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New Music Seminar: A Conversation With Tom Silverman, Plus Chatting With Marty Stuart and Jesse Winchester

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.09.2012

Read More: New Music Seminar, Pandora, Jesse Winchester, Alison Krauss, Stonewall Jackson, Nicolette Larson, Sean Parker, Ed Bruce, Bmi, Dolly Parton, Jimmy Buffett, Iheartradio, Jimmie Rogers, Steve Forbert, Albert Grossman, Hank Williams, Roger McGuinn, Duane Eddy, Anne Murray, The Everly Brothers, Earl Scruggs, Johnny Cash, Clear Channel, Robbie Robertson, Napster, Lyle Lovett, Marty Stuart, Lester Flatts, Amerequine, New-Music-Seminar, Reverbnation, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

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From Heart to "Heartbreaker" and a Side of Canucks: Chatting With Loverboy's Mike Reno

Mike Ragogna | Posted 08.28.2011

Read More: Ann Wilson, Less Than Jake, Mike Reno, Jerry Bruckheimer, Clarence Clemmons, Canucks, Live Nation, Bob Rock, Cyndi Lauper, Canadian Music Hall of Fame, Heart, Steve Forbert, Mtv, John Dexter, Loverboy, Top Gun, JUNO Awards, Don Simpson, Van Halen, The Cure, The Everly Brothers, American Bandstand, Metallica, Grammy Awards, Iron Eagle 2, Paul Dean, Dick Clark, Footloose, American Music Awards, Tom Cruise, Bryan Adams, Kelly McGillis, Moxy, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

2011-06-29-Screenshot20110629at8.50.09AM.pngIt used to be everybody was "Working For The Weekend." Now, everybody is working on the weekend.

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HuffPost Premiere: Wild Palms' "To The Lighthouse," Plus A Conversation With Susan Werner

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Pat Buchanan, Bruce Cockburn, Vince Gill, Rodney Crowell, Spider-Man, Steve Marcantonio, Wild Palms, Kcrw, Chris Matthews, Keb' Mo', Sarah Palin, Robert Frost, Trina Hamlin, Susan Werner, Nordstrom's, Theo Shier, Julie Taymor, Steve Forbert, David Wilcox, Stewart Smith, Jimmy Webb, Bruce Springsteen, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

Here in the U.S., Wild Palms' Until Spring will debut on April 12th, but HuffPost has been given the premiere of the single "To The Lighthouse" presented here, airing for the first time in this territory.

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Mondo Amore, a Mission Bell and Joey's Song: Conversations With Amos Lee, Nicole Atkins and Michael Gomoll

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Jason Ringenberg, Amos Lee, Mickey Raphael, Thea Gilmore, Robbie Fulks, Dravet's Syndrome, The Moldy Peaches, Calexico, Screamin' Jay Hawkins, Miles Davis, Angelo Badalamenti, Nicole Atkins, Justin Curry, The Avett Brothers, Epilepsy Foundation, AT&T, Greg Allen, Norah Jones, David Lynch, Teletubbies, My Morning Jacket, Duncan Sheik, Priscilla Ahn, Steve Forbert, Blue Note, Willie Nelson, Joe Vent, Love, Traffic, Sidewalk Café, Lucinda Williams, Peter Yarrow, Sam Beam, Farm Aid, Eileen Rose, Ronnie Spector, Pietta Brown, Thelonious Monk, Neko Case, Brothers Grimm, Paul McCartney, Epilepsy, Bryan George, Kruu, Del Amitri, Elmo, Razor & Tie, Hotel Café, Arthur Lee, Sara Watkins, Cheryl Pawelski, Regina Spektor, The Doors, Baby Einstein, Pink Floyd, Phil Palazzolo, Raul Malo, Jon Brion, Joey Burns, Bruce Springsteen, Blomndie, Largo, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

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Gerry Rafferty and the Inanity of Fame

Richard Laermer | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: George Michael, One Hit Wonders, Comebacks, Latest Entertainment News, Quentin Tarantino Alcoholism, British Pop Music, Music Industry, Gerry Rafferty, Bad Fame, Stealers Wheel, 1970s, Baker Street, Steve Forbert, Entertainment News
Richard Laermer

Reading about the death of Gerry Rafferty -- whom you know if you turned on a radio once in the late '70s -- was like poring over the news of someone Dickens might have conjured up.

