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WE HAVE A WINNER! A Complete Set of BLACK FRIDAY/RECORD STORE DAY Releases...
CONGRATULATIONS TO MICHAEL HOWE, WINNER OF THE BLACK FRIDAY/RSD PRIZE PACK!
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Black Friday 2012: Bob Dylan, David Bowie, Rolling Stones, Frank Zappa Lead...
Here in the U. S. of A., Black Friday is almost upon us: that unusual date following the prior day of giving thanks, in which consumers make a mad dash to the local big-box store, mall or shopping...
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Release Round-Up: Week of January 22
Billy Joel, She’s Got a Way: Love Songs (Columbia/Legacy) The romantic side of the Piano Man is featured on this new compilation. (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.) Rodriguez, Searching for Sugar Man (Sony...
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Reviews: Buck Owens, “Honky Tonk Man: Buck Sings Country Classics” and Don...
With its two latest releases, Omnivore Recordings continues its great Bakersfield rescue mission. Texas-born and Arizona-raised, Buck Owens made his mark in that California city, answering the...
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They’ve Got a Tiger by the Tail: Don Rich and The Buckaroos Return From Omnivore
Omnivore Recordings is going back to Bakersfield. Building on the success of such projects as Honky Tonk Man: Buck Sings Country Classics, Don Rich Sings George Jones, Buck Owens Live at the White...
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Review: The Buckaroos, “Play Buck and Merle” and Don Rich, “That Fiddlin’ Man”
“Who’s going to want to listen to the band with Don [Rich] playing the melody line to the song, when you could hear Buck [Owens] doing the real deal?” queried drummer Willie Cantu of The Buckaroos when...
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Buck ‘Em! Omnivore Rides High With New Owens Anthology
Omnivore Recordings is saying, “Buck, yeah!” to the legacy of the late Mr. Owens. Though the Bakersfield, California country-and-western legend died in 2006, his autobiography will arrive on November...
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Release Round-Up: Week of November 5
David Bowie, The Next Day: Extra (ISO/Columbia) The year’s biggest comeback album is now available as a 2CD/1DVD set featuring B-sides, remixes, unreleased songs and four music videos. (Amazon U.S. /...
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Holiday Tunes Watch: Sony CMG Celebrates The Season with Bing, Buck, B.J.,...
Occasionally the aisles of your local grocery or big-box store turn up releases you won’t find even in your local indie music store. Such is the case with a recent batch of holiday-themed titles from...
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Holiday Gift Guide Review: Buck Owens, “Buck ‘Em! The Music of Buck Owens”
No less an eminent personage than American author William Faulkner once said that “a writer needs three things – experience, observation, and imagination – any two of which, at times any one of which,...
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