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Teen country music singer eyes television competition

Jacob Dow is a rising country star.

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Springsteen surprises NJ audience at Van Zandt concert

Bruce Springsteen surprises concert-goers in New Jersey with a performance a Steven Van Zandt show.

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Opera house undergoes $18M renovation in its 150th year

The Newport Opera House, one of the nation's oldest, is undergoing an $18 million renovation and due to open in December.

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Tennessee whiskey soaks the planet

Tennessee whiskey soaks the planet.

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Standing Rock film festival centers around pipeline protest

A film festival on the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation aims to bolster the anti-pipeline movement that blossomed there last year.

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A sister uses her gifts to send messages to fallen soldier

After a roadside bomb killed her brother in Iraq, a Wisconsin violin maker finds solace, and healing, in the creative process.

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Emergency slope repair to cause traffic delays

Travelers who plan to use State Route 410 near the east entrance of Mount Rainier National Park should prepare for traffic delays starting Tuesday morning.

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EXCHANGE: Drummer to finish CD after graduating high school

ILLINOIS EXCHANGE: After graduating Edwardsville High School drummer will finish recording his second CD.

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Philadelphia's music history _ a DIY tour

Philadelphia might not make it easy on music fans to explore the city's vast and rich music legacy, but intrepid tourists could spend a day on a do-it-yourself tour of sights, sounds and neighborhoods that nurtured such talent.

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Philadelphia's music legacy is vast but hard to find

Philadelphia makes it easy to get immersed in American history, "Rocky" movie lore and all manner of hoagie and cheesesteak. But tourists looking to experience the city's vast and rich music legacy might find themselves at a loss.

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A fan remembers Gregg Allman's life-affirming sound

An Associated Press writer and dedicated Allman Brothers fan remembers Gregg Allman's transcendent music, traveling across the universe.

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Baseball Capsules

Baseball Capsules.

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Top Brazilian musicians join in calling for a new president

Thousands of Brazilians have taken over Rio's Copacabana Beach for a protest-concert demanding a presidential election as pressure mounts on the country's leader to resign amid corruption allegations.

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Vision-challenged Texas teen uses technology to enjoy music

A vision-challenged Southeast Texas teen uses technology to help him appreciate and play music.

Southern rock founding father Gregg Allman dies at age 69

Gregg Allman, whose bluesy vocals and soulful touch on the Hammond B-3 organ helped propel The Allman Brothers Band to superstardom, has died at age 69.

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More arrests in Manchester attack; UK remains on high alert

British police made two more arrests and stormed three more locations Sunday as they hunted for suspects in the Manchester bombing, while a government minister said members of attacker Salman Abedi's network may still be at large.

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Rock Hall of Fame Museum debuts new features

Cleveland.com reports that the museum is debuting renovations that were part of their "Museum 2.0" plan Memorial Day Weekend.

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Fans follow their favorite bands to Idaho's wild waters

A new kind of outdoor adventure allows music fans to experience the rush of seeing their favorite bands and the thrill of riding whitewater rapids all in the same trip.

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