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Prince, the songwriter, singer, and consummate showman, died last year on April 20 at the age of 57. A seven-time Grammy winner, Prince had Top 10 hits with the songs “Little Red Corvette,” “When Doves Cry,” “Let’s Go Crazy,” “Kiss” and “The Most Beautiful Girl in the World”.
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WSLR Community Radio helps get you ready for Mardi Gras with Beth McKee and her Funky Time Band on Friday, February 24th at 8pm at the Fogartyville Community Media and Arts Center.
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Missy Raines and the New Hip
Thursday, January 26, 7pm
Tickets: $10 adv/$12 day of show
Food Truck: The Traveling Kitchen
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Phil Ochs was an American protest singer and songwriter known for his sharp wit, sardonic humor, earnest humanism, political activism, insightful and alliterative lyrics, and distinctive voice. Ochs was born on December 19, 1940. After years of prolific writing in the 1960s, Ochs’s mental stability declined in the 1970s and he committed suicide in 1976 at the age of 35.
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Justin Johnson, one of the world’s leading ambassadors for cigar box guitars and handmade roots instruments, will be the featured performer at WSLR’s Third Annual Cigar Box Festival on Saturday, November 26 at the Fogartyville Community Media and Arts Center.
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Kid Red, the new host of the “Louisiana Gumbo Show” on WSLR Community Radio, will share his love for Louisiana music with the public on Sunday, September 11th when he hosts a Louisiana Gumbo Dance Party at the Fogartyville Community Media and Arts Center. The Big Easy comes to life with all things New Orleans, it’s like your own made to order Mardi Gras, complete with the beads. This show is a benefit for WSLR. Tickets are $8 in advance and $10 day of show. Advance tickets can be purchased at www.wslr.org.
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December 19th marks the 75th anniversary of Phil Ochs’ birth. Ochs was an American protest singer and songwriter known for his sharp wit, sardonic humor, earnest humanism, political activism, insightful and alliterative lyrics, and distinctive voice.
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Enjoy some great homemade food for Thanksgiving, then after you’ve recovered on Friday – head to Fogartyville for some great homegrown music at WSLR’s Second Annual Cigar Box Festival. Dedicated to this homemade and traditional instrument, the Cigar Box Guitar Festival is a great place to learn about making and playing your own cigar box […]
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As part of WSLR’s Celebration of Community they are offering a FREE event to the community. Local rockabilly band Ted Stevens and the Doo Shots will perform songs from the Elvis songbook. The show will be recorded LIVE – so they need strong audience participation. The LIVE recording will then be broadcast on WSLR 96.5 […]
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WSLR continues their monthly contra dance series on Friday, October 16 at the Fogartyville Community Media and Arts Center. Everyone is welcome from experienced dancers to dance newbies. There will be instructional walkthroughs starting at 7:30pm with regular dancing at 8pm. Shwadevee, from Southwest Florida will provide the music for this Dance. The band’s three […]
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An expatriate New Yorker now living in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Richard Shindell is a meticulous craftsman of song whose eight studio albums and 2 live recordings have been revered by critics and fans alike. Innovative, original and occasionally spiritual, Shindell’s songs weave tales that interchangeably champion the downtrodden, exalt the disaffected or wax empathetic to […]