Tag Archives: Songwriters
DMI Cookout

DMI Cookout

Thanks, everyone, for being a part of the DMI Welcome Back Cookout! We had a wonderful line-up of new and veteran DMI musicians, including several singer/songwriters (Joanna, Ben, Zach, Ethan, Caleb), Southern Halo, 1.21 Jigawatts, The Ellie Badge, and Chewsef and the Belts…gonna be a great year at dmi!

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B.B. King – Sold Out at the BPAC!

B.B. King – Sold Out at the BPAC!

We’re happy to report that the B. B. King concert tonight at the Bologna Performing Arts Center is SOLD OUT! That means that this blog will cover the event and give you all the inside scoop after the fact… The King of the Blues, born and raised in the Mississippi Delta, will turn 85 this [...]

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Somewhere in Mississippi – Esquire Magazine

What happens when you go down to The Crossroads with five great musicians and a world-famous photographer? This happens. Read more: http://www.esquire.com/the-side/music/miss#ixzz0ixN3zGw2

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DMI Alum Releases New Music Project

DMI Alum Releases New Music Project

Cole Furlow, Delta State graduate of the Delta Music Institute, is releasing his first full length release, “End of Days, Why Not You?” from his project DEAD GAZE. Copies will be available to purchase from Mirroruniversetapes.blogspot.com on March 16. Congratulations, Cole!

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Patti Ryan featured at Delta State’s DMI Anniversary Celebration

Patti Ryan featured at Delta State’s DMI Anniversary Celebration

From left, Tricia Walker, singer and songwriter and director of the Delta Music Institute (DMI), accompanies award winning singer-songwriter Patti Ryan, as Duff Durrough, bandleader for Thacker Mountain Radio’s house band, The Yalobushwhackers, provides musical backing. Ryan was performing one of the most successful country hits of all time, “Looking for Love,” which she co-wrote [...]

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Grammy U Songwriter’s Night March 4!

Grammy U Songwriter’s Night March 4!

The Grammy U chapter of Delta State and the Delta Music Institute will host a student songwriter’s night on Thursday, March 4 at 7:00 pm at Hey, Joe’s in downtown Cleveland, MS. Writers performing on the showcase include Content Despair, Phillip Carter, Jordan Smith, Kristen Brassel, Stephen Chew, Aaron Taylor, Jeremiah Matthews, Joanna Sabine, Eric [...]

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Hit songwriters to perform at DMI Anniversary Celebration

Hit songwriters to perform at DMI Anniversary Celebration

Award winning singer-songwriters George Jackson, Troy Jones and Patti Ryan will be the featured songwriters during the live broadcast of Thacker Mountain Radio as part of the Delta Music Institute (DMI) Anniversary Celebration on Saturday, March 6 at 3 p.m. in Studio A of the DMI in the historic Whitfield Building on the Delta State [...]

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