AP - Oct 30, 2008
Rocker Peter Frampton is wishing someone would show him the way to keep his Barack Obama yard signs from getting swiped. The Grammy winner is complaining that signs showing his preference for the Democratic...
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Don Bernstine travels the world visiting rock stars in their homes and backstage and spends tens of thousands of dollars of his employer s money buying guitars, concert costumes and other music memorabilia...
More »Reuters - Dec 8, 2006
Don Bernstine travels the world visiting rock stars in their homes and backstage and spends tens of thousands of dollars of his employer s money buying guitars, concert costumes and other music memorabilia...
More »E! Online - Dec 8, 2006
Scorned by country music radio, the Dixie Chicks are all right by the Grammys. The finger-pickin trio, just about nixed from Nashville for lead singer Natalie Maines off-handed insult of President Bush...
More »E! Online - Dec 7, 2006
Here s the complete list of nominees for the 49th Annual Grammy Awards. The awards will be presented Feb. 11 in Los Angeles: Album Of The Year Taking the Long Way, Dixie ChicksSt. Elsewhere, Gnarls...
More »Reuters - Feb 23, 2006
With three nominations each, My Morning Jacket, moe., Benevento/Russo Duo, John Medeski, Mike Gordon and the North Mississippi Allstars lead the field for the sixth Jammy Awards, which honor improvisational...
More »AP - Oct 12, 2005
Take it from Peter Frampton. Or from Jeff Beck, Eric Clapton, Peter Townsend or Jimmy Page — they all owe a debt to Les Paul, father of the electric guitar. They all mention Les as an inspiration...
More »Reuters - Sep 5, 2005
With 90 years of life experience under his belt, Les Paul can and does draw from a deep well of stories whenever the mood is right. He is, in fact, as accomplished at spinning yarns as he is at creating...
More »Reuters - Sep 5, 2005
Talk about celebrating a birthday in style. Les Paul, the inventor of multitrack recording and the solid-body electric guitar that bears his name, turned 90 this year amid an array of events. On June...
More »Reuters - Sep 5, 2005
Had Les Paul only invented the solid-body electric guitar, he would be hailed as one of the great pioneers of the music industry -- the guy who built the engine that drove the rock n roll revolution....
More »Reuters - Jun 20, 2005
The JVC Jazz Festival couldn t have picked a more deserving subject for a tribute than Les Paul, feted Sunday at Carnegie Hall in commemoration of his 90th birthday (which actually occurred June 9)....
More »AP - Apr 1, 2005
Mitch Hedberg, a Minnesota-born comedian who worked in nightclubs, television and film in a wide-ranging career, died in New Jersey, his family said. He was 37. Hedberg, who struggled with drugs and...
More »Reuters - Jan 26, 2005
Rocker Peter Frampton is planning to record a track with Pearl Jam for his upcoming album of instrumentals, he said on Wednesday. In an interview with former Sex Pistols guitarist Steve Jones on his...
More »AP - Oct 11, 2004
The long blond hair and sexy magazine covers that forged British rock star Peter Frampton s image as a teen idol of the 1970s are gone. That s just fine with the recently naturalized U.S. citizen, who...
More »Reuters - Oct 4, 2004
Although not an announced part of the lineup, Neil Young spent the weekend making appearances at Vote for Change tour stops in Toledo, Ohio and Detroit. Sources suggest the veteran Canadian singer-...
More »AP - Sep 16, 2004
Standing onstage at Madison Square Garden last summer, Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder pulled out a cell phone to call Johnny Ramone at home. Before dialing, Vedder explained his motivation for the long...
More »Yahoo! Music - Jul 24, 2004
Pearl Jam guitarist Mike McCready will preview tracks from the group s upcoming double-disc concert set Live at Benaroya Hall via a live, one-hour radio broadcast beginning 8 p.m. ET Sunday. A band...
More »Reuters - Jun 28, 2004
Clear Channel Communications Inc. (NYSE:CCU - news) on Monday said it has signed singer Jewel as the first major-label music artist to take part in its controversial service for instant concert recordings...
More »Reuters - Apr 30, 2004
A cottage industry within the multibillion-dollar music products category, handmade guitars and amplifiers are answering a rising demand for high-quality gear. Unit shipments of such products are modest...
More »USRN - Aug 14, 2003
(8/14/03, 1 p.m. ET) -- Peter Frampton s upcoming album Now has an unplanned connection to Arnold Schwarzenegger and the California governor s race. In the chorus of the song I m Back, he sings, I m back...
More »USRN - Jun 20, 2002
(6/20/02, 12 p.m. ET) -- Peter Frampton s new album isn t due until January, but when it appears it will contain a special cover song. Frampton has recorded a version of the Beatles While My Guitar Gently...
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