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TERRY GROSS, HOST: This is FRESH AIR. I’m Terry Gross. Today’s guest is bluegrass singer, songwriter and guitarist Billy Strings. He spoke with FRESH AIR’s Sam Briger. Here’s Sam. SAM BRIGER, BYLINE: If you ever find yourself at an arena concert where tens of thousands of fans of all ages are stomping about to the Bill Monroe tune “Roanoke” or …

If you ever tapped your boots to a Waylon Jennings track, sang along to a Highwaymen hit, or felt the raw emotion in a Chris Stapleton ballad, you have been moved by his work.  For decades, his was the soul-stirring cry of a steel guitar that defined countless ‘90s country hits, a sound that could feel like heartbreak and a …

JACOB Wooderson, 28, died just days after his ADHD medication dose was increased. The London-based analyst and keen musician collapsed from heart failure at his home on August 23, 2024 – less than six months after receiving a private diagnosis. 4 Jacob died of a sudden arrhythmic death syndrome after having his ADHD medication increasedCredit: muchloved.com 4 He told his …

Turns out, Adam Sandler didn’t necessarily have just one person in mind when crafting a scathing lyric about an antisemitic musician in his Saturday Night Live 50th-anniversary special song, “50 Years.” In the emotional, funny, and at times cutting ditty meant to appropriately commemorate the show’s long history, Sandler sings at one point, “50 years of finding out your favorite …

A popular Mexican musician who sang the praises of drug lords was shot dead in a parking lot in the west of the country, police said late Tuesday. Ernesto Barajas, a singer with the group Enigma Norteno, which has four million monthly listeners on Spotify, was gunned down in the city of Zapopan in Jalisco state. He is among several …

Bobby Whitlock, a rock music legend best known as a co-founding member of Derek and the Dominos, has died. He was 77. Whitlock died Sunday morning Aug. 10 at 1:20 a.m. after a short battle with cancer, his manager, Carol Kaye, told Variety. Whitlock’s wife, Coco Carmel Whitlock, wrote in a statement to CBS News, “How do you express in …

Terry Reid, the artists’ artist who was revered by the likes of Aretha Franklin and Mick Jagger, and nearly became the lead singer of Led Zeppelin, has died, The Guardian reports. He was 75. A rep for the British musician confirmed his death. An exact cause of death was not given, though Reid had been battling cancer and other health …

Chuck Mangione, Jazz Musician Known for ‘Feels So Good,’ Dies at 84  The New York Times Chuck Mangione, Smooth Jazz Standard-Bearer Who Wrote “Feels So Good,” Dies at 84  Pitchfork Rochester music legend Chuck Mangione has died at age 84  WHEC.com Chuck Mangione, ‘Feels So Good’ musician and bandleader, dead at 84  ABC News Jazz legend Chuck Mangione dies: Famed trumpeter and composer was …

Chuck Mangione, the jazz musician whose “Feels So Good” cracked the top 10 pop chart in the 1970s, died Tuesday, officials said. He was 84. Mangione died “peacefully” in his sleep at his home in Rochester, New York, according to his obituary. The mayor of Rochester confirmed his death in a statement praising “the gifted jazz musician and composer.” Mangione’s …

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