Reuters - Oct 30, 2008
Singer and songwriter Randy Newman has postponed his 18-date European tour because of physical pain from stenosis in his lower back and neck, a statement on the singer's Web site said on Thursday....
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Randy Newman is postponing his 18-date European tour. The 64-year-old I Love L.A and I Love to See You Smile singer-songwriter cited physical limitations and severe pain caused by stenosis in the lower...
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Randy Newman's musical world has always been populated with unsavory characters -- racists, rapists, sociopaths -- and dark themes that often belied the songwriter's gift for a compelling melody...
More »Reuters - Aug 17, 2007
Bossa nova has been in Luciana Souza's blood since she was a child growing up in Sao Paulo, Brazil, in the early '60s as the daughter of two of its innovators, Walter Santos and Tereza Sousa....
More »Reuters - Feb 26, 2007
Music from politically themed films scored top Oscars on Sunday, while the winners used their moment of glory to push issues ranging from global warming to gay marriage. Melissa Etheridge s global warming...
More »AP - Feb 24, 2007
The Oscars are all about movies, of course, but on this night only music filled the golden guy s hallowed hall. Beyonce, Celine Dion, James Taylor, Randy Newman and Melissa Etheridge were among those...
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 »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 - Nov 20, 2006
Life is a battle between inner dreams and outer reality. Some artists and songwriters devote the bulk of their work to the first half of the equation, puffing up the good feelings and placing reality...
More »E! Online - Apr 5, 2006
Gene Pitney memorably sang Only Love Can Break a Heart, but word of his death is proving equally saddening. The melodramatic crooner, who earned a spot in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for writing...
More »Reuters - Dec 16, 2005
A documentary focusing on the life and career of late singer/songwriter Harry Nilsson will be released next year. Who is Harry Nilsson (And Why is Everybody Talkin About Him?) features interviews with...
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 »AP - Oct 6, 2005
The New York Philharmonic is helping to bring back Beethoven to New Orleans by hosting a benefit concert for the Louisiana Philharmonic. The Oct. 28 concert at Lincoln Center s Avery Fisher Hall will...
More »Reuters - Sep 25, 2005
Chuck Berry yearned for Baton Rouge, The Band headed for Lake Charles and Glen Campbell was homesick for Galveston when he cleaned his gun. Pick a place pounded by the twin hurricanes that ravaged the...
More »AP - Sep 25, 2005
It s not often that a Nobel laureate, Pulitzer Prize winners, Grammy winners, Academy Award winners and just about every other kind of winner share a single stage. But a benefit for Hurricane Katrina...
More »AP - Sep 9, 2005
The producer of Friday s one-hour telethon to benefit Hurricane Katrina victims said no special precautions will be taken to edit out political statements — even though rapper Kanye West is on the...
More »E! Online - Sep 8, 2005
Hurricane Katrina may be long gone, but the storm surrounding Kanye West s controversial off-script rap lingers. The hip-hop star s impromptu anti-President Bush, anti-media diatribe, airing live...
More »AP - Sep 8, 2005
Upcoming celebrity benefits to raise money for relief efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina: • Kevin Smith is holding an online auction on his Web site, http: 1/4 1/4http://www.ViewAskew...
More »Reuters - Sep 6, 2005
Sheryl Crow, the Dixie Chicks, Randy Newman, Neil Young, Rod Stewart, Alicia Keys and Paul Simon will perform during Friday s Hurricane Katrina benefit organized by the major broadcast networks. Shelter...
More »AP - Sep 2, 2005
It began, fittingly enough, with jazz from New Orleans natives Harry Connick Jr. and Wynton Marsalis. But A Concert for Hurricane Relief, a heartfelt and dignified benefit aired on NBC and other networks...
More »AP - Sep 2, 2005
Filmmaker and New Orleans native Michael Murphy spent the last few years taking cameras through his hometown s most hallowed musical sites, paying tribute to the place where jazz was born, the blues blossomed...
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