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Iconic Bob Dylan Print by Elliott Landy And Other Landy Merchandise Holiday Sale

Iconic Bob Dylan Print by Elliott Landy And Other Landy Merchandise Holiday Sale

Posted December 12, 2024 at 7:48 am | No comments

From the legendary photographer, Elliot Landy, “This photo has become my most popular image of Bob taken in Woodstock, NY in 1968. In addition to its visual beauty, I feel it sub-consciously communicates the otherworldliness of his musical vision

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Bear Family Records Announces  He Took Us By Storm: 25 Lost Classics  From The Bob Dylan Folk-Rock Revolution Era

Bear Family Records Announces He Took Us By Storm: 25 Lost Classics From The Bob Dylan Folk-Rock Revolution Era

Posted October 2, 2024 at 9:17 am | No comments

On October 4th, Bear Family Records proudly releases a stunning compilation album, He Took Us By Storm: 25 Lost Classics From The Bob Dylan Folk-Rock Revolution Era. This new compilation celebrates the iconic musician and songwriter who transformed folk and rock music in the ’60s, becoming a global symbol of cultural revolution in youth movements: Bob Dylan.

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ANALOGr Announces: “Dead 2”: An Auction of Rare Items from the Life and Career of The Grateful Dead

Posted May 20, 2024 at 5:12 am | No comments

NALOGr, the leading online auction platform specializing in iconic music memorabilia, invites fans, collectors, and music enthusiasts to participate in DEAD 2 —an extraordinary event featuring over 300 curated lots from The Grateful Dead. From Jerry Garcia to Bob Weir and beyond, this collection showcases exceptional memorabilia celebrating the band’s legendary legacy in music history.

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Recently Discovered Rare & Unknown Bob Dylan Handwritten Lyrics Penned By Dylan on the Auction Block June 5th!

Posted May 16, 2024 at 8:26 pm | No comments

Among the Lion Heart Autograph sale’s highlights are two unknown pages of unpublished lyrics written by Bob Dylan in New York in the early1980s. Considered one of the 20th Century’s most influential artists, Bob Dylan reshaped popular music to become the voice of his generation. His poetic lyricism has been appreciated by millions worldwide and acknowledged at the highest level when he was awarded the 2016 Nobel Prize in literature.

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Singer-Songwriter Cris Jacobs to Release His New Album One of These Days on April 26th

Singer-Songwriter Cris Jacobs to Release His New Album One of These Days on April 26th

Posted April 2, 2024 at 11:02 am | No comments

While there is no lack of great songs that honor love, acclaimed singer/songwriter/guitarist Cris Jacobs offers a heartfelt and unique perspective on marriage and committed relationships on his lively new track “Lifetime To Go,” featuring Lee Ann Womack. The song appears on his first album in five years, One Of These Days

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Legendary Folk-Singer Jesse Colin Young Digitally Re-Releases Single “Fire On The Water” Featuring Michael McDonald

Legendary Folk-Singer Jesse Colin Young Digitally Re-Releases Single “Fire On The Water” Featuring Michael McDonald

Posted March 22, 2024 at 11:34 am | No comments

Legendary folk singer-songwriter Jesse Colin Young announces the first digital re-release single “Fire on the Water,” off his 1982 solo album The Perfect Stranger. “Fire On The Water” features an epic collaboration with Michael McDonald (The Doobie Brothers, Steely Dan).

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The National GUITAR Museum Announces Presentation of “Lifetime Achievement” Award to Tommy Emmanuel

The National GUITAR Museum Announces Presentation of “Lifetime Achievement” Award to Tommy Emmanuel

Posted December 18, 2023 at 8:49 am | No comments

The National GUITAR Museum announced that Tommy Emmanuel, one of the most revered guitarists to ever pick up the instrument, will receive its annual “Lifetime Achievement” Award for 2023. Emmanuel is the fourteenth recipient of the award. 

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Album Review: Furnace Mountain’s Shadow of Plenty Lifts the Spirits

Album Review: Furnace Mountain’s Shadow of Plenty Lifts the Spirits

Posted October 10, 2023 at 3:42 pm | No comments

The ironclad heft of Furnace Mountain’s talent shows up shining on every track of their release, Shadow of Plenty. The quartet of masterful musician’s hail from Loudoun County, Virginia’s Piedmont area where iron ore was extracted and formed into muskets, wagon wheels and more, all part of the Industrial Revolution.

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Review: Master Banjoist Stephen Wade’s “Hands on the Tune”

Review: Master Banjoist Stephen Wade’s “Hands on the Tune”

Posted October 1, 2023 at 10:00 am | No comments

by: Rick Landers Decades ago, banjo man Stephen Wade made an indelible mark on stage performing his now legendary one-man act, Banjo Dancing, or the 48th Annual Squitters Mountain Song, Dance, Folklore Convention & Banjo Contest and How I Lost, in Chicago (1979), and later scored a major coup at Washington, D.C.’s Arena Stage, where I […]

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Jesse Colin Young Announces a Remastered Release of His Iconic Album Song for Juli in Celebration of its 50th Anniversary

Jesse Colin Young Announces a Remastered Release of His Iconic Album Song for Juli in Celebration of its 50th Anniversary

Posted September 5, 2023 at 5:34 am | No comments

In celebration of the 50th anniversary, Jesse Colin Young has announced a fully remastered release of one of his most iconic albums, Song for Juli, due out on September 15. Originally released on September 4, 1973, the all-new version will be available on all streaming platforms as well as extremely limited-edition vinyl.

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