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Fire Capt. Fred McDowell is polishing his bugle and revving up his 1945 Willys Army Jeep as he prepares to play Taps on Veteran's Day, a tribute he's paid to veterans, like his father, for decades But his tribute goes deeper- he re-lives World War II history
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The founder of Arhoolie Records photographed and recorded musicians across the U.S., from stages and front porches to studios and backyard parties
Beyond his precious recordings, a new book celebrates the documentarian's photos of essential roots musicians
A midcentury-modern house in Claremont, a three-bedroom condominium in San Francisco and a 1937 home in Glendale.
"The Blues Society," a new feature documentary from director Augusta Palmer, will have its world premiere at the Indie Memphis Film Festival.