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William Douglas's Blog – January 2021 Archive (2)

Douglas Corner Cafe closed after 33 years of music making

BREAKING: Longtime Songwriter Hotspot Douglas Corner Closing Permanently - MusicRow.com

Douglas Corner Cafe, a premier Nashville venue that has hosted performances by artists as varied as Townes Van Zandt, John Prine, Guy Clark, Kevin Costner, Jon Bon Jovi, and Neil Diamond, closed its doors for good after 33 years. A key destination in the city’s Eighth Avenue South neighborhood, the club has been shuttered since March 15th 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and Nashville’s subsequent stay-at-home order.

Douglas Corner owner Mervin Louque, a one-time…

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Added by William Douglas on January 29, 2021 at 11:38 — No Comments

UK New Year Honours 2021

Congratulations to the following for their appointments in the New Years Honours

Commanders of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)

William Barry Douglas OBE. Concert Pianist. For services to Music and to Community Relations in Northern Ireland. (Lurgan, County Armagh)

Officers of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

Robert Peter Douglas Miller. For services to Wildlife Conservation in Scotland. (Haddington, East Lothian)

Members of the Order of the British…

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Added by William Douglas on January 5, 2021 at 16:58 — No Comments

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