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News: Festival

Coco Montoya and JJ Grey & Mofro Headline Waukesha BluesFest August 10 & 11

The Waukesha Rotary Club has announced the headliners for the 2012 Waukesha BluesFest. Friday, August 10th will feature California blues guitarist Coco Montoya, and on Saturday, August 11th, JJ Grey & Mofro will bring their soul infused blues rock to the Waukesha BluesFest stage. Born into a family with generations-old roots in rural Florida, JJ Grey ...

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News: Performance / Tour

JJ Grey & Mofro Celebrate New Release with Live Performance in Philadelphia

Down-home roots, rock and soul artist JJ Grey and his band Mofro will celebrate the release of his first-ever live DVD/CD two-disc set, Brighter Days, with a live performance at Union Transfer in Philadelphia on Friday, January 27, 2012. The 78-minute CD and 2-hour DVD were recorded at Atlanta's Variety Playhouse in January 2011. Both as ...

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News: Obituary

Jerry Reed Country Singer Appeared in 'Smokey and the Bandit' Films

Jerry Reed, whose roles in three Smokey and the Bandit Southern comedy films opposite Burt Reynolds often overshadowed his gifts as a prolific country singer-songwriter and virtuoso guitarist> Reed died Monday at his home outside Nashville of complications from emphysema. He was 71. “He was still recording right up until he couldn't any more," his booking ...

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News: Obituary

Singer-Actor Jerry Reed Dies at the Age of 71

Singer-Actor Jerry Reed Dies at the Age of 71

Jerry Reed, a singer who became a good ol' boy actor in car chase movies like “Smokey and the Bandit," has died of complications from emphysema at 71. His longtime booking agent, Carrie Moore-Reed, no relation to the star, said Reed died early Monday. “He's one of the greatest entertainers in the world. That's the way ...


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