AP - Oct 12, 2009
With a familiar high-pitched voice counting off one-two-three-four, a new Michael Jackson single debuted online Monday, prompting a hasty response from the singer s estate after Paul Anka revealed he...
More »AP - Oct 19, 2007
Paul Anka has written an inordinate amount of pop music classics, cranking out hit songs like My Way for Frank Sinatra, It Doesn t Matter Anymore for Buddy Holly, saving Lonely Boy, Put Your Head on My...
More »Reuters - Aug 24, 2007
As a recording artist, songwriter or both, Paul Anka has appeared on the Billboard charts in every decade since the 1950s. Anka began as a teen idol with such hits as Diana and Puppy Love, but he later...
More »Reuters - Sep 17, 2006
It is hard to explain the measure of Marco Antonio Solis appeal. Listen to his music, and it is unabashedly wear-your-heart-on-your-sleeve romantic, earnest and plaintive. The melodies are luscious,...
More »AP - Nov 25, 2005
A Brazilian singer who promoted the use of condoms in an anti-AIDS campaign has been dropped from the lineup of next month s Christmas concert at the Vatican, organizers said Friday. Daniela Mercury...
More »Reuters - Jan 28, 2005
Comedy was absolutely king during the 30 years that Johnny Carson ruled late-night TV from his desk at The Tonight Show, but from his very first program in 1962, the landmark series also made time for...
More »Reuters - Apr 29, 2004
It was a three-way split for supremacy Thursday night at the Billboard Latin Music Awards with Colombian heartthrob Juanes , late Salsa entertainer Celia Cruz and English/Spanish chart-topper Ricky Martin...
More »Reuters - Nov 1, 2003
One side of the ailing music business remains robust, according to Paul Anka : the licensing side. And he would know. The legendary writer/performer of such late- 50s/early- 60s teen classics as Puppy...
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