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Bob Bogle: 1934-2009

Bob Bogle, who helped found the Ventures, the best-selling instrumental rock band in history, passed away on Sunday after a long fight with non-Hodgkin Lymphoma. He was 75. ...  read more

15 Sunnier Avenues to Get You California Dreamin' (On Such a Winter's Day)

The other day, I was in the car listening to "The Ghost of Virginia" by Justin Townes Earle. It's a very simple acoustic/banjo-based song about an old freight train in the South that hauled coal and transported soldiers "during the war." What happens a few seconds in? I'm in the historical district of Marietta, Ga. and I get stopped by a train. It was so perfect, peaceful and picturesque, I couldn't even be upset. ...  read more