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News Articles: Southern music

The Zombies, including original members Rod Argent (left) and Colin Blunstone (center) are shown in a 2022 performance in Atlanta. The band plays the city's Variety Playhouse on April 3, 2024. in a show featuring classic hits and songs from its  2023 album, 'Different Game.'

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How Southern artists influenced legendary British rock band the Zombies

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees the Zombies wrote 1960s hits "She's Not There" and "Time of the Season" and others. Ahead of the group's April 3 performance at Atlanta's Variety Playhouse, co-founder and keyboardist Rod Argent talks about his love for Southern music, including Albany, Ga.,-born Ray Charles.

March 29, 2024
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  • Kristi York Wooten

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OST Full Show: Gnat Line, Black Lips, Joshilyn Jackson

Gnats don’t read maps, but the bugs do seem hesitant to cross an unseen, geographic boundary in Georgia. Learn about the disparities north and south of...

November 27, 2019
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  • Virginia Prescott ,
  • Amy Kiley ,
  • and 6 more

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  • Music

Rebels and Ramblers: New Ken Burns 'Country Music' Documentary

From the Civil War to the Dust Bowl and from baseball to jazz, Ken Burns documentaries have covered a range of critical events in American history and...

September 14, 2019
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By:
  • Emilia Brock and
  • Virginia Prescott
Olu and WowGr8, the pair behind the hip-hop duo EarthGang, joined On Second Thought to discuss their inspirations, perspectives and their new album Mirrorland.

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  • Music

Enter 'Mirrorland' — And Atlanta's Land of Oz — With Hip-Hop Duo EarthGang

2019 is a big year for Atlanta hip-hop duo EarthGang . Earlier this year, their label, Dreamville — that's rapper J. Cole's Interscope Records imprint —...

September 05, 2019
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By:
  • Emilia Brock and
  • Virginia Prescott
Curtis Harding, who has collaborated with CeeLo Green and opened for Lenny Kravitz, will bring his "slop 'n' soul" music to the stage at the 2019 Shaky Knees Music Festival.

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Atlanta-Based Musician Curtis Harding Dishes Out "Slop 'n' Soul" Anthems

You may have heard Curtis Harding 's voice before, perhaps without realizing it. That's because, for a number of years, he worked with a familiar...

May 03, 2019
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By:
  • Emilia Brock and
  • Virginia Prescott
Atlanta's Black Lips are currently on a short U.S. tour, but will return just in time to hit the stage on the first day of the 2019 Shaky Knees Music Festival, which begins Friday, May 3.

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The Capers And Creative Journey of Atlanta Band The Black Lips

Atlanta's own Black Lips is a band that keeps audiences on their toes, literally — which you'd know if you've ever landed in the mosh pit at one of...

April 26, 2019
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By:
  • Emilia Brock and
  • Virginia Prescott
Johnny Cash at his home in California, 1960

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  • Music

Rebels and Ramblers: New Ken Burns 'Country Music' Documentary

From the Civil War to the Dust Bowl and from baseball to jazz, Ken Burns documentaries have covered a range of critical events in American history and...

April 01, 2019
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By:
  • Emilia Brock and
  • Virginia Prescott

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  • Arts & Life

Bill Ferris' 'Voices Of Mississippi' Wins Grammys For Best Historical Album, Best Album Notes

Few people have done more to thoroughly understand Southern identity than Bill Ferris. For the last half century, the folklorist has used photographs,...

February 12, 2019
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  • Virginia Prescott

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  • Music

Singer-songwriter Mary Gauthier On Healing War Wounds Through Music

Some say music holds the power to heal, and, on her album " Rifles and Rosary Beads," Nashville-based singer-songwriter Mary Gauthier directs that...

February 08, 2019
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  • Virginia Prescott ,
  • Sean Powers ,
  • and 1 more
Janelle Monáe's album "Dirty Computer" tops The Bitter Southerner's best Southern albums of 2018 list this year.

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  • Music

The Bitter Southerner Podcast Host Chuck Reece Shares The Best Southern Albums Of 2018

The Bitter Southerner came out with its best Southern albums of the year list, featuring artists like Janelle Monáe, Kacey Musgraves and Lucy Dacus....

January 03, 2019
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By:
  • Virginia Prescott and
  • Elena Rivera

Rock Musician Angie Aparo's Road To Recovery

Atlanta-based musician Angie Aparo has had a whirlwind of a music career. He got his big break when he wrote the Grammy Award-winning song “Cry” for...

May 29, 2018
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By:
  • Summer Evans and
  • Virginia Prescott

On Second Thought For Tuesday, May 29, 2018

Here’s something you add to your burn book. "Mean Girls" is now a Tony Award-nominated Broadway musical . The musical is up for 12 awards. (That’s so...

May 29, 2018
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  • Virginia Prescott ,
  • Susie Davis ,
  • and 5 more

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