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Steep Canyon Rangers, Jackass Flats, Chris Janson, Charlie Daniels Band among musical performers at 2015 State Fair

Chris Graham

The State Fair of Virginia’s concert lineup for 2015 will include bluegrass artists the Steep Canyon Rangers, Virginia favorite Jackass Flats, country artists Chris Janson and Josh Thompson, beach music from The Tams, rock classics from The Little River Band and a rousing finale from the Charlie Daniels Band.

Gateway show takes you down a musical memory lane

Chris Graham

Paul Sanders bought his first 45 as a 14-year-old. For a first record, he didn’t do too bad, walking home with Elvis Presley’s “Heartbreak Hotel” to spin on his record player and drive his parents crazy. “It was one of the #1 songs of 1950, and many will say the entrance of rock-n-roll,” said Sanders,…

A musical trick-or-treat

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A musical collection of treats will be on display as the Shenandoah Valley Youth Orchestra hosts a “Musical Treats and More” performance 3:30 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 23, in Lehman Auditorium on the campus of Eastern Mennonite University. Families and children of all ages are invited to a concert that will feature excerpts from one of…

Capri, Hypes and a musical movement

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Local celebrities Bobby Capri and Andrew Hypes are moving up into the big boys league. The duo has had shows here in the Valley as well as up and down the East Coast, including, Washington, D.C., Brooklyn and Manhattan. The pair have made their way from independent artists to collaborating and joining the independent label,…