Today in Music History (September 8)

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1952: After Atlantic Records bought Ray Charles’ contract from Swingtime, Charles recorded his first session for Atlantic, cutting four songs. Over the next seven years, he would record such classics as “Mess Around,” “I Got a Woman,”

Trina Shoemaker AMA 2021 Nominee

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Trina Shoemaker, an Alabama-based producer and engineer, is one of the nominees for the Americana Music Association’s 2021 Lifetime Achievement Award. She has worked with a variety of musical artists over the years, including Stephen Curtis Graham,