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Lighting Up and Lifting Off The Ground: Conversations With Shawn Mullins and Chely Wright

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Scrubs, Court Yard Hounds, Prince, Shawn Millins, Paul Simon, Matthew Shepard, Glsen, Star Search, John Prine, Matthew Sweet, John Hiatt, Josiah Leming, Conway Twitty, Glen Phillips, Til Tuesday, The Thorns, Marshall Altman, Steve Forbert, Party of Five, Daughtry, Aimee Mann, Dawson's Creek, Rascal Flatts, Vince Gill, Rodney Crowell, Johnny Cash, Kris Kristofferson, Faith in America, Shawn Colvin, Steve Buckingham, Stephen King, Chuck Cannon, Toad the Wet Sprocket, Bob Dylan, Chely Wright, Entertainment Weekly, Tom Petty, Tom Waits, Nanci Griffith, Who Killed the Electric Car?, Max Gomez, Emmylou Harris, Townes Van Zandt, Warren Beatty, Lyle Lovett, Russell Carter, Jakob Dylan, Patty Griffin, Joni Mitchell, Jeffrey Dahmer, Greg Latterman, Bill Hicks, American Idol, The Bluebloods, Jon Brion, James Taylor, Joe Don, Electric Cars, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

The Thorns absolutely has been my radar since it was first issued. Now, he's been the songwriter's songwriter for a long time: care to go into some of the Shawn Mullins story?

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HuffPost Exclusive: Court Yard Hounds Video, Plus All I Want Is Toad The Wet Sprocket And Tony Lunn

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Kiss, Jon Bon Jovi, Court Yard Hounds, Ipod, Dean Dillon, Grizzly Bear, Dixie Chickes, Pro Tools, Martie Maguire, Toad the Wet Sprocket, Bon Jovi, Tony Lunn, Monty Python's Flying Circus, Gin Blossoms, Gray's Anatomy, Emily Robison, Glen Phillips, The B52's, Eric Idle, Steve Forbert, Randy Guss, Lou Diamond Phillips, Dave Matthews Band, The Wallflowers, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

The new self-titled album by the Dixie Chick's Emily Robison and Martie Maguire -- otherwise known as Court Yard Hounds -- reflects a new direction for the pair while maintaining a sensitivity to their former brand of music

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Oil and Music: Conversations With Steve Forbert and Tift Merritt

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Steve Jobs, Kenny Loggins, Argo Merchant, Anne Murray, Ryan Adams, Amoco Cadiz, Paul McCartney, Richard Branson, Folk Music, Bill Gates, The Olympic Games, Tift Merritt, Grammy Awards, Exxon Valdez, Kuwait, Saddam Hussein, Bill Withers, American Music Awards, Entertainment News, James Cameron, Oil, My Morning Jacket, Steve Forbert, Gordon Lightfoot, Jimmy James, Mike Campbell, 60 Minutes, Americana Music, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

Steve Forbert discusses his apropos single "The Oil Song," originally released in 1979, and Grammy nominee Tift Merritt describes her songwriting process.

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"Wishing Well": A Playlist for Rush Limbaugh in Hawaii Tonight

David Wild | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Joe Cocker, Jackie DeShannon, Beatles, Neil Diamond, Big Audio Dynamite, Terence Trent D'Arby, Rush Limbaugh, Devo, George Strait, Rush, Nina Simone, Hawaii, Steve Forbert, Entertainment News
David Wild

Dear Rush, Here are a few songs to help speed what I hope will be your quick recovery. Here's hoping that you can right back to being wrong real soon.

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