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A Celebration of Another Year By Johnny Cole Photos by Stephen Anderson Art by Robby Amonett Thanks to very loyal readers and like-minded music fans, The Southland Music Line entered its 10th year in October of 2022. Following two years of cancellations, postponements, and uncertainty due to the pandemic, these past twelve months have seen considerable rebirth in the music scene, as well as what we have written about and…
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By Johnny Cole & Brenda GermanyPhotos by Stephen Anderson An Introduction by Johnny Cole, editor and co-founder of The Southland Music Line: Each year, The Southland Music Line’s management team along with a body of consultants and contributors choose an artist to be the “Music Artist of the Year”. Unlike our annual “Readers’ Choice Award”, this is entirely voted on by those listed above and not based solely on popularity.…
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An Article by Johnny Cole Photos by Stephen Anderson Additional Editing by Brenda Germany On Thursday, September 15, 2022, the Mississippi Songwriters Hall of Fame held their annual induction ceremony at the Mary C. O’Keefe Cultural Arts Center in Ocean Springs, MS for the 2022 honorees, which included Bobbie Gentry, Clay Mills, Conway Twitty, Hank Cochran, Robert Johnson and this year’s Contributors Award Recipient, Tommy Crawford. This fine class of…
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By Johnny Cole Photos by Stephen Anderson Additional editing by Brenda Germany It’s that time of year again….a time when fans of great songwriting come together on the Mississippi Gulf Coast to celebrate and enjoy original music. On the dates of Thursday, September 15 through Sunday, September 18, 2022, The Mississippi Songwriters Festival will be returning for its 13th exciting year with songwriters from Mississippi, “The Birthplace of America’s Music”,…
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by Johnny Cole Photos by Stephen Anderson Art by Robby Amonett Editing by Brenda Germany Thankfully, 2022 has gotten off to a very good start at The Southland Music Line with multiple articles and photo collections. After two long years of the pandemic, it’s great being able to attend more shows and live music events. Although we did experience some cancellations of events and shows at the beginning of year,…
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Article by Johnny Cole Photos by Stephen Anderson Additional Editing by Brenda Germany What do Sonny & Cher, Joan Armatrading, Freddy Fender, Kinky Friedman, Dolly Parton, Tanya Tucker, Juice Newton, Linda Ronstadt with the Nelson Riddle Orchestra, Lloyd Price, and Marcia Ball have in common? The multi-talented keyboardist, Red Young, has worked with each of them. In fact, Young has for many years performed and recorded with quite a few…
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By Johnny Cole Photos by Stephen Anderson Additional editing by Brenda Germany The Southland Music Line has recently attended several fascinating events across the state of Mississippi. On Saturday, February 26, Stephen Anderson (The Line’s chief photographer) traveled to the charming and historic city of West Point, which along with Starkville and Columbus, makes up the Golden Triangle region of Mississippi. This area with its deep and interesting musical background…
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Grand Magnolia Music Presents Marcia Ball Live at Hilton Garden Inn in Pascagoula, MS (Fri. Mar. 4, 2022) Photos by Stephen Anderson (page designed and edited by Johnny Cole) Hilton Garden Inn (Pascagoula, MS) Marcia Ball “Live in Pascagoula, MS” Marcia Ball “Live in Pascagoula, MS” Marcia Ball “Live in Pascagoula, MS” Marcia Ball “Live in Pascagoula, MS” Marcia Ball “Live in Pascagoula, MS” Marcia Ball “Live in Pascagoula, MS”…
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A photo collection highlighting the February 18, 2022 “Grand Opening’ of the Ground Zero Blues Club – Biloxi featuring Bobby Rush, Lightnin’ Malcolm & R.L. Boyce and Sharde Thomas & the Rising Star Band. Photos by Stephen Anderson (page designed & edited by Johnny Cole) Next Page > Grand Opening of Ground Zero Ground Zero Blues Club – Biloxi The Official Ribbon Cutting Oliver Luckett at Ribbon Cutting Sharde Thomas…
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By Brenda Germany Photos by Stephen Anderson Designed & Edited by Johnny Cole On January 29, 2022, Southland Music Line photographer, Stephen Anderson, attended the “Music and the Crossroads” presentation at the Walter Anderson Museum of Art (WAMA) in Ocean Springs, MS. This portion of their outstanding series showcasing the many forms of art that spring from Mississippi focused on the Delta blues’ connection to the mystical “themes of death…
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