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A collection of photos taken at the Mississippi Songwriters Alliance’s “Songs & Stories Live Show” ft. Summerlyn Powers (Thur. March 21, 2024). The monthy event is held at Trent Lott Theater inside The Mary C. O’Keefe Cultural Arts Center in Ocean Springs, MS. Photos by Stephen “Andy” Anderson (page designed and edited by Johnny Cole) Summerlyn Powers Summerlyn Powers Summerlyn Powers Summerlyn Powers Summerlyn Powers Summerlyn Powers Summerlyn Powers Summerlyn…
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The Mississippi Songwriters Alliance held its annual Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony on the evening of Thursday, September 19, 2024 at the Trent Lott Performing Arts Theater inside the Mary C. O’Keefe Cultural Arts Center in beautiful and historic Ocean Springs, Mississippi. The annual event was another huge success for its organizers. This year’s inductees, Howlin’ Wolf, Muddy Waters, Willie Dixon, and Glen Ballard, were four well-deserving songwriters, each with…
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Photos taken at the Mississippi Songwriters Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony 2024 at the Trent Lott Performing Arts Theater inside the Mary C. O’Keefe Cultural Arts Center in Ocean Springs, MS (Thur. Sept. 19, 2024) Photos by Stephen “Andy” Anderson (page designed and edited by Johnny Cole). Page One of Three. Click Here for the Main Article: “Mississippi Songwriters Hall of Fame 2024” by Johnny Cole (edited by Deborah Chatham)…
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Photos taken at the Mississippi Songwriters Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony 2024 at the Trent Lott Performing Arts Theater inside the Mary C. O’Keefe Cultural Arts Center in Ocean Springs, MS (Thur. Sept. 19, 2024) Photos by Stephen “Andy” Anderson (page designed and edited by Johnny Cole). Page One of Three. Click Here for the Main Article: “Mississippi Songwriters Hall of Fame 2024” by Johnny Cole (edited by Deborah Chatham)…
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Photos taken at the Mississippi Songwriters Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony 2024 at the Trent Lott Performing Arts Theater inside the Mary C. O’Keefe Cultural Arts Center in Ocean Springs, MS (Thur. Sept. 19, 2024) Photos by Stephen “Andy” Anderson (page designed and edited by Johnny Cole). Page Three of Three. Click Here for the Main Article: “Mississippi Songwriters Hall of Fame 2024” by Johnny Cole (edited by Deborah Chatham) RETURN…
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On the evening of Saturday, August 17, 2024, The Southland Music Line’s Johnny Cole, Stephen “Andy” Anderson, and Deborah Chatham drove to Hattiesburg, Mississippi, to see a group of friends perform their lively and entertaining music at Grill and Grocery located at 121 E. Pine St. We had not seen Rambling Steve Gardner and Bill Steber since before the pandemic, so it was a really nice opportunity for us to…
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By Tom “Doc” Leytham In the words of baseball legend, Buck O’Neill, “I heard this sound. It was a thrill for me. I said, ‘Here it is again’.” O’Neill was referring to the sound of Bo Jackson hitting a baseball in Kansas City, how it was a sound he had not heard since the days of Josh Gibson and Babe Ruth. Those words describe how I felt upon hearing the…
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The following collection of photos by Stephen “Andy” Anderson spotlights the recent (Fri. June 28, 2024) Dwayne Dopsie and the Zydeco Hellraisers concert at the picturesque Fort Maurepas City Park and Nature Preserve overlooking Biloxi Bay in Ocean Springs, Mississippi. The Louisiana-born Dwayne Dopsie (Dwayne Rubin), the youngest son of acclaimed and famous zydeco accordionist, Rockin’ Dopsie, has like his father received many accolades and honors as a celebrated musician.…
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The Southland Music Line explores the life of Albert King as part of our Mississippi Blues Trail Series. Albert Nelson (Stage name: Albert King) was born on April 23, 1923, on a cotton plantation in Indianola, Mississippi. King created confusion early in his career over his real name. While at a homecoming concert at Club Ebony in Indianola, King claimed that B.B. King was his half-brother, asserting that B.B. King’s…
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On the evening of Monday, June 17, 2024, singer-songwriter John Hiatt performed at The Grand Magnolia Ballroom in Pascagoula, Mississippi. The sold-out show was another successful live music showcase at the very popular music venue that has welcomed such music artists as J.D. Souther, The Bellamy Brothers, Lee Roy Parnell, Rodney Crowell, Deana Carter, Michael Martin Murphy, John Conlee, Mac McAnally, Jimmy Buffett, and many others. The Southland Music Line…
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