Saturday Music News You Can Use

Saturday's live New Orleans Music includes Big Sam's Funky Nation at the World's Largest Crawfish Boil, which celebrates Zatarain's 125th birthday

http://www.wwoz.org/new-orleans-community/music-calendar

A report from this week's Blues Music Awards

http://journalstar.com/entertainment/music/holt-wins-big-at-blues-music-awards/article_ca8b77d6-18d6-5630-98b2-e2cb227b3100.html

Tony Bennett sighting

http://www.centredaily.com/2014/05/09/4172076/jazz-pop-singer-tony-bennett-still.html?sp=/99/188/

Ron Carter writes a book and has a birthday party

http://www.bkreader.com/2014/05/all-that-jazz-ron-carters-book-release-and-birthday-party/

Essentially Ellington turns 19

http://keranews.org/post/carroll-senior-high-school-jazz-band-nyc-19th-essentially-ellington-competition

A George Harrison Rickenbacker heads to auction

http://fremonttribune.com/entertainment/beatles-rickenbacker-guitar-coming-to-auction/article_93c41da6-e351-51f8-9f34-1de3a71c7dc2.html

A new guitar exhibit at Honolula's Bishop Museum

http://khon2.com/2014/05/09/learn-all-about-the-guitar-at-bishop-museums-newest-exhibit/

A preview of this weekend's Might Uke Fest in Michigan

http://www.lansingstatejournal.com/article/A3/20140508/THINGSTODO02/305080057/Old-Town-s-Mighty-Uke-Day-Michigan-celebrates-people-s-instrument-?nclick_check=1

The New Orleans Festival season is just starting

http://www.nola.com/festivals/index.ssf/2014/05/new_orleans_festival_season_he.html

And celebrating the 45th anniversary of George Harrison's "Electronic Sound"

http://ultimateclassicrock.com/george-harrison-electronic-sound/