Don Rhodes

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Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Ramblin' Rhodes: The Whiskey Gentry part of Banjo-B-Que musical feast

You can count on enjoying another great weekend of country and bluegrass bands at the fourth annual Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que and Bluegrass Festival at Evans Towne Center Park.
By Don Rhodes

Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Ramblin' Rhodes: Fans of blues, Americana to welcome Buddy and Jim

Blues, country and Americana music fans are lucky to have the chance to see Buddy Miller and Jim Lauderdale perform together at the 20th annual Blind Willie McTell Blues Festival.
By Don Rhodes

Wednesday, May 8, 2013

Ramblin' Rhodes: Take your pick of gospel or bluegrass this weekend

Whether you like gospel or bluegrass music or both, there will be plenty of it this weekend with Jeff & Sheri Easter's Homecoming Gospel Festival and the Aiken Bluegrass Festival.
By Don Rhodes

Thursday, May 2, 2013

Ramblin' Rhodes: Opry legend Newman part of bluegrass festival lineup

Legendary Grand Ole Opry star Jimmy C. Newman at 85 rarely performs outside of Nashville, Tenn., but he is making an exception for his long-time friend Little Roy Lewis.
By Don Rhodes

Wednesday, May 1, 2013

Expect changes for A Day in the Country festival

You can expect a couple of major changes when Augusta's longest-running outdoor music festival, A Day in the Country, is presented Sunday, May 5, at Augusta Riverfront Marina.
By Don Rhodes

Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Ramblin' Rhodes: Grammy-winner Ian will fit in fine with Evans audience

Multiple Grammy Award winning singer Janis Ian is looking forward to her first performance in the Augusta-area.
By Don Rhodes

Vincent has to defend cooking skills before bluegrass festival

Bluegrass queen Rhonda Vincent has something very important to do before performing Friday, May 3, at the Little Roy & Lizzy Music Festival at Elijah Clark State Park outside Lincolnton, Ga.
By Don Rhodes

Wednesday, April 17, 2013

Ramblin' Rhodes: Get ready to hear more of Moore's country hits live

Another big country music show will roll into town when WKXC-FM hosts singer Justin Moore on April 26 for its "Hooked On Country" show.
By Don Rhodes

Tuesday, April 9, 2013

Ramblin' Rhodes: Bryan a worthy recipient of Entertainer of the Year

It was really touching to see such a class act as Georgia native Luke Bryan winning the Academy of Country Music's top Entertainer of the Year award Sunday night.
By Don Rhodes

Wednesday, April 3, 2013

Ramblin' Rhodes: Singer Chris Young isn't acting when it comes to success

Fans can hear Chris Young sing his many hits in person on April 11 at the Lady Antebellum Pavilion.
By Don Rhodes

Wednesday, March 27, 2013

Ramblin' Rhodes: McDuffie Museum to open Smithsonian music exhibit

The exhibit New Harmonies: Celebrating American Roots Music, on loan from the Smithsonian Institute, will be on display for six weeks in Thomson.
By Don Rhodes

Wednesday, March 20, 2013

Ramblin' Rhodes: Tribute show reminds of 1956 Elvis concerts at Bell

It was 57 years ago almost to this day that Mississippi-born Elvis Presley, freshly signed to RCA Records, made the first of his two appearances at Augusta's Bell Auditorium on March, 20, 1956.
By Don Rhodes

Tuesday, March 12, 2013

Ramblin' Rhodes: Musician Erin Thomas learns new career

Growing up in Bath, S.C., Erin Thomas certainly never expected one day to be touring with country music superstars and even headlining her own shows.
By Don Rhodes

Tuesday, March 5, 2013

Ramblin' Rhodes: Expect to hear more from singer Watson

Country music singer Aaron Watson is probably one of the best known independent artists to come out of Texas even though most people in the South never have heard of him.
By Don Rhodes

Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013

Ramblin' Rhodes: From pop to gospel and country, get ready for it all

There will be lots of good singing in the Augusta area over the next couple of weeks.
By Don Rhodes

Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2013

Ramblin' Rhodes: Readers also frustrated with rude audience

Judging from the responses I received to my recent column about encountering some rude audience members, I'm certainly not the only one who has noticed this growing trend.
By Don Rhodes

Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2013

New Lady Antebellum album due May 7

Lady Antebellum announced Tuesday that its fourth Capitol Nashville studio album "Golden" would be in stores on May 7.
By Don Rhodes

Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013

Ramblin' Rhodes: Milsap's true love helped him develop music career

It's appropriate that country music superstar Ronnie Milsap is performing with Symphony Orchestra Augusta on Valentine's Day because he has had a love affair with his wife, Joyce, for an amazing ...
By Don Rhodes

Brian Davis to open for Gilbert's 'Hell on Wheels' tour

Rising country music singer Brian Davis, now opening for Brantley Gilbert on his Hell On Wheels tour, admits that he and his older brother were hell on wheels kind of kids growing up.
By Don Rhodes

Monday, Feb. 4, 2013

Ramblin' Rhodes: Good advice sparked Ronnie Milsap's 50-year career

Country music superstar Ronnie Milsap, when starting out about 50 years ago, was trying to decide if he wanted to stay in show business or pursue an academic career.
By Don Rhodes
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