Reuters - Aug 14, 2009
Before singer-songwriter Joe Henry records or produces an album, he asks the musicians he's working with to watch a movie that conveys the mood he wants to create. And as befits an artist whose recordings...
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In fall 2006, Joe Henry not only got to work with his childhood hero Loudon Wainwright III on Strange Weirdos, the soundtrack for the comedy Knocked Up, but he also found the drive to write the bulk...
More »Reuters - Oct 8, 2005
Their houses may be torn and tattered after Hurricane Katrina, but their spirits are beautifully unbowed. A wide range of New Orleans musicians, many of whom have played numerous benefit concerts, are...
More »Reuters - Sep 25, 2005
Bettye LaVette landed a top 10 R&B hit with her very first single. In 1962, when she was only 16, her My Man, He s a Loving Man peaked at No. 7. The following 43 years, however, have not been as kind...
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The musician who produced soul legend Solomon Burke s Grammy-winning 2002 album Don t Give Up on Me has started a label devoted to new work by veteran R&B performers. The first release from Joe Henry...
More »AP - May 3, 2005
Here s an image hard to get out of your head: wiry singer-songwriter Aimee Mann), chronicler of the emotionally fragile, whaling the tar out of somebody in a boxing ring. You re as likely to find her...
More »Reuters - Dec 15, 2004
R&B heavyweight Solomon Burke, who co-wrote the early Rolling Stones concert staple Everybody Needs Somebody to Love, has returned the favor by recording the group s soulful ballad I Got the Blues for...
More »Reuters - Nov 20, 2003
Singer/songwriter Ani DiFranco will release a new studio album, Educated Guess, Jan. 20 via her own Righteous Babe label. The set was recorded and produced entirely by DiFranco on a vintage reel-to...
More »USRN - May 24, 2002
(5/24/02, 7 a.m. ET) -- Madonna s hit single, Don t Tell Me, from her 2000 album, Music, was among the songs honored as one of the most performed of the year at the 19th annual ASCAP Pop Music Awards...
More »USRN - Mar 21, 2001
(3/21/01, 5 p.m. ET) - Madonna s hit single Don t Tell Me will get another shot at radio success at the hands of her brother-in-law, Joe Henry, who will feature the song as the first single from his upcoming...
More »USRN - Feb 2, 1998
(1/31/98) - Disney-owned Mammoth Records--home to the Squirrel Nut Zippers, Seven Mary Three, Fu Manchu and Joe Henry--has entered into a 50/50 joint venture agreement with Nickelbag Records, the label...
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