Saturday, April 27, 2013

Saturday Music News You Can Use

R.I.P. to legendary country singer George Jones

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/27/arts/music/george-jones-country-singer-dies-at-81.html?pagewanted=all&_r=1&

What it's like to be a stage manager at JazzFest (for 40 years!)

http://theadvocate.com/news/5820169-123/jazz-fest-stage-manager-marks

Keeping Cajun and Zydeco music alive

http://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/music/young-musicians-strive-to-keep-cajun-zydeco-traditions-going-new-orleans-jazz-fest-opens/2013/04/26/f3fa575a-aed6-11e2-b59e-adb43da03a8a_story.html

A Ookelele Flash Mob in Toronto

http://ca.music.yahoo.com/blogs/sound-check/toronto-commuters-treated-ukulele-flash-mob-courtesy-project-162107435.html

Pete Sears finally gets his stolen guitar back, 35 years later

http://www.mercurynews.com/entertainment/ci_23113533/marin-county-jefferson-starship-guitarist-finds-bass-guitar

A look back at Tom Petty's "Full Moon Fever"

http://ktar.com/245/1629959/Lost-80s-at-4-Tom-Petty-and-George-Harrison-make-history

Hugh Masekela returns to Marin

http://www.marinij.com/lifestyles/ci_23092637/lib-at-large-hugh-masekela-onetime-sausalito-flower

A 1980 Ringo Flashback

http://wzlx.cbslocal.com/2013/04/26/photo-flashback-ringo-starr-marries-barbara-bach-in-1980/

A Johnny Rivers sighting

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/posts/la-et-ms-johnny-rivers-blues-festival-ventura-county-20130425,0,6605451.story

And workers at Guitar Center want to form a union

http://money.msn.com/now/post.aspx?post=b0aabaa5-c941-402f-9175-b9ee0d01db08