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Is There a Future for Pop Music?
By Dave Austin, “Music Professor” I was driving back to home base earlier this week and had one of the satellite channels on the car stereo, and as I cruised down the interstate, I focused […]
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Founding Father of Funk: Roger Troutman
By Dave Austin, “Music Professor” It seems of late that I’m spending a lot of time digging through boxes of forgotten stuff which I’ve accumulated over the years. I’ve previously mentioned that I recently moved […]
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Famous Musicians You Never Heard Of – Bob Hilliard
By Dave Austin, “Music Professor” A couple of days ago I was working in my studio, and as usual, had some music going on the sound system. Although I’m not a great country music fan, […]
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Famous Musicians You Never Heard of – John D. Loudermilk
By Dave Austin, “Music Professor” I was wandering through one of the music stores in Nashville some time back and I struck up a conversation with another fellow as we were inspecting some item of […]
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Music Giants You've Never Heard Of
By Dave Austin, “Music Professor” I had a rather lengthy meeting last evening with a bride and groom, and among the numerous topics discussed, were song selections for their ceremony and reception. The couple want […]
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Playing Smooth Jazz at Events
By Dave Austin, “Music Professor” You, too, may have attended an event at which the background music just wasn’t quite appropriate and intruded on that time when guests were enjoying their cocktail, socializing, or having […]