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From Brandi Carlile to Jakob Dylan: The best albums of 2021
- The best albums of 2021 include new music by Brandi Carlile, the Wallflowers and Scituate's Ward Hayden.
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College report: Jeff Ayers inducted into Trinity Valley Hall of Fame
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College Report: Tony Joe White's team goes 6-0; Jeff Ayers honored
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Forney secures football playoff berth with win over Greenville Lions
Oct. 17—The Forney Jackrabbits secured a football playoff berth with a 35-0 victory over a Greenville Lions team that was missing several key players on Friday night at T.A. "Cotton" Ford Stadium. Forney dominated the Lions in total yardage (309-78) to go 5-2 for the season and 4-0 in District 8-5A-II. The Jackrabbits remained in a three-way tie for first place with Ennis and Royse City and ...
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College Report: Brandon Stephens throws for 272 yards, 2 TDs
Oct. 16—Former Greenville Lion Brandon Stephens passed the 200-yard mark for the third straight game as he led the Panhandle State Aggies of Oklahoma to a 20-13 football victory last week over Wayland Baptist. Stephens was 17-of-32 passing for 272 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions. He threw for touchdowns of 44 yards to Jordan Jackson and 32 yards to Daishawn Brimage. The 5-11, ...
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College report: Brandon Stephens throws for 251 yards, three TDs
Oct. 9—A week after earning Panhandle State's male athlete of the week award, former Greenville Lion Brandon Stephens turned in some more big numbers in football for the Aggies. Stephens earned the weekly honor after passing for 265 yards and three touchdowns and running for a TD in the Aggies' 35-6 homecoming win two weeks ago over Lyon College of Arkansas. The 5-11, 196-pound freshman threw ...
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College Report: former Greenville Lion Brandon Stephens earns athlete of week award
Oct. 2—Former Greenville Lion Brandon Stephens has been named the male athlete of the week at Panhandle State in Oklahoma. Stephens, a 5-11, 196-pound freshman quarterback, earned the award after passing for a career-high 265 yards and three touchdowns in the Aggies' 35-6 homecoming football win last week over Lyon College of Arkansas. Stephens was 16-of-22 passing and also ran for a 1-yard ...
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Billy Joe Shaver Dies: Revered Outlaw Country Singer-Songwriter Was 81
Billy Joe Shaver, the outlaw-country original who wrote classic songs for the likes of Willie Nelson and Waylon Jennings and whose “Live Forever” was performed by Robert Duvall in the 2009 Best Picture Oscar nominee Crazy Heart, died today after a stroke in Waco, TX. He was 81. A friend confirmed his death to our sister […]
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Jerry Carrigan, drummer for Elvis, George Jones, dies
Alabama-born drummer Jerry Carrigan, who was in the first rhythm section for FAME Studio in Muscle Shoals and later an in-demand session player in Nashville, Tennessee, died at age 75 in Chattanooga. Carrigan was just a teenager when he and his friends David Briggs, who played piano, and Norbert Putnam, who played bass, helped to create the Muscle Shoals sound under the guidance of producer Rick Hall.
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'Polk Salad Annie' Singer Tony Joe White Dead at 75
'Polk Salad Annie' Singer Tony Joe White Dead at 75
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Country bluesman, hit songwriter Tony Joe White dies
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A record label representative says Tony Joe White, the country bluesman and hit songwriter behind such successes as "Polk Salad Annie" and "Rainy Night in Georgia," has died. He was 75.
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Tony Joe White, ‘Polk Salad Annie’ Singer, Dies at 75
Swamp-rocker Tony Joe White, a cult-favorite singer/songwriter whose songs were covered by everyone from Elvis Presley to Tina Turner, died Wednesday at 75. White had just released his latest album, “Bad Mouthin’,” on the Yep Rock label Sept. 28 and had made his debut on the Grand Ole Opry that same night. “He wasn’t ill at […]
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New This Week: Gorillaz, Willie Nelson, Mary J. Blige, and More
Searching for something to listen to this weekend? Yahoo Music has you covered with a rundown of some of this week’s biggest and buzzing releases, including Gorillaz, Willie Nelson, Mary J. Blige, and more. Check back every Friday for a fresh list of albums to help fuel your weekend playlists.
