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      Matt Wild
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      Milwaukee Record Staff
      September 28, 2023
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      Tyler Maas
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      Matt Wild
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      Milwaukee Record Staff
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      Tyler Maas
      September 29, 2023
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      Matt Wild
      September 23, 2023
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      Tyler Maas
      September 22, 2023
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      Tyler Maas
      September 21, 2023
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      Matt Wild
      September 18, 2023
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      Tyler Maas
      September 18, 2023
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      Matt Wild
      September 13, 2023
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      Tyler Maas
      September 12, 2023
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      Tyler Maas
      September 7, 2023
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      Tyler Maas
      August 23, 2023
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      Rick Katschke
      August 23, 2023
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      Tyler Maas
      August 8, 2023
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      December 14, 2020
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      September 21, 2023
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      September 19, 2023
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      Matt Wild
      September 14, 2023
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      Matt Wild
      September 11, 2023
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      August 29, 2023
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      August 24, 2023
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      August 21, 2019
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      September 28, 2023
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      September 25, 2023
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      Milwaukee Record Staff
      September 19, 2023
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      Tyler Maas
      August 30, 2023
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      Tyler Maas
      August 16, 2023
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      Matt Wild
      August 1, 2023
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      Milwaukee Record Staff
      September 13, 2023
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      Milwaukee Record Staff
      September 11, 2023
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      Nick Olig
      August 30, 2023
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      Juan Miguel Martinez
      August 29, 2023
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      Milwaukee Record Staff
      August 28, 2023
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      August 22, 2023
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      January 26, 2017
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      January 13, 2023
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      January 6, 2023
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      December 22, 2022
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      Milwaukee Record Staff
      December 16, 2022
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      Milwaukee Record Staff
      December 9, 2022
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      Milwaukee Record Staff
      December 2, 2022
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Barry Robert Weber

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Barry Robert Weber lives with his wife on the west side of Milwaukee and teaches performing arts at a nearby public school. His favorite fish fry is at Randy's Neighbor's Inn, and his favorite place in the world is the Amtrak Hiawatha Train.

Remembering Blind Blake, Milwaukee’s “King of Ragtime Guitar”

Barry Robert Weber
December 1, 2021
On December 1, 1934, Beatrice Blake called for help. Her husband, Arthur, had been ill for several weeks, and his condition was worsening. What started out as a severe cold quickly led to a fever, chills, and s...

Reflecting on the time Ron Johnson made me a mix CD

Barry Robert Weber
August 2, 2021
In late 2001, Ron Johnson made me a mix CD of acoustic music.Allow me to explain.At the time, I was a Radio-TV-Film major at UW-Oshkosh. I had recently become obsessed with traditional folk music, and I...
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