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The guy who helped John Lennon hone his harmonica chops. Modern metal's most charismatic female vocalist. Country music icons. Puppetry. The return of festivals, both established and rising. R&B hit-makers from the '70 and those three dudes who paint themselves blue before performing. They all factor into the spring 2016 Huntsville concert lineup, which will likely become even more diverse when Lowe Mill announces this season's lineup for the arts center's eclectically booked Concerts on the Dock outdoor live music series. By Matt Wake

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Delbert McClinton

7:30 p.m. March 2

Von Braun Center Mark C. Smith Concert Hall, 700 Monroe St.

$34-75-$64.75 (plus applicable fees), ticketmaster.com

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Multiple Grammy winner and soul-rocker Delbert McClinton's career includes: playing the prominent harmonica on 1961 Bruce Channel hit "Hey! Baby" (later featured in 1987 music film "Dirty Dancing"); giving a young John Lennon harmonica tips (the fruits of which were later heard on 1962 Beatles single "Love Me Do); and cutting an all-time Muscle Shoals classic (McClinton's slinky 1980 top-10 hit "Givin' It Up for Your Love").

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Blue Man Group

8 p.m. March 4, 2 and 8 p.m. March 5, 2 and 7:30 p.m. March 6

Von Braun Center Mark C. Smith Concert Hall, 700 Monroe St.

Adults $38 - $70, 17 and under $18 - $50 (plus applicable fees), ticketmaster.com

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Surreal, percussion driven performance art combo began in the early-90s with street performances on New York’s Lower East Side. Twenty five years later, Blue Man Group is now a cottage industry, with theatrical productions in Las Vegas, Boston, Chicago, New York and Orlando as well as appearances in various commercials (Pentium, etc.) and touring.

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Rock and Worship Road Show

7 p.m. March 10

Von Braun Center Propst Arena, 700 Monroe St.

$10 at door

theroadshowtour.com

Contemporary Christian music cavalcade featuring Newsboys, Jeremy Camp, Mandisa, Phil Wickham, Family Force 5, Audio Adrenaline and more.

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Oak Ridge Boys

7 p.m. March 13

Von Braun Center Mark C. Smith Concert Hall, 700 Monroe St.

$32 - $62 (plus applicable fees), ticketmaster.com

oakridgeboys.com

Gospel-tinged country group’s four-part harmonies boom on signature ’80s hits like “Elvira,” “American Made” and “Bobbie Sue.” In 2007, Oak Ridge Boys stretched out on the Dave Cobb (Jason Isbell, Chris Stapleton) produced “The Boys Are Back” LP, which featured a daring cover of White Stripes’ garage rocker “Seven Nation Army.”

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Dave Liebe Hart

8 p.m. March 16

Lowe Mill, 2211 Seminole Drive

$12 advance, brownpapertickets.com/

artbyliebehart.com

Outsider musician/puppeteer/artist/actor Dave Liebe Hart is known for his work on Adult Swim's “Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!” sketch comedy program. Hart’s songwriting addresses subjects ranging from aliens to failed relationships. Support acts on his Huntsville tour stop include raucous local indie band Really Loud Hamburgers.

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Lee Bains & The Glory Fires

9 p.m. March 26

Salty Nut Brewery, 2406 Clinton Ave.

$5 cover/$10 under 21, saltynutbrewery.com

thegloryfires.com

Lee Bains III & The Glory Fires – one of AL.com's "20 Alabama bands to watch in 2016" – play grimy and glorious AC/DC meets Iggy Pop rock. The Birmingham-founded combo has reportedly been working on the follow-up to their strong Sub Pop sophomore LP "Dereconstructed." See them play small venues while you still can.

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Travis Tritt

7:30 p.m. April 2

Von Braun Center Mark C. Smith Concert Hall, 700 Monroe St.

$49.50-$74.50 (plus applicable fees), ticketmaster.com

travistritt.com

Grammy-winning, dramatically coiffed singer Travis Tritt’s country hits include at least five numero uno’s: "Best of Intentions," "Can I Trust You with My Heart," "Help Me Hold On," "Foolish Pride" and "Anymore."

