Thursday Music Digest

Ruthie Foster gets some help for her new album

http://www.antimusic.com/news/11/nov/03Blind_Boys_of_Alabama_and_William_Bell_Guest_on_Ruthie_Fosters_New_Album.shtml

Preview of this weekend's Sarasota Blues Festival

http://www.bradenton.com/2011/11/03/3620355/sarasota-blues-fest-plays-outside.html

Artists have their fingers on the Ookelele

http://www.recordnet.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20111103/A_ENTERTAIN1001/111030312/-1/a_entertain

Primo Lifestyle, Brah!

http://nugmag.com/2011/11/primo-lifestyle-brah/

A rare reunion of The Wildweeds

http://www.courant.com/entertainment/music/sound-check/hc-danton-sound-check-1103-20111102,0,4873343.story

New Stupid Music from Willie

http://www.cmt.com/news/news-in-brief/1673619/willie-nelson-covers-country-classics-on-new-album.jhtml

Mitch Albom goes to school

http://www.freep.com/article/20111103/COL01/111030527/1039/Ent/Mitch-Albom-Music-instructor-s-life-beautiful-melody

A new DVD: Masters of American Music

http://www.seattlepi.com/lifestyle/blogcritics/article/Music-DVD-Review-Masters-of-American-Music-2249419.php

Partying for Preservation Hall

http://www.myneworleans.com/Blogs/After-Hours/November-2011/Partying-for-Preservation-Hall/

And Julian Lennon has a meltdown

http://www.nationalenquirer.com/celebrity/lennon-livid-paul-nups-snub