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Emmy-winning actor Jeff Daniels is also an accomplished singer, songwriter and guitarist, who recently appeared on Mountain Stage along with the Ben Daniels Band, led by his son Ben, which also includes Jeff’s daughter Amanda.
In keeping with the family theme, the elder Daniels wrote this week’s Song of the Week by putting some advice from his father into a song, “Good On the Bad Side of Town.”
You can watch a video version of our Song of the Week over on our VuHaus Channel.
You’ll hear the entire set from Jeff Daniels & the Ben Daniels Band, as well as performances from Dawn Landes, Lucy Wainwright Roche, The Handsome Family and Kevin Gordon, on this week’s encore episode of Mountain Stage. Find a station in your area here and be sure to follow Mountain Stage on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram for the latest updates.
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Hear Dawn Landes and her band on this week’s episode of Mountain Stage, starting September 28.
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