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Jesse Winchester was the stage name of musician James Ridout Winchester (born 17 May 1944 in Bossier City, Louisiana; died 11 April 2014 in Charlottesville, Virginia). His best-known songs include "Yankee Lady", "The Brand New Tennessee Waltz", "Mississippi, You're on My Mind", and "Biloxi"; his song "Step by Step" was used in the final episode of HBO's 'The Wire's' first season. Many notable artists recorded his songs, including Patti Page, Elvis Costello, Jimmy Buffett, Joan Baez, Anne Murray, Reba McEntire, The Everly Brothers and Emmylou Harris. In 2007 he received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Society of Composers,...

The Winchester Cathedral Choir is an internationally recognized professional choir based at the Winchester Cathedral at Winchester in Hampshire. The choir currently consists of 18 boy choristers and 12 lay clerks and sings eight services weekly in the Cathedral. Sometimes the group augments their numbers when certain musical works require a larger number of voices. The group's choiristers all attend The Pilgrims' School where they study singing, music theory, music history, and at least one instrument in addition to general academic studies. The choir regularly tours internationally, has produced numerous recordings, and appears often in television and radio broadcasts. The...

To announce the upcoming release of their sophomore EP, “A Million Years Under the Sun” on June 30, Winchester are releasing their first single, “Midnight Oil” for free download. The genre-bending sounds of “Midnight Oil” articulate an indefinable palette of electronic, cinematic and symphonic sounds, equally worthy of basement rock stages or the dance floor. From wailing guitars to delicious dance beats, Winchester brings home their unique vision of carefully calculated chaos. After releasing their first EP, dubbed “Disassembling Rainbows” by Stars’ Amy Milan, Winchester closed off 2011 with airplay on 88.3 CJIQ FM and their appearance on Care Humphries’...