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Champaign-Urbana, IL - Musician, producer, composer, audio designer, and DJ Larry E. Gates II  has played hundreds of stages across the nation and has shared those stages with the likes of Chuck Berry, G. Love & Special Sauce, 30 Seconds To Mars, Local H, Superdrag, Trombone Shorty, Brother Ali, The Nappy Roots, Blueprint, DJ Rare Groove, Illogic, and many others.

 

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Entries in Willie Nelson (2)

Throwback Thursdays: Snoop Dogg & Willie Nelson

While doing my homework for the Great Cover Up, I stumbled across a track that I'd never heard before, "My Medicine" by Snoop featuring Willie Nelson, Everlast and Brad Paisley???  It's from 2008 - making it 6 years old. I guess that's enough to qualify for a throwback. Truth is, I kinda dig this cut. Hilarious.

Real Talk Tuesdays: Dwight Yoakam

I do a lot of talking about hip-hop, soul and reggae here but I rarely touch on country music. Growing up in Indiana with a redneck older brother I was well-versed in the outlaw movement (which included greats like Wille Nelson, Waylon Jennings and Merle Haggard among others). I still appreciate those cats and with the exception of the alternative-country movement (Old 97s, Wayne Hancock, etc) my cut-off for country music lies firmly with Dwight Yoakam. The last true hillbilly. Here's one of my favorite cuts and the accompanying just-strange-enough video. Real talk? This dude is a mack. Dig.

 


Dwight Yoakam - Turn It On, Turn It Up, Turn Me... by DwightYoakam-Official