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Augusta Music History 101 - September 18, 1998
B.B. King performed at the Augusta Richmond County Civic Center a couple of days after his 73rd birthday in September of 1998. The legendary blues artist, named by rolling Stone Magazine as the third greatest blues guitarist of all time, gave what is to this day considered one of the top performances ever presented at [...]
Augusta Music History 101 - September 15, 1945
Opera legend Jessye Mae Norman is born on September 15th, 1945 at the old University Hospital. Growing up Norman would listen to Saturday afternoon broadcasts of the Metropolitan Opera which in turn would lead her to win her first talent contest by singing at the Mount Calvary Baptist Church. Since that day Norman has performed [...]
Augusta Music History 101 - September 11, 2001
Augusta band Impulse Ride released “Residue”, the follow-up to their popular 1998 release “Corn Dog Money” on J-Bird Records. Despite months of planning in preparation for the album’s release, the band put all promotion on hold in light of the events that occurred the in the early morning hours of the CDs planned release.
Milestone: Countdown to a Different Sort of Decade
Sometimes it still amazes me that we are still here some sixteen years after the first issue of Lokal Loudness came out in February of 1992. I think what amazes me the most is that Lokal Loudness even made it through the nineties after all, the bottom did nearly drop out of the Augusta music [...]
Augusta Music History 101 - August 19, 1995
Augusta musical vets People Who Must release their debut label CD “The Road You Travel” on Creativeman Records. Included among the many great tunes on the CD are crowd favorites “Laurel Lane” and “One Thousand Miles”, the latter voted as song of the year on Augusta radio station Channel Z beating out tunes by artists [...]
Augusta Music History 101 - August 19, 1959
1990 Georgia Music Hall of Fame Inductee “Blind” Willie McTell passed away on this day in 1969. The Thomson, Georgia native, and Blind Willie Music Festival namesake, died of a cerebral hemorrhage at the state hospital in Milledgeville, Ga.
Augusta Music History 101 - August 18, 1998
Impulse Ride, also rocking since the late ‘80’s, re-release their CD “Corn Dog Money” on Indie Label J-Bird Records. Put out by the band a few months earlier with slightly different packaging on Bordertown Records, “Corn Dog Money” would include great rock tracks such as “Bore” Johnny Carson” and a blistering cover of The Plimsouls [...]
Augusta Music History 101 - August 11, 1953
On this day in 1953 the “Immortal” Hulk Hogan was born right here in Augusta. “This is not music-related” you say? The Hulkster was a career musician before falling to the charms of professional wrestling and to this day still enjoys a good “jam” now and then. Don’t believe me? Check out Hulk Hogan and [...]
Lexie’s Legacy: The Journey Continues
As is sit here at my often snail-like computer I often given the opportunity to gaze and contemplate upon certain things well into the wee hours of the morning. There are few things in the world more eye-opening than turning away from a computer with thoughts of peaceful slumber and realizing that the sun has [...]
Augusta Music History 101 - August 4, 1999
Legendary Augusta radio deejay “Handsome” Harley Drew was honored by the City of Augusta as Mayor Bob Young declared August “Harley Drew Day” in commemoration of Drew’s forty years in Broadcasting. Young and Drew worked together for 13 years at one-time national radio juggernaut WBBQ.
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