Ellis Widner

Riffs and whiffs

Ozark Folk Festival audience might get skunked, and it might not, Wainwright says

Will he or won’t he?
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The buzz

For his 75th birthday, Elvis fans will get 100.
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Arkansas accents

Nichols back home with new CD, tour

Joe Nichols and his “newer version of good ol’ me” returns to Arkansas to launch the release of his superlative new album, Old Things New.
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The buzz

Justin Moore, the pride of Poyen, has landed another well-earned break in his career.
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REISSUES: Tasty jazz for Peanuts

Vince Guaraldi wasn’t exactly unknown before he was tapped to write the lively toe-tapping music for the series of Peanuts animated television specials beginning with 1965’s A Charlie Brown Christmas.
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POP NOTES: Love’s deluxe edition CD sweet Streisand unplugged

Barbra Streisand’s new album, her first studio work in four years, recalls the low-key ballad concept albums Frank Sinatra recorded in the 1950s.
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The buzz

You better watch out — Christmas is a-comin’ this month with a batch of holly-jolly albums. Already in the stores are new carol-packed collections from Aretha Franklin and Sugarland, and the Now That’s What I Call Country Christmas compilation.
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ARTBEAT: Shooting for an artist's essence

Diana Michelle Hausam was driving on a road near Winslow in southern Washington County, looking for something inspiring to photograph.
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REISSUES: 'Lost' Guthrie re-emerges on set

There's a new four-CD boxed set of recordings by the pioneering and influential singer-songwriter Woody Guthrie.
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The buzz

Sales of music have dropped by more than half in the past five years, 15 percent this year alone. So far.
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