A Help Austin Help Haiti benefit will be held on Sunday, 1/24 at Austin Music Hall in Austin, Texas. All proceeds go to the Clinton / Bush Fund and Oxfam. Lineup: Asleep At the Wheel, Band of Heathens, Bruce Robison, Charlie Sexton, The Flatlanders, The Gourds, Guy Forsyth, Jack Ingram, Joe Ely Band, Kelly Willis, Kinky Friedman, Patricia Vonne, Paula Nelson, Ray Wylie Hubbard, Reckless Kelly, Robert Earl Keen, Shawn Colvin with more TBA.
The 14th Annual Suwannee Springfest to be held March 25-28, 2010 at Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park in Live Oak, FL. and will feature more than 30 of the finest performers in Americana & Roots Music to appear – including Robert Earl Keene, Leftover Salmon, Ruthie Foster, Jim Lauderdale and while the Duhks take a brief hiatus two Duhks spin-offs will appear at the festival, band leader Leonard Podalak will introduce a new trio called the Turtle Duhks and a brand new project featuring former original Duhks vocalist Jesse Havey will debut.
Port Arthur, TX native guitarist Jimmy Wyble, who played with Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys, died on Jan. 16, 2010 in Los Angeles, California.
Master fiddler, honky-tonk hero, unapologetic American and Geico spokesperson Charlie Danials is recovering from a mild stroke he suffered last week in Colorado while snowmobiling. Daniels is reported to be doing well, and is able to play fiddle and guitar just fine. (TheTennessean.com)
Chris Neal at the Nashville Scene argues that Kris Kristofferson has grown into this unique, unvarnished vocal style. (via the 9513.com)
