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Santana and Trucks Headline Jazz Fest

This year at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival there will be some serious pickers headlining the event. Carlos Santana, John Hammond, Keb’ Mo’, The Derek Trucks Band, Richard Thompson, Bela Fleck, among others will be taking the stages on April 25th through May 4th. The Festival will be held at the Fair Grounds Race Course and run from 11:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. with eleven stages of simultaneous music programming. Click here for full schedule >

Tom Scholz Offer Rebuffed by Delp Family

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Boston guitarist Tom Scholz reportedly sought to settle the defamation suit he brought against Connie Goudreau and Micki Delp only to have his offer rebuffed by the sisters. A lawyer for guitarist Barry Goudreau's spouse -- who, along with the ex-wife of late singer Brad Delp, is accused of publicly blaming Scholz's actions for Brad's suicide -- called the settlement proposal "a pipe dream" and insisted that the women "haven't done anything [actionable]."

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Carlos Santana Plays On Sons' New Album

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Carlos Santana makes an appearance on SSB, the upcoming debut album from his son's group, the Salvador Santana Band. Carlos lends his guitar skills to one track, "Me & U," which was co-written by Salvador and Santana singer Andy Vargas. SSB hits stores Feb. 26. In other news, Carlos will discuss his work on behalf of poverty-stricken children on the March 23 edition of the Discovery Español series Voces de Cambio.

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