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Photos taken at the Banditos’ show at Callaghan’s Irish Social Club in Mobile, AL (Fri. Oct. 13, 2023). The Southland Music Line has a long history of photographing and following this incredible band. The band members who performed at this Callaghan’ show: Corey Parsons, Stephen Pierce II, Mary Beth Richardson, Randy Wade, and Jeffery Salter performed at Callaghan’s. Photos by Stephen “Andy” Anderson (page designed and edited by Johnny Cole)…
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During the month of September and for the second consecutive year, the Mississippi Songwriters Festival welcomed some very talented singer-songwriters from Sweden as part of the Sweden and Mississippi songwriters exchange program. This successful feature of the Mississippi Songwriters Festival is directed by Drew Howard (a singer-songwriter and acclaimed filmmaker). This year’s guests from Sweden were Per Alexanderson, Mats Dernand, Steve Eriksson, and Ake Lundstrom. In 2022, The Southland Music…
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By Deborah ChathamPhotographs by Stephen Anderson The Southland Music Line made a recent trip to the Mississippi Songwriters’ Festival – Delta Edition. We gained firsthand access to several blues artists and continued in our quest to explore and photograph blues markers for our Blues Trail series. If there is one thing we took away from this trip, it is that Mississippi may be the birthplace of the blues, but the blues…
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By Johnny Cole Photos by Stephen Anderson Since 2019, The Mississippi Songwriters Hall of Fame has inducted and paid tribute to many of music’s premiere songwriting talent who have roots in the state that lays claim to being the “Birthplace of America’s Music.” On Thursday, September 21, 2023, the Hall of Fame honored its latest class of inductees, who joined a distinguished and stellar group of Mississippians who have already been inducted into the Hall…
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Click Here for article: “Mississippi Songwriters Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony 2023” by Johnny Cole with more photos from this event by Stephen “Andy” Anderson. Seabee’s Tribute to Jim Weatherly Ty Taylor’s Tribute to Jimmie Rodgers Tricia Walker’s Tribute to Elsie McWilliams Keith Johnson’sTribute to Bo Diddley Bo Diddley’s daughter Evelyn Cooper, Keith Johnson (great-nephew of Muddy Waters)and Bo Diddley’s grandson Garry Mitchell Don Poythress“Hall of Fame Inductee” Steve Azar…
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On the evening of Sunday, Sept. 24, 2023, Dylan LeBlanc with special guest Meredith Hicks performed at Callaghan’s Irish Social Club in Mobile, AL. The following photos were taken by Stephen “Andy” Anderson (page designed & edited by Johnny Cole) Dylan LeBlanc Dylan LeBlanc Dylan LeBlanc Dylan LeBlanc Dylan LeBlanc Dylan LeBlanc Meredith Hicks Meredith Hicks Meredith and DylanArt by Robby Amonett The Latest Album by Dylan LeBlanc Click Here…
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By Johnny Cole Photos by Stephen Anderson Recently while discussing Summerlyn Power’s song “Healing Like I Am” with a multiple Grammy-winning singer-songwriter, he expressed how much he enjoyed her unique approach to an atypical song about a breakup. Interestingly, the song recognizes the hurt, heartbreak, and healing on both sides of the equation. As Powers light-heartedly describes it “the nicest breakup song ever written.” For the most part, she very…
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By Johnny ColePhotos by Stephen Anderson On the evening of Thursday, September 28, 2023, The Parlour On Lorraine was the setting for the inaugural “Secrets of the South Songwriters Series,” a live music event featuring three talented songwriters: Cary Laine, Katie Jones, and Summerlyn Powers. The “Secrets of the South Songwriters Series,” promoted by Terry McCormack and TFM Entertainment is the year-old brainchild of McCormack and Laine. It has the…
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By Johnny ColePhotos by Stephen Anderson How a great song comes to light can be both a fascinating and rewarding process that occasionally comes quickly, but more often takes a journey of its own with hopes of resonating with others. The Gulf Coast has an amazing list of gifted and creative songwriters. Many of them have received widespread recognition for their original music. Several popular songwriters festivals that spotlight this…
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On the evening of Friday, Sept. 15, 2023, Sugarcane Jane (Anthony & Savana Crawford) performed at Keg and Barrel in Hattiesburg, MS. The following photos were taken by Stephen “Andy” Anderson (page designed & edited by Johnny Cole) Sugarcane Jane Anthony Crawford Sugarcane Jane Sugarcane Jane Sugarcane Jane Keg and Barrel Keg and Barrel Keg and Barrel Links:Sugarcane JaneKeg and Barrel in Hattiesburg, MS Page Designed & Edited by Johnny…
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