already played a major role in the preservation and popularity of folk music—their Will The Circle Be Unbroken album series introduced droves of new fans to folk, country, and bluegrass and earned the band multiple Grammy awards—but now, the long-running group have taken on another American institution near and dear to their hearts; the Bob Dylan songbook.

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Gruene Guitars offers GI Readers a 5% Discount on Their Excellent Line of Acoustic Guitars

Gruene Guitars offers GI Readers a 5% Discount on Their Excellent Line of Acoustic Guitars

Posted March 23, 2022 at 4:00 am | No comments

Guitar International magazine is pleased to announce that Gruene (pronounced “green”) Guitars crafted in Texas is offering Guitar International magazine readers a 5% discount on their splendid line up of high end acoustic guitars to Guitar International friends.

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