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Promoter Michael Lang talks about the lasting effects of three days of peace and music, and his "Thank God!" moment | read article
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Les Paul and John Scofield share a love of music—jazz in particular—and invention. Les Paul, for example, invented the guitar that rocked | read article
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A few artists have chosen to trim their monikers down to a minimum while pushing their hits to a maximum. Behold the brief, with birth years just for fun. | read on
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Kickin' In Your Stall: Advertising's Top 40 includes the Mothers of Investment, and their songs come with a toaster
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Festival Rap: A sampling of upcoming gatherings
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On The Record: Elvis Costello and producer T Bone Burnett create a crystalclear gem. Scofield goes gospel, the Decemberists go operatic, Levon Helm goes electric and Martina McBride goes sophisticated
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Ear Candy: Willie Nile makes up for lost time with 1,000 guitars
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Re.Issues: The Holy Modal Rounders. Did anyone figure out what that name means? Two reissues give us a second chance to figure out their music, at least. Plus: songstresses Vaughan and Parton, and greats Miles, Mingus and the Man in Black
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What’d I Say: Jim Hynes' six-pack of blues artists provides a break from those ol' twelve-bar blues
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Get A Grip: If you try to be hip, you automatically fail. Steve Walbridge finds winners
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Also Appearing: South By Southwest, the newcomer's nirvana (the state of mind, not the band); Pete Seeger turns 90, doesn't look a day over 70, acts 20; the New York Dolls just act 20
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Collecting: Woodstock bands: Crosby, Stills & Nash, CCR, Santana, Ten Years After, Joe Cocker and Sly & the Family Stone all really broke at Woodstock. Established bands like the Who, Jefferson Airplane also released big LPs
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