Organizers say Grammy-winning Van Morrison will be one of the headline acts at this year's Stockholm Jazz Festival. Festival spokeswoman Liisa Tolonen says the Irish soul...
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Van Morrison, "Keep It Simple" (Lost Highway) Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member Van Morrison takes the title of his new album, "Keep It Simple," to extremes. His first set...
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Van Morrison's new album "Keep It Simple," just released Tuesday, hinges on various roots music forms -- blues, folk, country and the occasional gospel -- and if...
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More than two-dozen of Van
Morrison's albums are about to get the reissue treatment.
Starting with 1971's "Tupelo Honey" through 2002's "Down
the Road," 29...
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The blues stage will be back when the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival opens Friday, and so will such performers as blues singer Alton "Big Al" Carson and...
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Music photographer Joel Brodsky,
whose sexy, shirtless images of Doors lead singer Jim Morrison
have taken on iconic status, has died. He was 67.
He succumbed to an...
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Grammy-winning singer John Mayer has been added to the lineup of the 2007 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival.
Mayer, who will perform May 5, joins headliners Rod...
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As they prepare to celebrate the
40th anniversary of their self-titled debut album, the
surviving members of the Doors have been reflecting on their
legacy.
The trio of...
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You may have seen the recent photos
of Bob Dylan looking uncannily like Charlie Chaplin, and his
44th album, "Modern Times," shares a title with Chaplin's 1936
classic about...
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Kinks frontman/co-founder Ray Davies
will be honored with a lifetime achievement award from American
performing rights organization BMI in London on October 3
The BMI Icon...
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Ever sat around
lamenting the dearth of baritone sax solos on the radio? Do you
pine for a truly heartfelt contemporary take on pre-rock
American R&B? Need a fix of that...
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If pop star Michelle Branch and her pal Jessica Harp had their way, their new country album "Stand Still, Look Pretty" would have registered even higher on the twang...
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John Lee Hooker could not read or
write, according to his daughter, but the legendary Delta
bluesman's estate is hoping to educate a new legion of fans
about his 50-year...
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Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers are running down a few
thousand Hells Angels.
The Rock and Roll Hall of
Famers are revving up to headline the inaugural Rock'n the...
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On his full-length debut, modestly
titled "Songs We Sing," singer/songwriter Matt Costa channels
the spirit of the 1960s. It's an era that has influenced
Costa's music...
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Figures. Now that he's out of Cash Money, Juvenile's Check
is bouncing right to the top.
The New Orleans' rapper, who
rose to prominence on the Cash Money label, has...
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While record companies
shuddered at the development, the advent of the CD jukebox and
the iPod allowed music fans to build something nearly
impossible to find on the radio:...
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As Lost Highway Records marks its
fifth anniversary this year, it is also celebrating a
remarkable Grammy Awards achievement. Since its inception, the
label has released 50...
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His album may be called
"Exile," but Steve Reynolds is starting to feel like Los
Angeles is his town -- even though he'll soon abandon it for
some rigorous touring.
In his...
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Now that he's a beloved
musical icon, turning 80 and embraced by both blacks and
whites, it's difficult to understand that B.B. King comes from
a time when there were two...
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They call him a Louis Armstrong for a reason. The voice of hoodoo rocker and piano professor Dr. John is deep and groggy — just like Satchmo's. Both were child...
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The leader of the band is doing surprisingly well following a bout
with cancer.
In a weekend posting on his Website, hit-making
folkie Dan Fogelberg announced he has...
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As John Bell has known for some time now, the upside to a hurricane is a consequently clearer sky.
The rain ceases, the curtain of mist evaporates, and lying within the...
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Fans of David Gray who want to hear
his biggest hit "Babylon" performed live as he tours to promote
his latest album may be disappointed because the
singer-songwriter is...
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One of the negative
consequences of industrialization is boredom, the oppressive
familiarity of a task done too many times.
Mark Knopfler never quite reached complete...
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Thousands of music fans face a damp
start to this year's Glastonbury festival with torrential rain
and thunderstorms forecast for its opening on Friday.
As many as 150,000...
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The angry American couldn't compete with the angry Armenians.
In the record store showdown between flag-waving country star
Toby Keith and power rockers System of a...
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Two Miami-based songwriters and
producers, Emilio Estefan Jr. and Estefano, tied for the
songwriter of the year award at the 12th annual BMI Latin
Awards.
This is the...
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After more than 30 years in the music business, 36 albums and eight Grammy Awards, Carlos Santana can call himself a BMI icon.
The virtuoso guitarist known for his...
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Coldplay, Kylie Minogue) and the White
Stripes are among the headline acts slated for this year's
sold-out edition of the Glastonbury Festival, to be held...
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When Blue Note Records recently
signed pianist Robert Glasper, it marked the label's first
enlistment of a young, up-and-coming instrumentalist since
pianist Bill Charlap...
