Uncle Tom's happy-he has his island back!
http://www.midweek.com/content/columns/utg/
R.I.P. to Gerry Rafferty
http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2011/jan/04/gerry-rafferty-obituary
Ringo's childhood house avoids the wrecking ball, for now
http://www.rttnews.com/Content/EntertainmentNews.aspx?Section=2&Id=1518341&SM=1
Checking out the 27th Cowboy Poet Convention
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/even-cowboys-get-the-blues-at-the-27th-national-cowboy-poetry-gathering-112858714.html
Ultimate guitar tabs
http://www.networkworld.com/reviews/2011/010411-ultimate-guitar-tabs-and.html
Preview of the Guitar Geek Festival
http://blogs.ocweekly.com/heardmentality/2011/01/bringing_out_the_trash_guitar.php
How to clean your guitar for better tone
http://www.gibson.com/en-us/Lifestyle/Features/guitar-cleaning-0104-2011/
Going to a Winter jazz fest
http://www.npr.org/blogs/ablogsupreme/2011/01/04/132629627/5-bands-to-discover-at-winter-jazz-fest?ps=cprs
A new D.C. composer's collective
http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/artsdesk/music/2011/01/04/three-d-c-jazz-musicians-found-composers-collective/
And the NEA will have a live webcast of their Jazz Masters Awards ceremony
http://www.nea.gov/news/news11/2011-NEA-Jazz-Masters-broadcast.html