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Live Music Friday: Stan and Ben

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Scott Pohl
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WKAR
(Left to Right) Stan Budzynski and Ben Hall are Stan and Ben, our Live Music Friday guests from WKAR's Studio S today.

Fresh off their appearance at the International Blues Challenge in Memphis, Tennessee, our Live Music Friday guests are the duo of Stan and Ben. Stan Budzynski and Ben Hall perform and discuss their time in Memphis.

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BONUS MUSIC: Stan and Ben, 'More Beautiful Ones'

In January, the Capitol Area Blues Society sent a couple of Lansing acts to the International Blues Competition in Memphis, Tennessee. In the band category, Twyla Birdsong and her band competed. Birdsong was a Live Music Friday guest here in November. In the solo and duo category, Stan and Ben (Stan Budzynski and Ben Hall) represented Lansing.

Stan and Ben perform live from WKAR's Studio S.

Scott Pohl has maintained an on-call schedule reporting for WKAR following his retirement after 36 years on the air at the station.
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