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The Bel-Air property may be the ultimate trophy home — or a giant white elephant clad in marble and glass. Billionaire bidders will pass judgment this week.

Sam Moss was a legendary musician in Winston-Salem for decades after his arrival in the 1960s. He was considered a mentor to many people, whether it was on the stage, or in the downtown guitar shop that he owned. But very little of his work has been heard by the public aside from his concert performances. That’s changed with the recent release of an album of re-discovered recordings Moss left behind. 

Chapel Hill-based producer and musician Chris Stamey discovered the soulful, Stax- and Muscle Shoals–influenced recordings in 2020 at the end of an old four-track reel.

Through the power of rock n roll, 60 North Carolina musicians band together to shine a light on mental health with the compilation, Be Good to Yourself.

"Be Good to Yourself" is available now at begoodtoyourselfmusic.com

Ed Bumgardner had had enough of funerals.

There are few people working in the music business today that can say that they have worked in several of its eras. Rick Miller, Mary Huff and Dave Hartman are three who can, having started out in a time when radio airplay was the first step in becoming known outside of their hometown of Chapel Hill, NC. Back then, in the mid to late 1980s, getting your music in the hands of your fans meant you would make cassettes, 45s or LPs. At first, you would make them via the DIY route, sending those out t...

Aaron Keck chats with the organizers of "Be Good To Yourself," a forthcoming album to raise funds for mental health services for musicians.