GB Items Related to Tag - music
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Vocal Locals
Karaoke Crooners at the Villages
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Glenda Guilfoyle
Glenda Guilfoyle is a real-life dancing queen. She started as a coveted Radio City Music Hall Rockette at the age of 17 and at 74, she's still moving her feet to the music.
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GB Radio
Summer of Love, 40 Years After
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The "squirrel factor"
The names and other identifying markers have been changed to protect the innocent… I had one of those fruitcake “eureka” moments about relationships not long ago, and I’m still laughing about it. We’d...
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Stricken at his Peak
One of our favorite musicians, Bob Rafkin, has dealt with a lot of ups and downs in the music business. But now, he's dealing with a life-threatening illness.
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wmkvfm.org
My public radio station, wmkvfm.org (home site to click on live broadcast), heard around the world on the Internet, is located in Cincinnati, Ohio, and heard locally at wmkv 89.3 FM. It is a station targeted to those 50 plus, playing the American...
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He Talks. They Listen.
20 years after a remarkable pitching career, Frank Viola has taken his skill and turned it into inspiration for young baseball players who wish to follow his footsteps.
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Joel Selvin
Music critic Joel Selvin looks back at the Summer of Love and examines its legacy.
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Reality Music Shows
Can you believe at my age I love watching the reality shows? Mostly the ones with music and dance. I started watching American Idol in it's second season. Then I found Nashville Star which is more my style since I love country...
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Charley Pride
Charley Pride was in no short supply of talent. He's a country music legend who dreamed of being in the Major League Baseball hall of fame. But it wasn’t his lack of talent that stopped him – it was the color of his skin.
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Singing the Blues Never Sounded Sooo Sweet!
The Villages Bluegrass club packs the house! Kick back and enjoy the mountain music.
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You Didn't Throw Out Your LPs, Did You?
Now that you've put all your music on an iPod, it looks like an old friend is making a comeback. Vinyl record sales are on the rise. And it's not just oldies.
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Donna Fargo
Belting out country music tunes, Donna Fargo has more to sing about than just love and life – she's got a political message to tell. The Grammy-award winning music legend is taking her music to new levels.
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Show Some Respect!
This year, two musical superstars will be honored at the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles. See what Aretha Franklin and Berry Gordy did to change music, and change the world -- one bold move at a time.
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Mel Tillis
Country music legend Mel Tillis has been entertaining audiences for more than 50 years.
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Isaac Hayes Dies at 65
Soul and funk music legend Isaac Hayes was found dead Sunday afternoon at his home in Memphis, Tennessee. He was 65. A sheriff's deputy responded to Hayes' home after his wife found him unconscious on his bedroom floor near a treadmill that was running.
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Bob Rafkin
Woodworker and musician Bob Rafkin has chosen the path less traveled in his life and career.
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Secret Hidden Lyrics Revealed
It's a long standing music industry secret. You may think you know the words to your favorite songs, but do you really? Here's a video making the rounds that reveals the true lyrics to the biggest hit by the legendary Joe Cocker.
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Gary US Bonds
It's one thing to be a role model to somebody, but it's a whole other accomplishment to be an inspiration to a whole entire generation. Rocker Gary US Bonds even influenced musical legend Bruce Springsteen!
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Childhood Gift Changed Music History
Many of us collect and proudly display treasured objects because of their special significance. The legendary Roger McGuinn collects small transistor radios. The Byrds' founder describes how a childhood gift changed his life and inspired music history.
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Today's Buzz: Tuesday, Jan. 29
It's primary day in Florida! Before you cast your vote, get caught up on the day's top stories and buzz-worthy facts in our GB News Brew.
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Stricken at his Peak
One of our favorite rock legends has handled ups and downs in the music business. But now, Bob Rafkin, is dealing with a life-threatening illness.
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Glenda Guilfoyle
Glenda Guilfoyle is a real-life dancing queen. She started as a coveted Radio City Music Hall Rockette at the age of 17 and at 74, she's still moving her feet to the music.
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He's Still Got It
The placed was packed. Off stage, one of the most famous guitars in the history of music began to jangle with one of rocks most recognizable tunes. The sellout crowd exploded into applause as 64-year-old Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Roger McGuinn strolled...
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Young Composers Challenge
The Young Composers Challenge is the brainchild of Stephen Goldman, an Orlando philanthropist who is also a trained composer.
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Donna Fargo
Belting out country music tunes, Donna Fargo has more to sing about than just love and life -- she's got a political message to tell. The Grammy-award winning music legend is taking her music to new levels.
