If it's up to Fat Possum president Matthew Johnson, the classic '70s recordings of R&B legend Al Green will soon be seducing a new generation of listeners. Johnson...
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Indie blues label Fat Possum Records has licensed the entire Hi Records catalog, including Al Green's 1972 album "Let's Stay Together" and several of his greatest...
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The Essence Music Festival has plenty to celebrate this year. And it will be about a lot more than music, said Michelle Ebanks, president of Essence Communications Inc. ...
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Maxwell, Anita Baker, Al Green and Ne-Yo will join previously announced headliner Beyonce at the 15th annual Essence Music Festival this summer in New Orleans. Also added...
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Al Green, "Lay It Down" (Blue Note) If Al Green's "Lay It Down" sounds familiar, it should. Much like his 2003's comeback CD I Cant Stop, this is an homage to and...
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With his first new release in three years, soul great Al Green can again say "Here I Am" -- and, of course, "Come and Take Me." On May 27, Green releases "Lay It Down," his...
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When she made her debut
several years back at only 15, Brit belter Joss Stone was an
instant wow, a young girl mining soul's past with a voice
beyond her years.
Now 19,...
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On Grammy night, U.K. newcomer
Corinne Bailey Rae hopes to waltz through the door her soulful
pop colleague Norah Jones kicked open in 2003, when she won
five awards...
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On Monday I celebrated
the fifth anniversary of the iPod's introduction at the
Laundromat, listening to a recent "Theme Time Radio Hour With
Your Host Bob Dylan" on my own...
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He's performed in front of millions
of people, but few of them know his name or his distinguished
rock 'n' roll history.
Now, Blondie Chaplin is stepping out from the...
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A concert by the Rev. Al Green to mark the 10th anniversary of the River Market district and the 60th birthday of Bill Clinton, whose presidential library is just down the...
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Various Artists, "The Pilgrim: A Celebration of Kris Kristofferson" (American Roots Publishing)
Kris Kristofferson has enjoyed a celebratory run of late, his from...
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It's a difficult image to conjure: Isaac Hayes struggling to overcome a nasty case of stage fright.
Not the hippest guy in the room, the epitome of cool.
Not the genius...
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Randy Travis and Billy Ray Cyrus
are among the country artists who have added a new dimension to
their careers with successful gospel albums. Now several
veteran country...
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Antonio Banderas , Rod Stewart and Donald Duck are among an eclectic bunch of honorees who will receive stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame next year.
The 32 honorees...
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R&B group Boyz II Men will issue an
album of covers, including Michael Jackson 's "Human Nature" and
Al Green 's "Let's Stay Together," on Aug. 24.
"Throwback," the debut...
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The 2004 Songwriters Hall of Fame
Awards dinner June 10 in New York will be another star-studded
affair. But this year's ceremony, which honors songwriting
legends, also...
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Bob Dylan , Keith Richards , Jerry
Lee Lewis , Kid Rock and Merle Haggard were among the "outlaws
and angels" that Willie Nelson brought out on Wednesday for his
third...
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Take a pretty much unknown white chick belting the blues on an independent record label and you have the makings of a CD that's likely headed for the discount bin. But throw...
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Charles Fox, Al Green , Daryl Hall and John Oates, Don McLean and songwriting duo Barrett Strong and Norman Whitfield are this year's inductees into the Songwriters Hall of...
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If you're packing your bags for
Texas right now, you might want to check out the plentiful
selection of indie-label showcases during the South by
Southwest Music Conference...
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"I signed an original," says Bruce
Lundvall, president/CEO of EMI Jazz & Classics. "It was just
that simple." He's talking about Norah Jones , whose sophomore
album, "Feels...
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A few hours before a recent performance at Constitution Hall, Robert Randolph, like much of the rest of this city, is pondering the nation's future.
"And we're talking...
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The Rev. Al Green , Sandi Patty, the late Vestal Goodman and BMI President Frances Preston will be inducted next month into the Gospel Music Association's Gospel Music Hall...
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Al Green , James Brown , Britney
Spears , Elvis Presley and the Monkees are among the artists who
will be featured in the "American Pop" series presented by the
Museum of...
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Grammy-winning producer Don Was has
formed a TV and home-video production company, M101.
Was' partners in the L.A.-based company include Arizona
Diamondbacks owner Dale...
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This time last year, Ashanti,
Nelly and Eminem ruled the Billboard year-end R&B/hip-hop
charts. This year, it comes as no surprise that one artist
dominates the...
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Watching newcomer Fefe Dobson jumping around onstage to the rhythm of thrashing guitars, she looks like the typical pop-rocker girl, with a tough attitude and sneering...
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Britney
Spears lived up to her album's billing. Michael
Jackson did not.
Spears was definitely In
the Zone--and in the record books--as her latest debuted atop
the...
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When the spirit moves him, the Rev. Al Green throws his head back to laugh, clapping his hands and stomping his feet.
His producer, Willie Mitchell, who helped Green...
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Publishing executive John Rollins, who witnessed the infancy of Vibe and Spin magazines, had a revelation one day when he dropped a Buena Vista Social Club album into his CD...
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Al Green and Aretha Franklin will co-headline the annual "Shower Of Stars" benefit for the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital on April 26th in Memphis,...
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Gin Blossoms, Sixpence None The Richer, Al Green, George Thorogood, and Chantal Kreviazuk spearhead the soundtrack for the movie How To Lose A Guy In Ten Days, which hit...
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Former Sounds Of Blackness lead singer Ann Nesby recently released her sophomore album, Put It On Paper. The set, which is currently Number 91 on the Billboard 200 albums...
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Soul singer-turned-Reverend Al Green was honored by his congregation at the Full Gospel Tabernacle church in Memphis, Tennessee for his 25th anniversary. Green has served as...
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Joni Mitchell, Al Green, Rosemary Clooney, late bandleader-pianist Count Basie, and late crooner Perry Como have been announced as the 2002 recipients of the Recording...
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Al Green, the Emotions, and the Motown songwriting team of Holland-Dozier-Holland are among the honorees for the Rhythm & Blues Foundation's 12th annual Pioneer Awards. The...
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You can call this "Al Green Day" if you like. Reverend Green has two new items available today (September 12): his autobiography and a two-CD, 30-track collection of his...
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Reverend Al Green was honored by city officials in Memphis, Tennessee, when they renamed a street for him on Sunday (July 23). Memphis officials renamed the street in front...
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Dave Matthews Band's June 30 show in Chicago will be a special night. Matthews is set to duet with R&B legend Al Green and it will be filmed for the forthcoming IMAX...
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The Reverend Al Green will be honored this summer in his hometown of Grand Rapids, Michigan. On July 5, Al Green will receive a key to the city, and will have a street...
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Unfortunately for the crowds attending Woodstock '99 this past weekend, the Rev. Al Green was unable to join the congregation. He was booked for the festival just over two...
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It seems as if just about everyone has something to say about what effect music had on the so-called Trench Coat Mafia killers. Rising country star and former pro wrestler...
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In an exclusive myLAUNCH chat from the Green Room (no pun intended) of Late Night With Conan O'Brien this afternoon, the Rev. Al Green spoke about exposing his music to a...
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The Rev. Al Green plans to step into the '90s at 8 p.m. (EST) on Nov. 13. That's when the R&B legend will premiere his web site (www.algreen.com), with a live cybercast of...
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