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Friends and Fans Pay Tribute to the Late Local Blues Guitarist “Detroit” Dave Meer

In Music, Program Notes by Guest ContributorDecember 6, 2016leave a COMMENT

by Michael Gill It often takes death to generate an enthusiastic celebration of life. The year 2016 has provided too many opportunities for such celebrations. The most recent loss was …

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On Its 20th Anniversary, David Madden’s ‘Sharpshooter’ Remains an Essential Civil War Novel

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by Ryan McCormack The American Civil War, perhaps more than any other war fought by Americans, is a writer’s war. Hundreds of books have been published on the conflict since …

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The Hard Working Americans Keep Rock’s Blue-Collar Spirit Alive

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by Garret K. Woodward Sometimes a new album seems like just the right record at just the right time. The Hard Working Americans’ Rest in Chaos, arriving during a season …

A Maplehurst Memory: Shakespeare, Hot and Steamy, on the Fourth of July

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by Julie Gautreau The house in Maplehurst Court is still there, settling into the earth on a ridge overtop Neyland Drive and partially obscured by wild trees, a kudzu wilderness. …

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Backstory: My Moment With Pat

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by Brooks Clark Brooks Clark is a project manager for Alumni Communications at the University of Tennessee—but in the ’90s he was Metro Pulse’s sports correspondent, often reporting on UT …

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