A white man who found a home among black New Orleans musicians, he combined rhythm ‘n blues with psychedelic rock to create a unique, irresistible style.
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Arts and entertainment news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Gretchen Carlson steps down as Miss America chairwoman
Carlson pushed to eliminate the swimsuit competition in a bid to make the pageant more relevant.
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Tony Hawk to revive Huckjam format as part of music festival
SAN DIEGO — Skateboarding pioneer Tony Hawk says he’s bringing back his Huckjam format as part of the Wonderfront Music & Arts Festival on San Diego’s waterfront Nov. 22-24. Two other San Diego athletes, baseball Hall of Famer Trevor Hoffman and surfer Rob Machado, are investors and ambassadors for the festival. The Huckjam format features […]
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Bowdoin Museum curator departs for job at Harvard
Joachim Homann has been at Bowdoin since 2010.
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‘The Flick’ an impressive end to Portland theater group’s season
The play about three movie theater employees provides a potent mix of comedy and drama.
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Russians criticize heavily edited version of ‘Rocketman’
Gay rights activists and cultural figures complain a distributor cut scenes depicting homosexual activity and drug use.
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Bluegrass musician turns Maine life and times into lyrics
Stan Keach, who was inducted into the Maine Country Music Hall of Fame in May, has written some 30 songs about everything from Bean boots to the North Pond Hermit.
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‘Rocketman’ goes beyond the music to tell Elton John’s full story
The movie covers the pop superstar’s stardom, substance abuse and sexuality in a time when being gay could have torpedoed his career.
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Maine poet Wesley McNair takes us on ‘The Rhubarb Route’
Naturally, a man famous for conveying the everyday lives of northern New Englanders takes rhubarb as his subject.
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Leon Redbone, acclaimed 1970s singer and guitarist, dies at 69
He performed jazz, ragtime and Tin Pan Alley-style songs, and often dressed in a white suit with a string tie, sunglasses and Panama hat.