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Everett Lilly Dead: Bluegrass Legend Dies At 87

huffingtonpost.com West Virginia bluegrass legend Everett Lilly has died at age 87. Lilly's son, Daniel, says his father died Tuesday afternoon at his home in Clear Creek, W.Va. view details

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Ed Helms: Bluegrass Ambassador, Tiger Bed Maker, 'Office' Optimist

billboard.com The 3rd annual L.A. Bluegrass Situation will be taking place this weekend. Conceived by Largo proprietor Mark Flanagan and comic actor Ed Helms, the last two years have featured performances by Vince Gill, Gillian … view details ,

Watch Jack White and Alabama Shakes on "Jools Holland" (Again)

pitchfork.com The second round of performances from Jack White, Grimes, and Alabama Shakes aired tonight on "Later With Jools Holland". This time around, White performed the White Stripes' "Ball & Biscuit" … view details ,

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Alabama Shakes Announce Summer Tour

pitchfork.com Alabama Shakes will hit the road in support of their debut record Boys & Girls, routing through Europe, the UK and North America into the end of the summer. They'll share a bill with Jack White for a number of … view details ,

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Alabama Shakes top the first ever Record Store Chart

nme.com Georgia band beat Adele to the top of the newly created rundown view details

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George Porter's funky life

nola.com Bassist George Porter Jr. entertained a French Quarter Fest crowd Saturday afternoon with tales of the lessons learned, advice taken and rules ignored that set him on a colorful path to major renown as a funk pioneer. view details ,

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Alabama Shakes Debut at No. 3 on U.K. Chart

billboard.com Adele's "21" is back at the top of the U.K. album chart, for a 22nd aggregate week, climbing 3-1 to depose Nicki Minaj's "Pink Friday - Roman Reloaded." Alabama Shakes' "Boys & Girls … view details ,

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Alabama Shakes set to debut at Number One this weekend

nme.com Justin Bieber is also lagging behind in the singles race view details

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Alabama Shakes Arrive With 'Boys & Girls'

billboard.com Last July, Justin Gage, founder of music blog Aquarium Drunkard, posted a track by a then-unknown Athens, Ga., band called Alabama Shakes. Within a few hours of the post, which featured a slow-growing and soul-baring … view details ,

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Track Review: John Mayer, 'Shadow Days'

billboard.com When John Mayer begins the second verse of his new single with the declaration, "I ain't no troublemaker, and I never meant her harm," it seems pregnant with possibilities, given his well-chronicled tabloid … view details ,

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Exclusive Stream: Dr. John Teams With Black Keys' Dan Auerbach for 'Revolution'

rollingstone.com New Orleans legend Dr. John – a.k.a. Mac Rebennack – teamed up with the Black Keys' Dan Auerbach to record his latest album, Locked Down. "Watching him come up with parts was just so awesome. Mac is fearless … view details

Robert Johnson gets a stretch of highway in his name

pollstar.com The Mississippi House has voted to name part of Interstate 55 for blues great Robert Johnson, whose most famous song is about a crossroads. House Bill 166 would designate a 13-mile stretch in Copiah County as the … view details

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