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NEW RELEASES
Mark Eitzel (Song Craft, August '96) is currently recording his second solo album for Warner Brothers, with R.E.M.'s Peter Buck as producer. He is also set to release another solo album on the Matador label this year.
Italian flatpicker Beppe Gambetta has written a cookbook from a guitarist's point of view. Beppe Cooks! Recipes from the Homeland, published by Herring Press, includes recipes for various Italian dishes as well as wine suggestions and recommended listening to accompany the meals. To order, call (713) 665-8228 or write MG and Associates, PO Box 25042, Houston, TX 77265.
A new CD-ROM entitled Under the Covers (Graphix Zone) features video interviews and vintage footage from the '60s and '70s of artists including Jackson Browne, Stephen Stills, Joni Mitchell, and James Taylor. Included in the package are over 1,000 photographs by Henry Diltz and 20 minutes of classic songs.
IN MEMORY
Singer-songwriter Townes Van Zandt died on New Year's Day at his home in Smyrna, Texas, of an apparent heart attack. Van Zandt was born on March 7, 1944, to a prominent oil family in Fort Worth. Inspired by the music of Hank Williams, Lightning Hopkins, Elvis Presley, and Bob Dylan, he abandoned his patrimony to become a musician. In 1968, Van Zandt recorded his first album, For the Sake of the Song. Twelve more albums followed, which influenced a generation of Texas singer-songwriters, including Nanci Griffith and Jimmie Dale Gilmore. At the time of his death, Van Zandt was working on a boxed set with a group of musicians including Willie Nelson and Freddy Fender, recording new versions of his songs. More on his legacy will appear in an upcoming issue.
Mandolinist John Duffey, founding member of the classic Country Gentlemen and the popular bluegrass band the Seldom Scene, died December 10 of complications stemming from a heart attack. He was 62. Duffey was inducted into the International Bluegrass Music Association's Hall of Fame in September. He was also awarded the Washington Area Music Association's award for best bluegrass vocalist and was inducted with the Seldom Scene into the WAMA Hall of Fame. Duffey is survived by his wife, Nancy.
CYBER NOTES
Fingerstylist Alex de Grassi has a new Web site at www.degrassi.com, where browsers can access his biography, discography, and tour schedule.
A new stolen musical instrument database has been set up at www.empire.net/~wozmak/thelist.html.
MEET A.G.
Acoustic Guitar heads down to MerleFest '97 in Wilkesboro, North Carolina, April 24&endash;27. The festival, founded by Doc Watson in honor of his late son, Merle, will celebrate its tenth year as one of America's foremost roots music festivals. Nearly 40,000 participants are expected. To learn more, call (800) 343-7857, fax (910) 938-6277, Email Merlfest@wilkes.cc.nc.us, or visit the Web page at www.wilkes.cc.nc.us.
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