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Commentary: R&B radio disc jockeys crossed the color divide into wee hours of the night
For those who enjoy listening to R&B, jazz, gospel and other music recorded mainly by African-American musicians, being able to find it in numerous places along the radio dial is something we take for granted these days. Some of my young nieces and...Tags: Radio, Radio Industry, Otis Redding, Broadway Theater, Theater
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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...
Tags: Damon Albarn, Religion and Belief, Bobby Womack, Sam Cooke, Marvin Gaye
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A peek into Prince's mind
CHANHASSEN, Minn.— Prince is rolling his eyes. "The hardest thing with musicians," he explains to a visitor to his Paisley Park recording studio, "is getting them not to play." The quintuple-threat singer-songwriter-producer-performer-multi-...
Tags: Michael Jordan, YouTube, Havas, Count Basie, Joni Mitchell
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Band Spotlight: Hard Soul
The band: Kevin Scott Joiner — guitar, vocals Vinny Carrasco — drums, percussion, vocals Been together: 10 months How they got started: Carrasco and Joiner were scheduled to work together with a bass player to do a Stax Records Soul...
Tags: Otis Redding, Mickey Hart, Music, Phish (music group), Entertainment
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JC's got a brand-new bag
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: Amy Winehouse, Otis Redding, I Am Trying to Break Your Heart (movie), Rahm Emanuel, Wilco (music group)
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Bobby "Blue" Bland, Clarence Carter to headline blues fest at Hampton Coliseum
Blues and R&B stars Bobby "Blue" Bland and Clarence Carter top the bill for the Hampton Blues Festival scheduled to play Hampton Coliseum Nov. 17. Tickets to the show go on sale 10 a.m. Friday, Sept. 14. The lineup also includes Mel Waiters, Roy C and...
Tags: Festive Events, Services and Shopping, Arts and Culture, Ticketmaster, Hampton Coliseum
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A sale for soul singer Freda Payne
Joining the ranks of 2012 home sellers is R&B and soul singer Freda Payne, who sold her contemporary in L.A.'s "Bird Streets" area this year for $2.25 million. That should buy more than a few bands of gold.
Set on a corner lot, the city-view house has...Tags: Lauren Beale, Real Estate Sellers
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top 5 things
Besides grilling out this Labor Day Weekend, why not check out some local events that you can enjoy with the whole family. Spend an evening enjoying the local arts and culture of Wichita or check out a four day family festival in McAdams Park.Also, don&...Tags: Arts, Festive Events, Psychedelic (genre), Foods and Beverages, Pancakes
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Brian McKnight, Clutch to headline Artscape
R&B artist Brian McKnight, rockers Clutch and funksters the Rebirth Brass Band will headline this year's Artscape festival, set for July 20-22. The performance lineup, along with other details of the three-day festival that attracts about 350,000...
Tags: Festive Events, Mount Royal, Station North, Charles Street, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake
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Kishi Bashi, set to headline The NorVa, captivates with loopy, experimental pop
You won't catch Kishi Bashi swooning over rock-star fantasies — even though the Norfolk resident has taken some giant steps in their direction. At 36, he's old enough and experienced enough to know that bright lights and fawning reviews don't...
Tags: NPR, Katy Perry, New York City, Radio, The Huffington Post
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City Winery enters a crowded music and restaurant market
Into a live music scene already stuffed with clubs, City Winery promises something different: Music and food in a wine-country atmosphere. But will it be enough to draw traffic from already well-trafficked clubs and restaurants within miles, if not a...
Tags: Blackbird, Old Town School of Folk Music, Music Theater, New York City, Shemekia Copeland
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Lollapalooza Day 2: Chief Keef, Frank Ocean, Chili Peppers and an evacuation
Day 2 is done at Lollapalooza in Grant Park, and what a day Saturday was: It was sandwiched by much-anticipated sets by Chief Keef and Frank Ocean, and in between came the first evacuation in the festival’s Chicago history. Here’s how it...
Tags: I Am Trying to Break Your Heart (movie), Wilco (music group), Psychedelic (genre), The Red Hot Chili Peppers (music group), Gotye (music artist)
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Aug 5, 2012
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