Bobby Bones Returns DWTS Mirror Ball Trophy After Bergeron Dig
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AMERICANA MUSIC
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Appalachian Echoes is a three-hour, weekly syndicated radio program that highlights the talented artists, songwriters and musicians with ties to Appalachia, as well as the vibrant and growing genre of Americana music which often features the echoes of Appalachian influence. The show focuses on predominantly independent artists and music often overlooked by commercial radio playlists, and fuels a sense of listener loyalty based on home place pride.
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AMERICANA MUSIC NEWS
Watch Out, TikTok! Vine Is Getting a Reboot
Before TikTok became the go-to short-form video app, there was Vine. Founded in 2012 by Dom Hofmann, Rus Yusupov, and Colin Kroll, Vine enabled users to create and share six-second videos. Acquired by Twitter that year, it sparked countless memes and viral clips. Artists like country singer-songwriter Ruthie Collins used Vine to share song clips. Online personalities, […]
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Paula Abdul Mourns the Late Musician and Bandleader Cleto Escobedo III: “Cleto Was Pure Light and Soul”
Paula Absul is mourning the loss of musician and bandleader Cleto Escobedo III. He died on November 11. The phenomenal sax player was Jimmy Kimmel’s longtime bandleader on Jimmy Kimmel Live! He was also a dear friend since boyhood of the late-night host. Abdul Posted a Respectful Tribute to Escobedo Abdul, 63, shared this thoughtful […]
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“I’ve Listened To Some Awful Music” – Post Malone’s Dad Always Encouraged His Dreams… Even When The Music Was Really Bad
It’s easy to see how Post Malone became such a kind, respectful person when you listen to his dad talk. Rich Post is the father of Austin Post, who most of us know by his stage name Post Malone, and he sat down on the Jeremy G Barker Podcast this week, where he talked about raising Austin, as well as is brother Mitchell, and how he instilled certain values in them that has clearly lasted well into adulthood. Rich is incredibly […]
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