Craig Havighurst

Craig Havighurst appears in the following:

10 bluegrass and old-time artists thriving in modern Nashville

Wednesday, May 18, 2022

Here are 10 area artists and songs to jump start your journey into Nashville's ongoing bluegrass and old-time artistry.

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City Scenes: The Best New Artists Playing AmericanaFest

Wednesday, August 28, 2019

Nashville public radio station WMOT will have a strong presence at the annual Americana festival. Here, the station's staff picks 12 terrific discoveries.

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'Swamp Rock' Master Tony Joe White Has Died At 75

Friday, October 26, 2018

The Louisiana native died of a heart attack at home in Leiper's Fork, Tenn. on Thursday.

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Sweet Lizzy Project Brings The Sounds Of Havana To Nashville

Sunday, May 13, 2018

The Havana seven-piece is a passion project of Raul Malo, lead singer of The Mavericks and son of Cuban exiles. Malo brought the band to Nashville in hopes they'll launch a career and build a bridge.

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The Everly Brothers' Lasting Influence

Thursday, January 09, 2014

Craig Havighurst of the Nashville radio show "Music City Roots" shares five artists influenced by The Everly Brothers. Phil Everly died Jan. 3 at age 74. 

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The Everly Brothers' Lasting Impact; Mutual Benefit Plays Live; Home Audio Revolution

Thursday, January 09, 2014

In this episode: When musician Phil Everly died last week at age 74, the music world paused to reflect on The Everly Brothers. The Everly's songs can be moving, eerie, and often subtle -- so subtle, in fact, that it can be easy to underestimate the impact that music had on the rock, pop, and folk that would follow in their footsteps. Craig Havighurst, the Nashville-based journalist and co-host of the Americana radio show Music City Roots, traces the duo's lasting musical legacy.

Then: Songwriter Jordan Lee runs Brooklyn's Kassette Klub label and leads Mutual Benefit, which on any given day could be a one-man-band or a full-on collective. Following two cassette releases, Mutual Benefit released its first proper album, Love's Crushing Diamond, and performs songs from it in the Soundcheck studio.

And: Eliot van Buskirk, editor of Evolver.fm, tells us why the time is ripe for a home audio revolution.

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Country Music's Not-So-Civil War

Thursday, October 10, 2013

One thing that everyone in country music can agree on is that the genre just isn’t what it used to be. But that seems to be about the only thing that the country artists can agree on at this point, as they’re increasingly taking sides in a battle between so-called “traditional country” and “pop country.” We talk with Entertainment Weekly writer Grady Smith and Nashville radio host and author Craig Havighurst about the civil war brewing within the genre. 

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Remix The Mayor: And The Winner Is...; Country's Not-So-Civil War; Deltron 3030

Thursday, October 10, 2013

In this episode: Comedian and How Was Your Week host Julie Klausner and remixer extrordinaire Evan Gregory weigh in on the Remix The Mayor challenge submissions, and pick their favorites.

Then, as country music becomes increasingly pop-oriented, tensions have risen between the genre’s new artists and legacy acts. Writer Grady Smith and radio host and author Craig Havighurst talk about Nashville’s brewing not-so-civil war.

And the high-concept hip hop supergroup Deltron 3030 -- made up of rapper Del the Funky Homosapien, Kid Koala and producer Dan the Automator --perform tracks off of their long-awaited new album, Event II.

Nashville Sings A New Tune

Wednesday, January 16, 2013

Thanks to a bustling economy, a scrappy local music scene and a certain ABC drama, Nashville is enjoying a moment in the sun.

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The New Nashville, The Lone Bellow In The Studio

Wednesday, January 16, 2013

The ABC drama Nashville has taken TV screens by storm thanks to its fairly soapy-but-realistic depiction of two country music stars, the Nashville music industry, and some great original music. Today on Soundcheck we take a look at life in the so-called "Music City" with Kim Severson, who recently profiled Nashville for The New York Times, and Craig Havighurst, a journalist and producer\co-host of the local radio program Music City Roots.

And The Lone Bellow is poised for a breakout in 2013, with its debut album due later this month. We hear an in-studio performance from the Southern-born, Brooklyn-based group.

Justice Department Raids Gibson Guitars Over Indian Rosewood

Friday, September 02, 2011

In this week's Arts File, Lance Luckey speaks with independent radio producer Craig Havighurst about a recent raid of Gibson Guitar by the Justice Department.

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The Grand Ole Days of Nashville Radio

Monday, June 14, 2010

As commercial radio struggles to find its place in today’s cluttered music marketplace, Nashville’s WSM station stands as a reminder of the medium’s glory days.

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