Reuters - Sep 29, 2009
It seemed like a good idea to catch Britain's evergreen pop star Cliff Richard as he kicked off his big 50th anniversary reunion tour with his original band the Shadows, who went separate ways 20...
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Cliff Richard and The Shadows will reunite next year for the last time with a stadium tour of Britain, tour organizers Live Nation said. Veteran rocker Richard, most famous for chart-topping singles...
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Pop star Cliff Richard has written about his relationship with a former Roman Catholic priest in an autobiography excerpted in a British newspaper on Thursday. Richard, who has had more No. 1 songs in...
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Veteran acts such as Cliff Richard and the Beatles would earn royalties for years to come under a European Union scheme which puts performers on a more equal copyright footing with composers. Under...
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British singer Cliff Richard was robbed of victory in the 1968 Eurovision Song Contest after Spanish dictator Francisco Franco fixed the vote, according to a documentary. Richard was the bookmakers&#...
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Paul McCartney and Robbie Williams joined thousands of other performers on Thursday in an appeal for an extension to British copyright on their recordings. They called for fair play for musicians in...
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When finance minister Gordon Brown stands up to make his pre-budget speech next week, aging rockers Cliff Richard, The Beatles and The Rolling Stones might do well to tune in. Not normally the stuff...
More »Reuters - Dec 9, 2005
Londoners bade a fond farewell on Friday to the open-backed double-decker Routemaster bus -- star of screen and song -- that for half a century has been as synonymous with London as Big Ben. Loved by...
More »Reuters - May 20, 2005
Just because I wrote it doesn t mean I have to remember the words. So said the great Cowboy Jack Clement during his recent gig at Joe s Pub in New York. But the man behind such country classics as...
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Eurovision, the continent s annual extravaganza of florid musical groups and cheerful cheesiness, got under way Thursday with contestants from 25 countries competing in the semifinals. Greece s Helena...
More »AP - Jan 7, 2005
Hip-hop rhymers, classical orchestras, church choirs, punk bands and creamy-voiced crooners from Paris to Hong Kong are taking up the fund-raising theme for victims of the Asian tsunami, holding money...
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From Paris to Beijing, Hong Kong to London and beyond, musicians are beating the drum — literally in their case — for victims of the Asian tsunami with special concerts and songs. Hip-hop rhymers...
More »Reuters - Jan 3, 2005
Veteran pop star Sir Cliff Richard , flamboyant singer Boy George and other British musicians plan to release a song to raise money for victims of the devastating Asian tsunami, the tune s composer said...
More »Reuters - Nov 30, 2004
The U.K. arm of RCA Records will launch an ambitious singles release campaign next year to mark the 70th anniversary of Elvis Presley s birth on Jan. 8. RCA will reissue each of Presley s 18 U.K. No...
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Ozzy Osbourne and Liza Minnelli will perform at the annual Royal Variety show in front of Prince Charles at London s Coliseum Theatre on Dec. 14, organizers said Wednesday. It will be the only British...
More »AP - Nov 12, 2004
Robbie Williams , Michael Jackson , Queen, the Rolling Stones and Cliff Richard have been inducted into Britain s first Music Hall of Fame, chosen by the public as the best music acts of the past five...
More »Reuters - Oct 17, 2004
Swedish DJ Eric Prydz rebounded to the top of the UK pop charts Sunday, bouncing heart-throb Robbie Williams down to number three. Prydz s Call on Me regained its hold on the number one spot after...
More »Reuters - Oct 15, 2004
At the ripe old age of 64, Britain s Peter Pan of Pop has gone country. Cliff Richard , who boasts 52 No. 1 hits worldwide and has topped the British charts in each of the past five decades, headed...
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It s the sound of the instrument and the way the neck feels. It s unlike any other instrument. So says Bryan Adams of the Fender Stratocaster. My pride and joy is a 1960 cherry sunburst that I bought...
More »Reuters - May 16, 2004
Hip-hop singer Frankee has knocked Eamon off top spot in the U.K. pop charts with a song that is believed to be a response to his expletive-filled lament about his girlfriend cheating on him. Frankee...
More »Reuters - Mar 3, 2004
In this digital era, the aging rock stars of the vinyl years are making a comeback in Australia. Tickets for concerts by aging rockers such as Bryan Ferry , Fleetwood Mac and David Bowie are selling...
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