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February 11, 2013
Country Music Took The Stage At Last Night’s Grammys
Country music was well-represented last night (2/10), at the 55th Annual GRAMMY AWARDS. Performances included artists such as CARRIE UNDERWOOD, KELLY CLARKSON, MIRANDA LAMBERT, TAYLOR SWIFT, DIERKS BENTLEY, HUNTER HAYES and ZAC BROWN. To open the … more »
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February 7, 2013
All-Star Tribute To Levon Helm At The Grammy Awards
ELTON JOHN, ZAC BROWN, MUMFORD & SONS, MAVIS STAPLES and BRITTANY HOWARD of ALABAMA SHAKES will perform in a tribute the late LEVON HELM at the 55th ANNUAL GRAMMY AWARDS. The show will air on CBS-TV, on SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 10th at 8p (ET). HELM was one … more »
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January 15, 2013
Dave Grohl's Sound City Players To Play L.A. For Film Premiere
DAVE GROHL's SOUND CITY PLAYERS will commemorate the JANUARY 31st premiere of the film, SOUND CITY, at the CINERAMA DOME with a one-time-only L.A. performance that same night at the HOLLYWOOD PALLADIUM. The all-star band was formed to play the music … more »
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September 5, 2012
More Americana Honors & Awards Show Details
The AMERICANA MUSIC ASSOCIATION has announced the list of performers and presenters to appear on the 11th annual AMERICANA HONORS & AWARDS, presented by NISSAN, set for WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12th at the historic RYMAN AUDITORIUM. The performer list … more »
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August 23, 2012
Dierks Bentley And Eric Church To Perform At Levon Helm Benefit
CAPITOL NASHVILLE artist DIERKS BENTLEY and EMI NASHVILLE artist ERIC CHURCH are a few of the performances scheduled for the “LOVE FOR LEVON” benefit concert to be held on WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 3rd. LEVON HELM was a GRAMMY-winning singer and … more »
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April 19, 2012
Levon Helm Loses Battle With Cancer
LEVON HELM, drummer/singer of the legendary Americana band-before-there-was-Americana THE BAND, has succumbed to cancer at the age of 71. MARK LAVON "LEVON" HELM was born in MARVELL, AR on MAY 26th, 1940, the son of cotton farmers. Encouraged … more »
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April 17, 2012
Family: Levon Helm Near Death
The wife and daughter of LEVON HELM, the drummer/singer of the legendary group THE BAND, posted a note on his website that the 71-year-old is in "the final stages of his battle with cancer." HELM originally was diagnosed with throat cancer in … more »
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November 16, 2011
WDST Presents Shelter From The Storm
This FRIDAY (11/18) CHET-5 Triple A WDST (RADIO WOODSTOCK)/POUGHKEEPSIE will sponsor a benefit for hurricane relief called Shelter From The Storm Artists scheduled to perform include LEVON HELM, NATALIE MERCHANT, DONALD FAGAN, JOHN MEDESKI, CHRIS WOOD, … more »
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August 4, 2011
The Lost Notebooks Of Hank Williams Set For October Release
EGYPTIAN RECORDS, BOB DYLAN's label imprint, in partnership with the COUNTRY MUSIC HALL OF FAME AND MUSEUM's CMF RECORDS and COLUMBIA RECORDS, will release The Lost Notebooks of Hank Williams on TUESDAY, OCTOBER 4th. The project is a long-awaited … more »
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May 27, 2011
2011 Americana Music Award Nominees Announced
The 2011 AMERICANA MUSIC AWARD NOMINEES were announced recently at the Gibson Showroom in NEW YORK. Live music anchored the event by THE CIVIL WARS, LEVON HELM AND THE DIRT FARMER QUARTET featuring JIM LAUDERDALE and then ROSEANNE CASH. NASHVILLE Mayor … more »