R.B. Morris said he always has enjoyed opening for John Prine. The audiences, he said, "are very much a songwriter's audience" who expect great songs.
R.B. Morris is sustained by his music, his writing and his family
R.B. Morris is sustained by his music, his writing and his family
By Walter Tunis Contributing Music Writer
Some performers seem as if they were all but born onstage. Take 1-year-old Oona Pearl Morris. She made a grand entrance last month at the Singletary Center for the Arts on the shoulders of her father, Knoxville songsmith R.B. Morris.
Like his 16th-century idols, Paul O'Dette rocks the lute
By Walter Tunis Contributing Music Writer
As with most great artists, Paul O'Dette experienced something of an epiphany that drew him to his chosen instrument.
Nick Mazzarella Trio plays Outside the Spotlight series
By Walter Tunis Contributing Music Writer
The night of Derby Day is one of the few weekend evenings when the hangovers kick in before the sun goes down.
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- Who's playing where in Louisville during Derby week
- Review: Lexington Philharmonic ends season with sweaty, triumphant finale
- Dove awards tell Battistelli she must be doing something right
- Darrell Scott takes road less troubled with Band of Joy
- Reunion planned for Speck's, a popular EKU hangout in the '60s
- Philharmonic soloist Ran Jia is an old hand at 22
- Singer Jordin Sparks is flying high
- Hot tickets: My Morning Jacket, Grace Potter, more
- Review: Jeff Beck in Louisville
- Critic's picks: Emmylou Harris, 'Hard Bargain,' and Steve Earle, 'I'll Never Get Out of This World Alive'
- Jeff Beck likes to keep people guessing what he'll do next
- MercyMe's 'Mr. Lovewell' has taken on a life of his own
- Chattanooga Symphony hires Central Kentucky Youth Orchestra conductor
- Lucinda Williams has new album, two shows in Bluegrass State
- Hot tickets: Katy Perry, Cinderella, more
- Critic's picks: Bob Dylan, 'In Concert: Brandeis University 1963'; and Alison Krauss and Union Station, 'Paper Airplane'
- My Morning Jacket thrills its Lexington fans
- Grammy revamping angers musicians
- 'Pirates of Penzance' is perfect fit for undergrad voices
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- Medical examiner: NYC jazz musician was stabbed
- Lady Gaga to debut songs on online game FarmVille
- NC prosecutor drops charges in rapper shooting
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