Ramblin' Rhodes: Pioneer in Augusta broadcasting still making music
Today there are many women broadcasters, black and white, in radio and television locally.But in the 1960s you could count those pioneer women broadcasters on one hand with one of the earliest and most...
View ArticleRamblin' Rhodes: Entertainers turn out for talk on music legends
“You’ve got to write about this!” singer Flo Carter said after my presentation last Thursday night about black entertainers who either came from North Augusta or performed in North Augusta. “You’ve...
View ArticleRamblin' Rhodes: Bates' 'Me and Conway' is worth listen
One of my favorite singers is Jeff Bates whom I’ve talked with since 1997 about how much he sounds like Conway Twitty.Like Ronnie McDowell who didn’t just want to be identified with Elvis Presley,...
View ArticleRamblin' Rhodes: Pardi ready to 'just get up there and play and sing' in Augusta
Just last week country music newcomer Jon Pardi was entertaining fans in England at a music festival and also at an exclusive “meet and greet” event held at a British pub.That’s a mighty long way from...
View ArticleRamblin' Rhodes: Country star Jackson's come a long way in 25 years
Alan Jackson has been coming to Augusta ever since the start of his career with his first big hit single, Here in the Real World, in 1990.So it is appropriate that he is bringing his 25th anniversary...
View ArticleRamblin' Rhodes: A Thousand Horses got start in S.C.
One of country music’s hottest new bands, A Thousand Horses, began five years ago by two guys who grew up in nearby Newberry, S.C.You can see them in person opening for Darius Rucker on the Rock Fore!...
View ArticleRamblin' Rhodes: Duane Allen of Oak Ridge Boys is staying a good ol' boy
Editor’s note: This is the second of two columns about The Oak Ridge Boys. Read the previous column at augustachronicle.com/do. Duane Allen, lead vocalist of The Oak Ridge Boys, likes to unwind from...
View ArticleRamblin' Rhodes: Stuart joins longtime pals Little Roy & Lizzy for festival
It is rare to see Marty Stuart at a bluegrass music festival these days.However, he got his musical start performing at such outdoor events in the 1970s playing mandolin for Grand Ole Oprylegend Lester...
View ArticleRamblin' Rhodes: Musical homecoming weekend filled with family ties
It’s been almost 30 years since Jeff Easter and Sheri Williamson were married on June 18, 1985, in a church in Lincolnton, Ga.The future international gospel music stars had met in August 1984 at the...
View ArticleRamblin' Rhodes: 'Doug Flowers and Friends' features the South's best
There are few people who have done as much for bluegrass music locally as Doug Flowers.Many people know Flowers from his 21 years with the Richmond County Board of Education; teaching at Hephzibah High...
View ArticleFeast on music at Banjo-B-Que
The Sixth Annual Papa Joe’s Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival on Friday, May 22, and Saturday, May 23, offers a wide range of country, bluegrass, Americana and blues performances on two stages. Tickets...
View ArticleRamblin' Rhodes: Former senator's love of music will be remembered
Former state senator Joey Brush Jr.,who died from a motorcycle accident on May 7, loved music so much that in 2002 he made a nine-song cassette tape he titled Just An Old Sweet Song.The title, of...
View ArticleRamblin' Rhodes: Morris' paradise found performing 'Trop Rock'
Every season is summer for former Grovetown, Ga., resident Jim Morris who has found “Trop Rock” beach music fame in southwest coastal Florida.As these days get hotter, Morris’ music fans known as...
View ArticleRamblin' Rhodes: Elvis tribute artist to play where 'The King' did in 1956
Arkansas-native Cody Ray Slaughter this time next year in June 2016 will be doing something no previous Elvis Presley tribute artist has ever done.Slaughter, internationally considered one of the...
View ArticleRamblin' Rhodes: Bufford brings big city cabaret show to Evans crowd
There must be something to that water in Lincolnton, Ga., for that small community has produced an amazing amount of talented individuals.read more
View ArticleRamblin' Rhodes: Martell was the first black woman to appear on 'Opry'
Want to see a real music legend up close and personal rather than famous singers who have had a couple of hits and think they are legends?Then don’t miss the rare appearance of Linda Martell, of...
View ArticleRamblin' Rhodes: Jim Ed Brown was in Hall of Fame for many reasons
Country music has been known for having some great smooth crooners including Eddy Arnold, Jim Reeves, Patsy Cline, Faron Young, Willie Nelson, Billy Walker and Leroy Van Dyke.One of the smoothest was...
View ArticleRamblin' Rhodes: 7th Augusta Amusements season brings in big band, country,...
Mike Deas, the president of Augusta Amusements Inc., once again has lined up some diverse and interesting acts for his seventh season.They range from the parents of Lady Antebellum’s Hillary Scott to a...
View ArticleRamblin' Rhodes: Luke Bryan stays true to his roots with annual Farm Tour
Anybody who has talked with country superstar Luke Bryan in person knows just what an incredibly great and humble and nice guy he is.My first encounter with him was in 2007 when his first Capitol...
View ArticleRamblin' Rhodes: Birthday event to celebrate Native American heritage
Do you know that if you wanted to travel through Native American land west of Georgia in the early 1800s that you had to get a passport from the state government, usually issued by the governor, for...
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