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Johnny Cash influenced a great variety of musicians and it was never more apparent than on Friday, April 20, 2012 at The Moody Theater in Austin, TX. The special concert and 80th-birthday tribute, We Walk the Line: A Celebration of the Music of Johnny Cash, featured an all-star list of talent not only celebrating the life and legacy of Johnny Cash, but also paying tribute to Cash, his music, his roots and his heritage.
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The Banjo Project is a cross-media cultural odyssey: a major television documentary, a live stage/multi-media performance, and a website that chronicle the journey of America’s quintessential instrument—the banjo—from its African roots to the 21st century. It’s a collaboration between Emmy-winning writer-producer Marc Fields and banjo virtuoso Tony Trischka (the Project’s Music Director), one of the most acclaimed acoustic musicians of his generation.
Juke Joint Musician #2
Melvin Thompson (Denzel Washington) é um brilhante professor e amante das palavras. Embora tenha convicções políticas que possam atrapalhar sua carreira, ele decide apostar nos seus alunos para formar um grupo de debatedores e colocar a pequena Wiley College, do Texas, no circuito dos campeonatos entre as universidades. Mas o seu maior objetivo é enfrentar a tradição de Harvard diante de uma enorme platéia. Inspirado em fatos reais.
