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Chris Stapleton at the Concert For Charlottesville, Sept. 2017 Photo: 106.1 The Corner

Videos of the Day – week of 1/29/18

1/29 – ICYMI: Chris Stapleton was joined by special guest Sturgill Simpson on SNL over the weekend, then did a great version of Tom Petty’s “Wildflowers” on the Grammys with Emmylou Harris!  And today he announced his 2018 tour, including a stop at JPJ in Cville in Nov.!

1/30 – Taj Mahal’s daughter Deva has a new self-titled EP out…here’s the cool video for the 1st single, “Snakes”

1/31 – the Alabama indie band Belle Adair is named after a John Steinbeck reference, and they recorded at the legendary Muscle Shoals, AL FAME studios.

2/1 – Grant-Lee Phillips has a beautiful new song out from his upcoming EP…listen for him in the Corner Lounge later today at 3pm!

2/2 – UK Singer/Songwriter River Matthews has a fun new video out for the title track to his Sunshine EP

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