Ween sets the table for the inevitable reunion
Los Angeles
New Hope alternative-rock duo Ween have called it quits after 25 years, according to an interview Gene Ween (a/k/a Aaron Freeman) gave Rolling Stone. Freeman said there was no animosity between him and Mickey Melchiondo (a/k/a Deen Ween), Ween at Summerstage in 2010 (more by Andrew St. Clair) "It's time to move on," Freeman told [...]
Read MoreWeen May Be Gone, But Their 'Good Run' Lives On
MTV.com
For most of his life he's been Gene Ween, the nimble-voiced frontman of one of rock's great genre-hoppers ndash; but Aaron Freeman is finally ready to. VANCOUVER — A drug and booze malfunction in Vancouver by alternative darlings Ween apparently foretold the band's break-up. Frontman Aaron (Gene Ween) Freeman told Rolling Stone that Ween's break-up [...]
Read MoreDoc Watson: North Carolina's blind guitar picker extraordinaire
Christian Sc
AP Watson was also known for Merlefest, an annual gathering of musicians in Wilkesboro named after his son, who died in a tractor accident in 1985. Doc Watson, the blind Grammy-award winning folk musician whose mountain-rooted sound was embraced by Doc Watson died today in a North Carolina hospital. He was 89, and had recently [...]
Read MoreDoc Watson, Blind Guitar Wizard Who Influenced Generations, Dies at 89
New York Tim
Doc Watson, the guitarist and folk singer whose flat-picking style elevated the acoustic guitar to solo status in bluegrass and country music, and whose interpretations of traditional American music profoundly influenced generations of folk and rock Grammy Award winning Folk legend Doc Watson passed away at the age of 89 on Tuesday. The blind singer [...]
Read MoreDoc Watson, Blind Guitar Wizard Who Influenced Generations, Dies at 89
New York Tim
Doc Watson, the venerable flat-picker who died Tuesday, was a source of inspiration for a variety of musicians, from mainstream pop stars to envelope-pushing instrumentalists. "I saw him play occasionally in Los Angeles. Oh, God, when he'd come to town By Shane Mack on May 29 2012 Doc Watson, the guitarist and folk singer whose [...]
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