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News Round Up: Terry Allen Discusses Influences

October 14th 2009 in Americana, Articles, Bluegrass, Books, Country Music, Interviews, Legends

Legendary Texas singer/songwriter Terry Allen talks to the Austin Chronicle’s Robert Faries about his colorful life that led to his skill as a storyteller and his new solo play, Dugout III, written and directed by Allen playing at Austin’s State Theater.

Willie Nelson’s long-time harmonica player Mickey Raphael will be holding a twitter press conference today at 3pm ET to talk about the release of A&E’s Willie Nelson and Wynton Marsalis Play the Music of Ray Charles DVD. To participate you need to follow @AEHomeEnt and ask a question with the hashtag #MickeyRaphael.

The New York Times‘ Charles McGrath interviewed bluegrass legend Ralph Stanley before a recent performance at Carnegie Hall with Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers. My favorite line from the interview: “It used to be said that when you heard a Ralph Stanley tune, you either wanted to get drunk or go to church and get saved.” Dr. Stanley’s autobiography, Man of Constant Sorrow: My Life and Times, will be released tomorrow.

new solo play, Dugout III, written and directed by Allen playing at Austin’s Sate Theater.

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News Round Up: Ralph Stanley in the Wall Street Journal

The Wall Street Journal’s Dave Shiflett covers (it’s not really a review) the new autobiography of bluegrass legend Dr. Ralph Stanley, Man Of Constant Sorrow. Shiflett details Stanley’s birth in Dickenson County, Va., his early sometime dangerous career playing alongside his older brother, Carter, and how a man named Elvis upended the country and bluegrass music industry with a new sound and led to a stall in Stanley’s career and to “….eating a lot of Vienna sausages.” Stanley’s autobiography, Man [...]

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