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Tom Rush: "Remember Song"
It seemed like folk music legend Tom Rush had forgotten how popular he was in the '60s, because when his "Remember Song" went viral on YouTube, he was surprised. It's gotten more than 3 million views, giving people a reason to remember him.
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Inside the Folk Den
Since 1995, Byrds founder Roger McGuinn has worked to keep the legacy of American folk music alive. Every month, he records a song for his Grammy-nominated Folk Den project. This is an exclusive inside look.
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José Feliciano
José Feliciano is called by many the greatest living guitarist.
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Sharon Pederson
She fell in love with the piano when she was a young child, and decades later, she's still tickling the ivories and sharing her passion for music with others.
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Robert "Kool" Bell
Listing off Robert "Kool" Bell's awards could take forever. But he and his group, Kool & The Gang, don't seem to be going anywhere. Ten years after their last album, they've expanded the band and added an intergenerational touch to their music.
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Join us at the Mount Dora Center for the Arts on Friday!!
This Friday, from 6-8, we will be exhibiting images in a group photography show at the Mount Dora Center for the Arts! This is to coincide with the Mount Dora Downtown Art Stroll -- there will be free food and drinks, plenty of art and music....
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Hitler's Germany Displays Its Wealth, Strength
In 1937, Ruth Hamilton traveled to Europe to visit family in Denmark and to embark on a fact-finding mission for her radio program in the States. Decades later, she wrote about her life-changing trip in her autobiography, "The Hamilton Saga."...
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MLB Draft Bonus: Charley Pride, Charlie Davis, Bob Mitchell
Charley Pride made it big in two worlds: baseball and country music. Charlie Davis remembers what it was like to live on $250 a month. And Bob Mitchell has big dreams for the future of baseball.
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Singing the Blues to Overcome Them
Jacqueline Jones was a beloved jazz singer, when suddenly everything fell apart. She suffered a brain aneurysm, had both knees replaced and her son and husband died. Life throws challenges at us all. She faced hers head-on.
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Bobby's in Big Trouble
News that as many as 25 FSU players -- nearly one-third of the roster -- have been implicated in an academic cheating scandal and will miss the Music City Bowl is big trouble for 78-year-old coaching legend Bobby Bowden.
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The Nelsons
Former teen idols Matthew and Gunnar Nelson have found a second career by keeping their famous father's music alive.
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The Boss and the Byrd
Recently at a Bruce Springsteen concert in Orlando, Florida, the audience got a surprise 2-for-1special -- something nobody could "Turn, Turn, Turn" away from. Roger McGuinn talked exclusively to Growing Bolder about sharing the stage with his pal.
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Country Superstar's Stuttering Nearly Upstaged Career
For anyone who has ever felt self-conscious about being different, country music superstar Mel Tillis wants you to know that what you are isn't as important as who you are.
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Jump Up! St. Croix
Four times each year the people of St. Croix take to the streets of Christiansted for Jump Up, a Caribbean flavored festival showcasing music, art, food and dancing. The town is packed with revelers on the oceanfront boardwalk and throughout the narrow,...
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Ron Dante
He sings, he writes award-winning songs and he's also one of the most successful music producers in history. Ron Dante has a plate full of accolades, including being the lead singer of a cartoon band.
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Orlando Magic Silver Stars
Are you ready to move your body? Meet the Orlando Magic Silver Stars, a group of 50+ dancers who shake their things in front of huge NBA crowds. Find out why they do it and how they got up the courage to shine!
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Picture of the Day and B'days for August 15
On this day in 1969, The Woodstock Music and Art Fair opened at Max Yasgur's farm in Bethel, New York. Thirty-two of the best-known musicians of the day appeared during the weekend of music, love, peace, and drugs.
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Becoming A 'Rock Star' at 53...
I go to prove that you are never too old to keep trying. Although I have been writing songs and making music for over 50 years, it has only been in the last year that I have been able to have my dream come true - to record a CD and share my...
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Don Brewer
It didn’t take long for rock band Grand Funk Railroad to win the hearts of millions, but now front man Don Brewer and the band satisfy three generations of fans with a comeback.
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The Lesson of Ruth1898
Throughout 99% of human history, the average life expectancy was less than 18 years. That's changing. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, there are now 80,000 centenarians in the United States, and that number is projected to increase seven-fold...
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Spike Jones Jr.
A Hollywood heavyweight is opening the vault to bring the hilarious works of his famous father back into the spotlight.




















































