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Home Again | J. Shannon Webster

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3 Chords and the Truth. Posted on April 9, 2014 by J. Shannon Webster. The Staff welcomed me back with a wild decoration of my office, a hilarious PowerPoint of their imagined escapades in my absence, and a guitar-shaped cake. The congregation had a Bar-B-Q picnic in the Courtyard, and one of my favorite local bands played – 2Blu and the Lucky Stiffs – played before, during and after dinner. A great way to come home! Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Your email address will not be published. You may use these.

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Music Line Up_Shelby County Shindig

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BANDS WILL BE ANNOUNCED SOON! 1 - 2 pm: TBA. 2:15 - 3 pm:TBA. 4:15 to 5:15 pm. 5:30 - 6:30 TBA. 3:15 - 4 pm. The Magic City Blues Society, a non-profit organization based in Birmingham, Alabama, and dedicated to the promotion and preservation of Blues The Magic City Blues Society is sponsoring the music stage this year. Member, Kenny McDowell will be their very capable sound engineer! Emcee: Gene rowley : APH radio. MUSIC STAGE SPONSORED BY THE MAGIC CITY BLUES SOCIETY. Thanks for your support.

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Sabbatical News | J. Shannon Webster

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3 Chords and the Truth. Categotry Archives: Sabbatical News. Raquo; Sabbatical News. December 30, 2013. By J Shannon Webster. Thanks from the deepest place in my heart, to the congregation of First Presbyterian Church, Birmingham, the finest starship in the fleet! Interim Associate Pastor Lydia Casey will act as Head of Staff during this period. Debbie Hamrick, our Administrator, is (as always) administering day to day building and office operations. You are in good hands! 3 Chords and the Truth. A: Inte...

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SXSW | J. Shannon Webster

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3 Chords and the Truth. Posted on March 18, 2014 by J. Shannon Webster. I’ll just write from the Music perspective. I count 8 Sessions attended, and 27 Artists in 16 venues. I tried to keep some breadth in my listening, but as you can see below, my tastes run to Americana and Country, and there were people I wanted to hear, others I learned about at SXSW. Below is my play list. I’ll share a bit about what some of them said in the next post. I attended the following. By Lady GaGa;. With Rodney Crowell;.

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Photos | J. Shannon Webster

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3 Chords and the Truth. The Howlin’ Brothers. Kelly Willis & Bruce Robison. FAME, Muscle Shoals, Studio A. Before: 1944 Harmony Patrician. At the White Horse. Ryman Auditorium, Nashville. Lou Ann at Wildhorse Saloon. Saturday Night at the Opry. Backstage at the Opry. Studio A, Gadsden. Cody Ginn at Soundboard GAT3. GAT3 MidSouth Studios, Gadsden. Baptismal Font, Ft. Davis. First Presbyterian, Fort Davis. STM Colleagues, Fort Davis, TX. Webster Cabin – Jemez Mts. Jemez Morning from my deck. April 9, 2014.

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Muscle Shoals | J. Shannon Webster

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3 Chords and the Truth. Posted on March 5, 2014 by J. Shannon Webster. I Saw the Light. Which we did acapella, in 3-part harmony, and we nailed it. I said to Jeff, “Not bad.” Hank’s daughter snapped her head out of the control booth, looked at us and said, “Not bad? 8221; Yeah, it was that kind of a week. The week recording in Muscle Shoals has to be said to be the core of the sabbatical, for me, the sun around which all else revolves. If you haven’t seen the new documentary,. We knocked out 16 of my son...

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The Secret Chord | J. Shannon Webster

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3 Chords and the Truth. Posted on December 26, 2013 by J. Shannon Webster. For him, Hallelujah is the ur-song. He returns to first author, King David: I heard there was a secret chord that David played, and it pleased the Lord, but you don’t really care for music do ya? It goes like this: the 4th, the 5th, the minor fall, the major lift, the baffled king composing Hallelujah. Response to The Secret Chord. January 17, 2015 at 11:12 pm. Https:/ www.youtube.com/watch? Leave a Reply Cancel reply.

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Silverbacks and Stone | J. Shannon Webster

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3 Chords and the Truth. Posted on December 27, 2014 by J. Shannon Webster. Result being, the two CDs, Silverbacks. Are finished and ready for your listening (I hope) pleasure. They can be purchased from this website, www.desertgrass.com, by credit card through PayPal, or from CDbaby.com. Or from the trunk of my car. Or in mp3 format from Amazon.com. They sell for $10 each or $15 for the pair. Is everything else, but could also be grouped as people encountering trials and surviving. I am excited about the...

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Writings | J. Shannon Webster

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3 Chords and the Truth. Narrative and Metaphor in Country Music. Home, Mama, Honky-Tonks and Trains. Nashville Cowboys: the Western in C&W. Men, Women and Anxiety. Eschatology, Meaning and Purpose. C&W Critique of Religion. December 27, 2014. April 9, 2014. My Night as a Roadie. March 19, 2014. The Song is What Matters. March 18, 2014. March 18, 2014. On The Secret Chord. On Silverbacks and Stone. On Silverbacks and Stone. 2 Blu and the Lucky Stiffs. Follow J. Shannon Webster.

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My Night as a Roadie | J. Shannon Webster

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3 Chords and the Truth. My Night as a Roadie. Posted on March 19, 2014 by J. Shannon Webster. The other fella was Robert Richards, from Muscle Shoals, who is bass player for the band. We hung out awhile, and they went off fetching instruments, I imagine. I headed for 6. Street, and stopped to hear another act on the way. Kenny, he been mixing sound all evening. Sometimes I’d swear that boy ain’t got no ears. Is #18 in the country on the Americana charts. The band is from Knoxville, Tennessee. Con...I ear...