November 07, 2007

News: Knuckleheads is tops; RIP Hank Thompson

The Blues Foundation has honored one of Kansas City's best music venues: Knuckleheads was named Best Blues Club in America by the foundation. The award will be presented at the Keeping the Blues Alive Award Ceremony in Memphis in February.

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Less than a week after Porter Wagoner was laid to rest, another country giant has passed. Hank Thompson (above) died of lung cancer late Tuesday near Fort Worth, Texas. He was 82.

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The year's best albums: Metacritic tabulates and quantifies reviews from all over our damaged planet. Here are the standings for 2007 so far.

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Prince is about to alienate everyone who still gives a tick's arse about him, according to E!Online. In response, fans are fighting back with their own campaign: Prince Fans United.

Nov 7, 2007 4:31:53 PM

2 Comments

Sliv

Thanks a lot for the Hank Thompson clip - one of the greats.

Posted by: Sliv | November 07, 2007 at 10:59 PM

Gary

Make the Garth Brooks fans listen to Robert Wyatt!

Posted by: Gary | November 09, 2007 at 02:48 PM

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