Battle Voices is a collection of personal accounts and recently-acquired treasures that uncovers new depth of the events of Sept. 11, 1943 aboard the USS Savannah (CL-42), the light cruiser named for the Hostess City.
Ships of The Sea Museum
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Skyway: When the bridge came down
His life destroyed, pilot John Lerro found work teaching at a maritime college and as a counselor; he eventually died of complications from multiple sclerosis.
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Savannah Music Festival: Sea Wolf
It makes sense that Alex Brown Church attended NYU film school; there’s a broad cinematic sweep to the songs he creates as Sea Wolf —haunting and moody, and committed to […]
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Zentz ho!
Bob Zentz must be doing something right, because he’s been booked for two shows, over two nights, this weekend. A folk music veteran whose specialty is maritime songs and sea […]
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Right out of the box
I got me a cigar box, I cut me a round hole in the middle of it, take me a little piece of plank, nailed it onto that cigar box, […]
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Animating Indian music
An essential element in the performance of certain Indian classical music, the tabla is a pair of small, hand–played upright drums. One is wooden, the other metal, and they are […]
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Cross-pollination
To celebrate Juneteenth — a national celebration which actually marks June 18-19, 1865, when slaves were emancipated in Texas — the Ships of the Sea Museum is putting on a […]
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Theremin dreamin’
For those who don’t know, the theremin – sort of an antenna that you wave your hands around – is the musical instrument that makes the eery, spooky sound made […]
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Spotlighted gigs and recommended shows
Bloodkin *** One of Athens, Ga.’s best straight-up rock and roll bands for the past two decades, this raw, rootsy, guitar-based act has never received their due — although those […]
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Spotlighted gigs and recommended shows
Jesus Christ Superstar *** An friend of mine’s mom used to have a huge crush on Ted Neely, who famously played the Saviour in both the L.A. stage version and […]