Reuters - Oct 24, 2009
Having suffered more than 15 years of false starts, failures and musical disappointments, singer-songwriter Harper Simon admits he has hardly charted the ideal path to pop stardom like his father, Paul...
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Paul Simon and Christopher Guest have been appointed to the board of trustees of Boston s Berklee College of Music. The school announced the additions on Thursday. Berklee President Roger Brown said...
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The first Saturday Night Live CD of live performances in nearly 10 years will be sold exclusively at Target retail stores, beginning Sunday. Priced at $13.98, Live From SNL! Music Performances...
More »Reuters - Jun 7, 2007
Country music icon Dolly Parton was honored for her songwriting on Thursday at the Songwriters Hall of Fame, where she made jokes about her famous big bust that she quipped would outlast her. I can...
More »Reuters - Mar 26, 2007
The Bee Gees will receive a lifetime achievement award from a music industry group in Beverly Hills in May, organizers said on Monday. The pop legends will be presented with the Icon Award during performing...
More »Reuters - Feb 5, 2007
Most people know Don Henley as the multiple Grammy Award-winning founding member of the Eagles or as a successful solo artist. His peers know him as an artist s champion, the man who cofounded the Recording...
More »AP - Jan 19, 2007
Barry Manilow became one of the world s best-selling artists by making timeless classics out of unknown songs. But these days, he s more likely to rely on other people s classics than interpret new material...
More »Reuters - Oct 23, 2006
Sean Lennon, son of the late Beatle John Lennon, will launch a 14-date tour in New York City later this month in support of Friendly Fire, his first solo album in eight years, his label said on Monday...
More »Reuters - Oct 10, 2006
Attracting big-name acts like Rod Stewart, the Eagles, Norah Jones, Def Leppard, Tony Bennett, Santana and David Bowie to a tertiary market might be unusual for some venues, but it s not uncommon for...
More »Reuters - Aug 8, 2006
New York s Hit Factory studio, which closed in early 2005 after being home to recording sessions by John Lennon, Stevie Wonder, Madonna and U2, is being converted into condominiums worth more than $...
More »Reuters - Jul 31, 2006
For all the accolades Paul Simon has racked up in the past 40 years, he remains a master of the set list. Concert songs are carefully chosen -- lyrically and/or musically -- to weave a pattern of thought...
More »Reuters - Jul 19, 2006
As he did for the Grammy-winning soundtrack to 2004 s Garden State, actor/director Zach Braff has rounded up a range of rock acts for the soundtrack to his new film, The Last Kiss. In addition to songs...
More »AP - Jul 1, 2006
Paul Simon s new tour is about music, not Art. The Rock and Roll Hall of Famer launched his first solo tour in five years with a Wednesday show in Cleveland, supporting his critically acclaimed album...
More »AP - Jun 28, 2006
EMI Group PLC and Warner Music Group Corp., locked in a tug of war after each rejected a takeover bid from the other, are still discussing a merger, EMI said Wednesday. Warner Music made a cash offer...
More »Reuters - Jun 13, 2006
In Brazil, soccer and samba go together like love and marriage. And as World Cup fever grips the country, dedicated fans have plenty of choices of music for their game-day parties. Record labels have...
More »AP - Jun 2, 2006
Paul Simon, B.B King, Tony Bennett, Elvis Costello and Etta James are among the stars slated to perform at the 27th Annual Festival International de Jazz de Montreal. The event — in Montreal, naturally...
More »Reuters - May 26, 2006
It s a familiar story: Teenage girl signs major-label contract. Naive and unsure of how to navigate the system, she and her band make an album that reflects the producer s vision much more than their...
More »AP - May 8, 2006
Paul Simon, Surprise (Warner Bros.) As the second song on Paul Simon s new album begins, he s walking along a riverbank, locked in a struggle for the right combination of words in a melody line....
More »Reuters - May 7, 2006
Fats Domino, who became a symbol of survival for this year s New Orleans jazz festival, was taken to hospital on Sunday, forcing him to cancel a headlining appearance at the event. Organizers of the...
More »AP - May 4, 2006
As he walks to the stage of a Hofstra University lecture hall, Robert Leonard s attire is every bit the college professor: blue blazer and shirt, charcoal slacks, yellow tie, glasses. He s a long, long...
More »Reuters - May 3, 2006
The Red Hot Chili Peppers have lashed out at a music pirate who leaked the funk-rock band s upcoming album onto the Internet, and urged fans not to download it illegally. The band s spokeswoman said...
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