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Thirty-four
San Francisco students performed for and jammed with Bonnie
Raitt, Tom Waits, and others at Spring Valley Elementary
School to promote the annual kick-off for Little Kids Rock
(www.littlekidsrock.org),
a program that provides free instruments and music instruction to
more than 2,000 students in California, Tennessee, New York, and
New Jersey.
Scotty Moore, B.B. King, Isaac Hayes, and Justin
Timberlake have been named musical ambassadors for Memphis
during the city's year-long celebration of the 50th Anniversary
of Rock 'n' Roll (www.50yearsrocknroll.com).
Special events include a July 5 "Global Moment in Time,"
during which radio stations around the world are encouraged to play
Elvis Presley's "That's All Right," recorded at Sun Studios
on that day in 1954.
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In
the book-and-CD set Song of the Outcasts: An Introduction
to Flamenco (Amadeus Press, www.amadeuspress.com),
flamenco scholar Robin Totton explores the role of guitar in flamenco
music, analyzes song forms, and discusses the future of flamenco.
The 75-minute CD features music recorded in Andalusia.
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In
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Famed for his work
in Johnny Burnette's seminal Rock 'n' Roll Trio, influential rockabilly
guitarist Paul Burlison died at home in Horn Lake, Tennessee,
on September 27, after a long struggle with cancer. He was 74. His
pioneering fuzz guitar sound (the result of a loose tube in his
amp) and riffs on such classics as "Tear It Up," "Honey Hush," and
"Train Kept A-Rollin'" were later echoed in the blues-rock of the
Yardbirds, Led Zeppelin, and Aerosmith as well as the revivalist
rockabilly of the Stray Cats and others. Emerging from retirement,
Burlison recorded a 1997 solo album backed by members of Los Lobos
and the Band.
Rockabilly pioneer Ronnie
Dawson died at his Dallas, Texas, home on September 30 at age
64. Although he had cast himself as an R&B singer ("Snake Monroe"),
a western swing performer (with the Light Crust Doughboys), and
a folk artist (with the Levee Singers), Dawson was best known for
his hell-bent guitar-driven rave-ups on such songs as "Action Packed"
and "Rockin' Bone." He enjoyed a comeback with new recordings in
the 1990s before being struck with throat cancer.
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The Third Annual University
of Texas at Brownsville/Texas Southmost College Guitar Ensemble
Festival (March 25—27, Brownsville, Texas) is holding an ensemble
competition for students of all levels, as well as professionals,
in duo, trio, quartet, and large ensemble categories. For registration
information contact Dr. Michael Quantz at (956) 983-7527 or mquantz@utb.edu.
The first prize package in the JoAnn Falletta International
Guitar Concerto Competition includes $5,000, a performance
with the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, and a possible record deal
with Fleur de Son Classics. The deadline for CD submissions is March
15. Call (716) 706-0242 or visit www.guitarfestival.org
for details.
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Guitarist Jorma Kaukonen
has launched Break Down Way (www.breakdownway.com),
an interactive online guitar school. The pay-as-you go website's
features include user-controlled video angles and email contact
with the instructors
There may be no free
lunch but there's free sheet music at www.tuscanyguitar.com/tuscany/lagnappe.htm,
where you can download PDF files of classical works by Puccini,
Castellacci, Vïsotsky, and others, plus carols for the holiday
season.
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Click
here to meet the Acoustic Guitar team at a wide variety upcoming
music events and trade shows. Listed below are some things happening
in the next few weeks.
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Excerpted from Acoustic
Guitar magazine, February
2004, No. 134.
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