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    Jan 24, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  1. 'American Idol' recap, Country stars (and total bombs) in Charlotte

    We're in Charlotte, and if you weren't a country music fan before tonight, chances are you just might be buying your first country CD in the morning.
    We're in Charlotte, and if you weren't a country music fan before tonight, chances are you just might be buying your first country CD in the morning. Recapping tonight's show was a bit challenging. We may have heard all of 10 auditions that really had...

    Tags: Keith Urban, Nicole Kidman, Whitney Houston, Nicki Minaj, New York Film Festival

    2. Jan 20, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  2. In unpublished interview, Etta James talks about performing in Baltimore, Sam Cooke, and her legacy

    In 2007, legendary singer Etta James was booked for the PAETEC Jazz Festival in downtown Baltimore. I interviewed her a few weeks before the show -- but she later had to back out due to health problems. Here is part of the interview, which was never published before. Apparently, when James used to play Baltimore back in the '50s and '60s, she was quite the target.
    The Baltimore Sun
    In 2007, legendary singer Etta James was booked for the PAETEC Jazz Festival in downtown Baltimore. I interviewed her a few weeks before the show -- but she later had to back out due to health problems. Here is part of the interview, which was never...

    Tags: Tomatoes, Etta James

    3. Oct 19, 2011 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  3. Heavy-hitting diva Franchon Crews sets her sights on London Olympics

    On a quiet Friday morning in a West Baltimore gym above the Cash USA pawnshop, Franchon Crews unleashes a powerful flurry outside the ring.
    On a quiet Friday morning in a West Baltimore gym above the Cash USA pawnshop, Franchon Crews unleashes a powerful flurry outside the ring. "It's been a long, a long time coming," she roars. "But I know change gonna come, oh yes it did." Her final...

    Tags: Cheesecake Factory, Beyonce, Dennis James, American Idol (tv program), Frederick Douglass

    4. May 16, 2013 |Story| McClatchy-Tribune

  4. Ryan's blues

    The Salem News
    The typical Ryan Montbleau song features crisp vocals, jaunty rhythms and thoughtful lyrics. But there's nothing typical about Ryan Montbleau's songs, which leave even their composer searching for comparisons. "I still have trouble describing us to...

    Tags: Music Theater, De La Soul (music group), Amos Lee, Music, Ray LaMontagne

    5. Jan 14, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Jimmy O'Neill dies at 73; L.A. deejay hosted TV's 'Shindig!'

    Jimmy O'Neill, an Oklahoman barely out of his teens when he became Los Angeles' top-rated radio deejay and only 24 when he catapulted to national celebrity as the host of "Shindig!," one of the earliest rock 'n' roll shows on prime-time television, died Friday at his West Hollywood home. He was 73.
    Jimmy O'Neill, an Oklahoman barely out of his teens when he became Los Angeles' top-rated radio deejay and only 24 when he catapulted to national celebrity as the host of "Shindig!," one of the earliest rock 'n' roll shows on prime-time television, died...

    Tags: Leon Russell, The Beach Boys, Chuck Berry, Jerry Lee Lewis, Music

    6. Dec 20, 2012 | Allentown Morning Call

  6. Top 5 Concerts of the Coming Week

    Lehigh Valley Music presents FESTBLOG
    Here are the Top 5 Concerts of the Coming Week 1. SOUTHSIDE JOHNNY & THE ASBURY JUKES In its 37 years together, seminal New Jersey rockers Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes always channeled its audiences' emotions in its songs,......
    7. Sep 23, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  7. Concert review: Bobby Womack at Brilliant Corners festival

    Bobby Womack doesn’t like to be rushed. “Can I do it right for you tonight? he asked Sunday on the closing night of the Brilliant Corners of Popular Amusements fall showcase at the Riverfront Theatre. “I like to do it right and take my time.”
    Bobby Womack doesn’t like to be rushed. “Can I do it right for you tonight? he asked Sunday on the closing night of the Brilliant Corners of Popular Amusements fall showcase at the Riverfront Theatre. “I like to do it right and take my...

    Tags: Soul (genre), Philosophy, Music, Diabetes, Bobby Womack

    8. Sep 20, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  8. 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.
    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: Janis Joplin, Music, Diabetes, Chaka Khan, Music Industry

    9. Sep 12, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  9. JC's got a brand-new bag

    Ten minutes to showtime.
    Ten minutes to showtime. And there was no showman. "Where is he?" asked Ben Taylor, bassist of the Chicago soul revue JC Brooks and the Uptown Sound, pacing beside a golf cart ready to whisk him and his band mates to the stage. JC Brooks, their magnetic...

    Tags: YouTube, I Am Trying to Break Your Heart (movie), Otis Redding, Arcade Fire (music group), Crime (genre)

    10. May 15, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  10. R. Kelly to release 'Write Me Back' on June 26

    Pop & Hiss
    Grammy-winning R&B king R. Kelly is set to release his new album, “Write Me Back,” on June 26, RCA Records announced Tuesday. “Write Me Back” is led by the bubbly “Share My Love,” which landed at No. 1 on urban adult...
    11. Apr 18, 2012 |Story| Petoskey News

  11. America's New Year's host Dick Clark dead at 82

    LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dick Clark, the ever-youthful television host and tireless entrepreneur who helped bring rock 'n' roll into the mainstream on "American Bandstand," and later produced and hosted a vast range of programming from game shows to the New Year's Eve countdown from Times Square, has died. He was 82.
    LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dick Clark, the ever-youthful television host and tireless entrepreneur who helped bring rock 'n' roll into the mainstream on "American Bandstand," and later produced and hosted a vast range of programming from game shows to the...

    Tags: Ed McMahon, Steve Allen, Buddy Holly, Simon Fuller, Diabetes

    12. Apr 20, 2012 |Story| RedEye

  12. Introducing: The Royalty

    Nicole Boudreau stares intently into the camera, lip-synching along with a booming recording of herself as the name of her band glitters in bright lights behind her. This music video for the Royalty’s addictive song “Bartender” isn’t happening on some Hollywood sound stage, though. It’s to the right of the bar inside the Blue Line Lounge and Grill, just under the Damen blue line stop.
    RedEye Sound Board
    Nicole Boudreau stares intently into the camera, lip-synching along with a booming recording of herself as the name of her band glitters in bright lights behind her. This music video for the Royalty’s addictive song “Bartender” isn&...

    Tags: Music, MTV (tv network), Etta James, Angelina Jolie, Ray Charles

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