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Bobby Womack interview: 'I wonder why I'm still here'
Bobby Womack picks up the phone, and speaks what’s on his mind in a voice made of gravel. “I know a lot of people who are not here anymore,” the R&B great says, “and I wonder why I’m still here. … Not a day goes by...
Tags: Quentin Tarantino, Gorillaz (music group), Chaka Khan, Cancer, Riverfront Theater
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In tribute to Marvin
Liz Smith"OH, THE stories, I have. But ... they'll have to wait. They make me too sad; maybe later when it doesn't hurt too much." That was Liza Minnelli onstage at the Manhattan memorial for the late and very much lamented Marvin Hamlisch. SOMETIMES a memorial...Tags: Folklore and Mythology, Barbra Streisand, New York City, Marvin Hamlisch, Liza Minnelli
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Fashion, Art, and Gloria Vanderbilt
Liz Smith"DON'T you think fashion is basically over?" asked the humorist and expert Cynthia Heimel, back in 2004. Well, fashion happens to be the biggest item in what we laughingly call "the civilized world" right now and it is the second-biggest business in...Tags: Liz Smith, The New York Times, Television Industry, CBS Corp., Barbra Streisand
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Singer-songwriter Joe South dies at 72
VarietyJoe South, the Grammy-winning singer, songwriter and session musician who penned such hits as "Games People Play" and "(I Never Promised You a) Rose Garden," died Wednesday in Buford, Ga. He was 72. A veteran of celebrated session bands in Atlanta,...Tags: Elvis Presley, Music Industry, Music, Bob Dylan, Deep Purple (music group)
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Joe South dies at 72; singer-songwriter did 'Games People Play'
Joe South, a versatile singer-songwriter who penned "Games People Play," "Down in the Boondocks" and other pop-rock hits in the 1960s and '70s, has died. He was 72. South died Wednesday at his home in Buford, Ga., northeast of Atlanta, said Butch Lowery,...
Tags: Country and Western (genre), Los Angeles Times, Awards and Prizes, Contemporary Music (genre), Entertainment Events
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Michael McDonald Plays Ridgefield Playhouse on Sept. 11
“What a fool belieeeeves....” Age doesn’t matter. Read those four words, cribbed from the chorus of a 1978 Doobie Brothers song. The voice of Michael McDonald just filled your head. It’s automatic (even if the extra e’s...
Tags: Burt Bacharach, Stevie Wonder, Steely Dan (music group), Kenny Loggins, Carole Bayer Sager
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Jeff Price ankles TuneCore: Exec was founder and CEO of the digital music distrib
VarietyJeff Price, the pugnacious founder and CEO of digital music distributor TuneCore, has ankled the company along with co-founder Peter Wells. Price confirmed his exit to Variety on Thursday night, saying he was "no longer an employee, executive or board...Tags: Corporate Officers, Music, Nine Inch Nails (music group), Apple iTunes, Companies and Corporations
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Birthplace of rock 'n' roll? Memphis has plenty of evidence in its favor
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - This port city on the Mississippi River calls itself the birthplace of rock 'n' roll. Its credentials? The Memphis Recording Service, forerunner of Sun Studio, in 1951 recorded "Rocket 88" by Jackie Brenston & His Delta Cats, which some...Tags: Alan Freed, Isaac Hayes, Jimmie Vaughan, Robert Cray, Hotel and Accommodation Industry
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Queen Of Soul Expresses Interest In Joining 'American Idol'
CNN"American Idol" lost two stars this week when judges Steven Tyler and Jennifer Lopez announced they would not be returning next season, but the hit Fox show could gain itself The Queen. Aretha Franklin, an 18-time Grammy Award winner who Rolling Stone...Tags: American Idol (tv program), Blake Shelton, Nicole Scherzinger, Television Industry, Christina Aguilera
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Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin expresses interest in joining 'American Idol'
CNN"American Idol" lost two stars this week when judges Steven Tyler and Jennifer Lopez announced they would not be returning next season, but the hit Fox show could gain itself The Queen. Aretha Franklin, an 18-time Grammy Award winner who Rolling Stone...Tags: Blake Shelton, American Idol (tv program), Nicole Scherzinger, Television Industry, Christina Aguilera
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In The Pipeline: The Streisand of Saigon
Heads turn at the bustling My Thuan Market on Westminster Boulevard in nearby Little Saigon as we take our seats one recent morning by the dim sum counter. People are noticing the person I'm with, Carol Kim, but keeping a respectful distance. Sometimes...
Tags: Television Industry, Music, Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam), Willie Nelson, Barbra Streisand
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‘American Idol’: Aretha Franklin wants in; why she won’t get in
The TV Guy - Orlando SentinelI'll say a little prayer that she'll make it on the show, but there ain't no way, because TV programmers are a chain of fools....
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