Reuters - Sep 18, 2004
Usher, Kanye West and OutKast are the top nominees for the 32nd annual American Music Awards. Usher received four nominations, including favorite pop/rock male and favorite album ( Confessions ). West...
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Charles Fox, Al Green , Daryl Hall and John Oates, Don McLean and songwriting duo Barrett Strong and Norman Whitfield are this year s inductees into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. The 35th annual induction...
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Friends held a benefit for Tony Thompson at the Hard Rock Cafe in December. Thompson, one of the best-known drummers of the 70s and 80s, had died Nov. 12 after being diagnosed with renal cell cancer...
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After three solo albums and sales of more than 3 million units, Wyclef Jean decided it was time for a musical change in direction and a new label to take that shift home. I just wanted to focus on...
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(7/2/00, 7 a.m. ET) - The late Curtis Mayfield will have two of his early solo albums reissued next month on Rhino Records. The 1970 album Curtis and 1971 s Curtis Live were Mayfield s first two solo...
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(6/16/00, 5 p.m. ET) - Brian McKnight was one of those on hand at the Songwriters Hall of Fame awards ceremony in New York City on Thursday (June 15). McKnight was so honored to be included in the event...
More »USRN - Jun 14, 2000
(6/15/00, 12 p.m. ET) - The late Curtis Mayfield and living soul legend James Brown are among the artists being inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame tonight (June 15) in New York. Mayfield died...
More »USRN - May 5, 2000
(5/5/00, 4 p.m. ET) - The Songwriters Hall of Fame will hold its 31st annual Induction & Awards Dinner on June 15 at the Sheraton New York Hotel and Towers in Manhattan. At the event, the group will...
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(2/22/00, 8 p.m. ET) - Stars and fans came out to pay tribute to Curtis Mayfield today (Feb. 22) in Los Angeles. In a public service at the First AME Church, musicians including Stevie Wonder , Eric...
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(2/22/00, 8 p.m. ET) - Stars and fans came out to pay tribute to **Curtis Mayfield** today (Feb. 22) in Los Angeles. In a public service at the First AME Church, musicians including **Stevie Wonder**, **...
More »USRN - Feb 18, 2000
(2/18/00, 1 p.m. ET) - LAUNCH has learned of several artists scheduled to perform at the Curtis Mayfield musical tribute scheduled for Tuesday, Feb. 22 in Los Angeles. Confirmed performances will include...
More »USRN - Feb 15, 2000
(2/15/00, 4 p.m. ET) - The details are being closely guarded, but LAUNCH can confirm that next Tuesday, Feb. 22, a musical tribute will be held in honor of the late Curtis Mayfield in Los Angeles. Mayfield...
More »USRN - Feb 4, 2000
(2/4/00, 12 p.m. ET) - The new list of inductees into the Songwriters Hall of Fame includes James Brown, James Taylor , and the late Curtis Mayfield (LAUNCH, 2/2). Unfortunately, Mayfield died...
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(2/2/00, 6 p.m. ET) - The Songwriters Hall Of Fame has named six inductees to join its ranks -- former Beach Boys leader Brian Wilson, Eagles members and principal songwriters Glenn Frey and Don...
More »USRN - Dec 29, 1999
(12/29/99, 4 p.m. ET) - Private funeral services were held on Tuesday (Dec. 28) in Atlanta for family and close friends of Curtis Mayfield. Mayfield died last Sunday (Dec. 26) (LAUNCH, 12/26), at the...
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12/29/99, 4 p.m. ET) - Since Curtis Mayfield s death on Sunday (Dec. 26) LAUNCH, 12/26), Marv Heiman, his manager of 30 years, said there has been an outpouring of entertainers wanting to do something...
More »USRN - Dec 27, 1999
(12/26/99, 11:30 p.m. ET) - Curtis Mayfield, the legendary singer-songwriter and funk pioneer who was one of the first to introduce social commentary into R&B music, died today (Dec. 26) at the North...
More »USRN - Dec 27, 1999
(12/27/99, 3 p.m. ET) - Curtis Mayfield, legendary singer-songwriter and driving force in R&B music, died Sunday (Dec. 26) at the age of 57 (LAUNCH, 12/26). From the early 60s through the mid- 70s, Mayfield...
More »USRN - Nov 10, 1998
(11/10/98, 6 p.m. PST) - The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame and Museum has announced its 1999 inductees, and it s a pretty heavy bunch--Billy Joel, Curtis Mayfield, Paul McCartney as a solo artist, Del Shannon...
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(9/10/97) - On November 11th, Rhino Records will unveil the Superfly Deluxe 25th Anniversary Edition double-disc, commemorating one of the most popular and influential blaxploitation movie series of the...
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