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Meet the Band: Susan Souza
Hometown Towson Members Susan Souza, guitar and vocals Founded 1987 Style acoustic rock Influenced by Fleetwood Mac, Buckingham Nicks, Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Johnny Cash Notable After playing for more than a decade, Souza put her music on hold for...Tags: Bob Dylan, Perry Hall, Wine, Beer, and Spirits, Folk Music, Dining and Drinking
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Odetta Holmes dies at 77; folk singer championed black history, civil rights
Odetta, the classically trained folk, blues and gospel singer who used her powerfully rich and dusky voice to champion African American music and civil rights issues for more than half a century starting in the folk revival of the 1950s, has died. She was...Tags: High Schools, National Government, Bob Dylan, Lenox Hill, National or Ethnic Minorities
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Folk singer Odetta dies of heart disease at 77
Odetta, the folksinger with the powerful voice who moved audiences and influenced fellow musicians for a half-century, has died. She was 77. Odetta died Tuesday of heart disease at Lenox Hill Hospital, said her manager of 12 years, Doug Yeager. She...Tags: Death and Dying, Bob Dylan, National Government, New York Times, Lenox Hill
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Odetta's voice rumbled deep in our souls
Just below the resonant layers of pain and anguish, hope warmed the mighty voice of Odetta. No matter the song - a century-old spiritual, a lowdown blues number, a mournful folk tune - the Alabama legend used a palette of emotions when she sang. Though...Tags: Bob Dylan, Montgomery (Montgomery, Alabama), Civil Rights, New Year's Day, Birmingham
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Miriam Makeba dies at 76; South African singer spent 31 years in exile
Miriam Makeba, the South African singer who for more than half a century brought the intricate rhythms of her native land to millions of listeners around the world and whose role as a spokeswoman against apartheid subjected her to 31 years of exile,...Tags: Movies, Popular Music, Paul Simon, Stokely Carmichael, Demonstration
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No protesting from Baez on this occasion
Special to the Tribune"Yes, we did!" exclaimed Joan Baez Tuesday after opening with "The Lily of the West" at Symphony Center. Still drunk with the excitement of Barack Obama's victory, the capacity crowd roared its approval. And Baez, who has spent her career fighting for...Tags: Bob Dylan, John Lennon, Folk Music, Studs Terkel, Steve Earle
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In concert
in concert Today Blind Boys of Alabama DAR Constitution Hall, 18th and D streets Northwest, Washington. 410-547-7328 or ticketmaster.com. Bob Weir & RatDog Warner Theatre, 13th Street (between E and F streets) Northwest, Washington. 410-547-7328 or...Tags: New York Giants, Clothing and Textiles Industry, Acoustic, Rock and Roll, Dining and Drinking
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Midwest events
Chicago Tribune reporterILLINOIS July 17-20: 46th Antique Tractor, Steam Engine and Gas Engine Show, Channahon (51 miles), 815-467-3004. Train rides, flea market, food, entertainment, corn maze, farm playground and more at the Dollinger Family Farm. July 18-19: Quincy Area...Tags: Rock and Roll, Johnny Cash, Festive Event, Vehicles, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum
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Nick Reynolds, 75, dies; a founding member of the Kingston Trio
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterNick Reynolds, who as a college student grabbed a guitar, donned a broad-striped button-down shirt and quickly helped propel the 1950s folk music revival to the top of the pop music charts as a founding member of the Kingston Trio, died Wednesday in San...Tags: Bob Dylan, Elvis Presley, Oregon, Arizona, Lindsey Buckingham
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New On Disc: Jessica Simpson, Joan Baez
JESSICA SIMPSON DO YOU KNOW EPIC/COLUMBIA NASHVILLE After a painful public divorce and a dwindling Q Score, where else would Jessica Simpson turn except to country music, a genre built around heartache and redemption? Simpson's journey to Nashville...Tags: Brian Eno, Dolly Parton, Clothing and Textiles Industry, Kentucky, Pablo Casals
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Pop music schedule
September Sept. 5 Arbouretum, Psychic Paramount, Pontiak, Talking Head Sept. 5 Coal, Black Day 7, RHL Sept. 5 Gaelic Storm, Recher Sept. 5 Honor by August, Kill the Alarm, Dreamsacapes Project, 9:30 Club Sept. 5 Pure Prairie League, Firefall, Birchmere...Tags: Ohio, Henry Rollins, Mount Vernon, Jeffrey Osborne, Holidays
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Singer, writer, candidate: Kinky Friedman does it all
Special to amNewYorkIt's not easy to pigeonhole Kinky Friedman. The singer-songwriter/detective novelist/politico wears many hats, but is most comfortable covering his dome with a black bull-rider hat. The laid-back humorist, who also established an animal shelter, ran...Tags: Judy Garland, Government, Bill Clinton, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Al Gore
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