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NOLA.com
kd lang, the Malone Brothers and more music for Friday and beyond
NOLA.com
Belgian singer-songwriter Brick “Floatstone” Dubois opens for the New Orleans Guitar Masters — John Rankin, Phil DeGruy, Cranston Clements and Jimmy Robinson — with an 8 pm set at the Columns Hotel. Walter “Wolfman” Washington and fellow guitarist ...

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Exclusive: Frank Marino legendary guitarist sidelined with severe pain
Examiner.com
But he did learn to play the guitar while recovering. Frank Marino was widely recognized throughout his career as a master for performing Hendrix cover tunes. Marino's cover versions were impeccable and audiences globally would ultimately embrace them.


 
Rory Block brings the blues to Beaver Creek
Vail Daily News
As a young teenager, Rory Block got the chance to meet living blues masters: Son House, Bukka White, Mississippi John Hurt, Fred McDowell, Skip James, Reverend Gary Davis and more. Where: Blues, Brews & BBQ main stage at Beaver Creek Plaza.


 
USA TODAY
Folk guitarist Doc Watson hospitalized, in critical condition
TheCelebrityCafe.com
Born Arthel Watson, the blind musician is known for his flatpicking style of guitar playing. He has won seven Grammy Awards during his 60-year career. His songs include 'Tennessee Stud,' 'Tom Dooley' and 'Keep on the Sunny Side.
Watson doing better after surgery manager saysWinston-Salem Journal

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KTVU.com talks to The Cult's Ian Astbury
KTVU San Francisco
Taking on influences from gothic bands like Bauhaus and anchored by Astbury's powerful vocals and the distinctive riffs of guitarist Billy Duffy, the band scored a UK hit with its debut album Dreamtime and its big single "Spiritwalker" in 1984.

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Review: Teetotallers right up there with very best
Charleston Post Courier
Grammy-nominated Doyle's guitar, sounding like guitar and bass both, drove the show at times. Hayes' fiddle seemed an organic part of him, so natural was his glorious playing. And Crawford's flutes, low and tin whistles adorned the music to perfection.

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Bayoubuzz
New Orleans Jazz Fest unites Guitar Masters at the Lagniappe Stage - NOLA.com
Bayoubuzz
New Orleans Jazz Fest presented a concert titled Guitar Masters, featuring the nimble-handed Jimmy Robinson, John Rankin, Phil DeGruy and Cranston Clements, who produced a dizzying demonstration of virtuosity on the intimate Lagniappe Stage.

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