CITIZENS VINYL
Music has returned to Asheville’s iconic 1939 Citizen Times building, where Bill Monroe first unleashed his bluegrass sound over the airwaves of WWNC am radio station. Now home to Citizen Vinyl, the historic art deco floors………….
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Doc Watson – Folk Music Legend
Singer, guitarist, banjo player, mentor to many younger musicians Born into a musical family on March 3, 1923, in Deep Gap, North Carolina, Doc Watson was blinded in early childhood, due to an infection. He refers to his blindness only as a hindrance, not as a disability. Interviews with Doc reveal he was just as…
NINA SIMONE – I Put A Spell On You
Rolling Stone wrote that “her honey-coated, slightly adenoidal cry was one of the most affecting voices of the civil rights movement,”
Nina Simone’s journey to stardom began in the small town of Tryon, North Carolina, where she was born Eunice Waymon in 1933.
Blue Ridge Music Trials
Welcome to the Blue Ridge Music Trails The Blue Ridge Music Trails celebrate Western North Carolina’s gift to the world. Here, banjos sing of history and hardship, fiddles whisper of heritage, and voices carry light through the mountains. Music Woven into Mountain Life Come rest your feet a spell and lend an ear – that…
THE CADILLAC KIDZ (DETROIT ROCK AND ROLL)
The Cadillac Kidz feature an eclectic collection of original songs and is a band that represented the east and west sides of Detroit back in the late 1970’s.
Merle Fest
Mavis Staples & Band @ Merlefest 2021 Every spring, the Blue Ridge Mountains come alive with the sounds of homecoming. Musicians and fans flock to the small town of Wilkesboro, North Carolina for MerleFest – a celebration of roots music founded in honor of legendary guitarist Doc Watson’s late son Eddy Merle. The festival was…