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US blues museum planned for St. Louis riverfront - Reuters US blues museum planned for St. Louis riverfront Reuters While several regional blues museums have popped up around the country -- Memphis, Tennessee; Clarksdale, Mississippi; and Helena, Arkansas -- the St. Louis institution will be the first to tell the national story of the unique American musical form. and more »

Students' music education broadened by Blues in the Schools - Sacramento Bee Students' music education broadened by Blues in the Schools Sacramento Bee By Diana Lambert Paris Clayton and his fellow musicians usually perform to packed auditoriums when they bring the "Blues in the Schools" program to local schools. But the bluesmen had to work really hard to fill the auditorium at Pioneer High School in ... and more »

Smooth blues operator Robert Cray glides into town - St. Augustine Record Smooth blues operator Robert Cray glides into town St. Augustine Record By NICK MCGREGOR Back in the early 1980s, blues music was languishing behind the dance-pop, hip-hop and hard rock taking the MTV world by storm. But handsome, honey-voiced guitar slinger Robert Cray made one of the first forays into that celebrity ... and more »

Music, ice draw visitors to Marshall - Battle Creek Enquirer Music, ice draw visitors to Marshall Battle Creek Enquirer Alvin Lautzenheiser demonstrates a blues playing technique on the acoustic guitar during a workshop on the blues Saturday afternoon at the Franke Center in Marshall. / John Grap/The Enquirer MARSHALL -- Two friends sitting on a block of ice smiled as a ... and more »

Ray Street Blues At DB's Bar - Examiner.com Ray Street Blues At DB's Bar Examiner.com Ray Street Blues took the stage at 9pm and had the ear of every patron until nights end. As a new resident of Idaho Falls unfamiliar with this great blues band, it was a real treat to finally hear some blues music. I'm sure the muscians that make up ...

Australian Blues Music Festival Comes To Goulburn, NSW - StreetCorner Australian Blues Music Festival Comes To Goulburn, NSW StreetCorner by Eva Rinaldi The Australian Blues Music Festival, now in its 16th year, is one of Australia's greatest music festivals down under bar none. The festival wasn't always as big as production as it is today. When the fest was in its infancy it was a ...

Weakened by Age and Illness, Hands Teem With Creativity - New York Times Weakened by Age and Illness, Hands Teem With Creativity New York Times Other “Beth Abe musicians,” as they were dubbed, show the effects of strokes, or have vascular disease or dementia. Three times a week for two hours, the hallways echoed with Bach, blues and spirituals, as the patients and Carnegie Hall musicians, ... and more »