Friday (Stupid) Music Digest

Let Bob Wills Day Weekend and JazzFest in New Orleans begin!

Where there's a Bob Wills, there's a way!

http://amarillo.com/news/local-news/2011-04-29/where-theres-wills-theres-way-0

Don't mess with Texas

http://www.gtweekly.com/santa-cruz-blogs-commentary/makingnoise/2444-dont-mess-with-texas.html

Kinky does Newport

http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20110429/SCENE04/304290037/1046/scene/Road-Trip-Kinky-Friedman-visits-Newport?odyssey=mod%7Cnewswell%7Ctext%7CEntertainment%7Cs

R.I.P. to Louisiana musician and guitar maker Jimmy Foster

http://www.nola.com/music/index.ssf/2011/04/guitar_maker_musician_jimmy_fo.html

Frampton Comes Alive

http://www.usatoday.com/life/music/news/2011-04-28-musickidfilm28_st_N.html

Some of John Lennon's recording equipment goes on the market

http://www.spinner.com/2011/04/28/john-lennon-recording-equipment-auction/

Previewing International Beatles Week in Liverpool

http://www.prlog.org/11460359-stay-in-liverpool-and-celebrate-international-beatles-week.html

Noah and the Whale as Guitar Heroes?

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/rockandpopfeatures/8480729/How-Noah-and-the-Whale-resurfaced-as-guitar-heroes.html

Amanda Shires, Texas Playgirl

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703778104576287120887903538.html

And kicking off JazzFest with some great books about music

http://www.nola.com/jazzfest/index.ssf/2011/04/new_orleans_jazz_fest_celebrat.html