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Spring Fest

2 p.m. – midnight April 16

Yellowhammer Brewing, 3600 Clinton Ave. West

$25 advance, $30 day of, etix.com

facebook.com/springfestHSV

Promising Huntsville all-day concert Spring Fest’s year two lineup boasts Athens, Ga. garage-rockers The Whigs, Nashville singer/songwriter/guitarist Aaron Lee Tasjan and rising Birmingham combo Burning Peppermints, among other acts. An acoustic stage is also part of the plan.

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Halestorm

7:30 p.m. April 19

Von Braun Center Mark C. Smith Concert Hall, 700 Monroe St.

$32-$42 (plus applicable fees), ticketmaster.com

halestormrocks.com

Bad to the bone frontwoman Lzzy Hale makes Pennsylvania-founded quartet Halestorm one of contemporary metal’s best bands. Her Valkyrie vocals power such mainstream rock hits as “Amen,” "Freak Like Me," “Mz. Hyde,” “Apocalyptic” and “I Am the Fire.” Added bonus: support acts include '80s pop-metal star Lita Ford.

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Old Crow Medicine Show

7:30 p.m. April 21

Von Braun Center Mark C. Smith Concert Hall, 700 Monroe St.

$31.50-$36.50 (plus applicable fees), ticketmaster.com

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Old Crow Medicine Show’s career has seen them go from busking to winning two Grammys (including Best Folk Album for the 2015 LP “Remedy”). And if you’ve been inside a barroom in the last five years you’ve probably heard their platinum-selling single “Wagon Wheel” covered at least 3,000 times by now.

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Buckwheat Zydeco at Heads-n-Tails Crawfish Festival

3 – 9 p.m. April 23

Von Braun Center South Hall, 700 Monroe St.

Free to attend, headstailscrawfishboil.com

buckwheatzydeco.com

Annual Huntsville seafood fest scores a coup by booking a quintessential zydeco artist, Buckwheat Zydeco, for the 2016 installment. This is in addition to the thousands of pounds of crawfish and seafood trucked in for Heads-N-Tails.

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Panoply Arts Festival (lineup to be announced)

5 – 9 p.m. April 29, 10 a.m. – 9 p.m. April 30, 12 – 7 p.m. May 1

Big Spring Park, downtown

$10 day passes at gate, 12 and under free

artshuntsville.org/panoply-arts-festival

A signature Huntsville event, last year’s Panoply headliners included folk duo the Indigo Girls and next generation Muscle Shoals country/folk act Secret Sisters.

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WhistleStop Weekend (lineup to be announced)

4 – 11 p.m. May 6, 10 a.m. - 11 p.m. May 7

Historic Huntsville Depot, 320 Church Street

Ticket info to be announced

whistlestopweekend.com

Classic rockers Kansas and ’90s band Sister Hazel topped the live music bill at beloved barbecue WhistleStop Weekend in 2015.

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Black Jacket Symphony: Pink Floyd's 'Dark Side of the Moon'

8 p.m. May 6 and 8 p.m. May

Von Braun Center Mark C. Smith Concert Hall, 700 Monroe St.

$23 - $28 (plus applicable fees), ticketmaster.com

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Who cares if David Gilmour and Roger Waters can’t stand each other enough to rake in a few hundred million on one last Pink Floyd tour? Black Jacket Symphony’s vaunted “Dark Side of the Moon” show brings that immortal 1973 opus to life. BJS is a rotating cast of musicians who perform note-for-note live versions of classic albums, ranging from AC/DC’s "Back in Black” to Michael Jackson’s “Thriller.” Huntsville guitar-slayer David Anderson is on board for the project’s “Dark Side” show.

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Earth, Wind & Fire

8:30 p.m. May 12

Von Braun Center Propst Arena, 700 Monroe St.

$45 - $50 (plus applicable fees), ticketmaster.com

earthwindandfire.com

Known for such ’70s jams as “Shining Star,” “Boogie Wonderland” and “Fantasy,” Earth, Wind & Fire is carrying on sans late lead vocalist Maurice White, who passed away at age 74 earlier this year. The band's 2016 shows are likely to be emotional for both the surviving members and their fans.