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When Solomon Burke calls, even the
most aloof rock stars pick up the phone.
The R&B heavyweight who wrote and sang the oft-covered tune
"Everybody Needs Somebody to Love"...
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R&B heavyweight Solomon Burke, who
co-wrote the early Rolling Stones concert staple "Everybody
Needs Somebody to Love," has returned the favor by recording
the group's...
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A trip to "The Red Light
District" scored Ludacris his second consecutive No. 1 album on
the U.S. pop charts Wednesday.
The Atlanta rapper/actor's fourth Disturbing Tha...
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Like that smiling skydiver on the deodorant ads? Can't get enough of his sunny joshing on MTV's "Pimp My Ride"?
Prepare to meet the cunning, sometimes caustic musician...
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Chicago rapper Kanye West, who
survived a near-fatal car crash to score one of the biggest
hits of the year with his debut album, led an eclectic field of
commercially...
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61. Salsa/Merengue Album: "Valio La Pena," Marc Anthony; "Travesia," Victor Manuelle; "Autentico," Gilberto Santa Rosa; "Creciendo," Son de Cali; "Across 110th Street,"...
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Stevie Wonder, Usher and Norah Jones
are among the artists who will celebrate Ray Charles at an
October tribute concert that will be taped for later broadcast
on...
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It was a quiet moment in a recording studio between two old friends — the genius of soul and the king of blues.
Ray Charles and B.B. King were readying to record a...
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Ray Charles is being remembered as a musical innovator who blended genres of music to create a new style. Charles died on Thursday of acute liver disease at age 73.
Ray...
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The third annual Tribeca Film
Festival, which took place May 1-9 in the Lower Manhattan
neighborhood, had plenty of attractions for music fans. A
rundown of some of the...
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Warner Bros. is eyeing a June 29
release date for a nine-disc Paul Simon boxed set, "Studio
Recordings 1972-2000," Billboard.com has learned.
Simon inked with Warner...
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Multimedia pioneer Todd
Rundgren has gone back to the basics by releasing his first new
studio album in nearly a decade.
"Liars" is a concept album chock-full of...
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Though she's known mainly in Quebec
as a jazz vocalist, Coral Egan may well be Canada's next pop
star.
Montreal-based Justin Time, Canada's premier jazz label,
released...
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Van Morrison will kick off a
five-city U.S. tour in New York on March 31.
His trek will take him to Minneapolis, San Francisco,
Chicago and Boston, where he will close...
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The past year has been extraordinary
for 19-year-old Australian pop sensation Delta Goodrem . Now it
is time to see if the rest of the world is ready for the...
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When Belfast's
George Lowden built a rudimentary guitar at the age of 10,
little did he know that one day some of the world's biggest
rock stars would be lining up to pay...
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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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An inn landlord who said his business almost collapsed after the singer Van Morrison canceled an appearance was awarded $66,800 compensation by a court on...
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A British court has ordered veteran rock
star Van Morrison to pay $66,868 in damages to a hotel owner
who said the singer had ruined him by canceling a concert.
Gary...
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Call it Revenge of the Nerd, Part II.
Geeky American
Idol runner-up Clay
Aiken proved to be second to none, holding the top spot for a second
straight week. For the...
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Van Morrison, Patti LaBelle, and Little Richard will be honored by the Songwriters Hall Of Fame at their 34th Annual induction and awards dinner on June 12 in New York City....
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The Songwriters Hall Of Fame hasn't made an official announcement of its 2003 inductees, but the word might have been leaked by a nominee. This year's list of possibilities...
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May 14 has been announced as the release date for the new studio album from Van Morrison. Down The Road, Morrison's first solo album since 1999's Back On Top, features 13...
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Van Morrison has won libel damages because of an Irish newspaper report that alleged he had an affair with singer Linda Gail Lewis. A lawyer for the Sunday Independent...
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The life and music of legendary jazz trumpet player Chet Baker will be celebrated on Chet Baker Live At Ronnie Scott's, a DVD due out April 24 from Rhino Home Video. The DVD...
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Legendary singer Van Morrison has denied reports that he will perform at President-elect George W. Bush's Inauguration opening ceremony on Thursday (January 18).
Initial...
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When it comes to presidential candidates and the music they like, classic rock seems to be the preference. The Beatles,
Bob Dylan,
Van Morrison, and John Fogerty are big...
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Van Morrison and '50s "skiffle" king Lonnie Donegan have teamed up for an album titled The Skiffle Sessions -- Live In Belfast. The album will be released on the Pointblank...
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The City Of Angels soundtrack returns to the top of the Billboard 200 this week with sales of 169,000, according to SoundScan data, while the other soundtrack...
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Late-night host David Letterman has compiled 14 live recordings of musical performances from his Late Show With David Letterman for a new album to be released on Reprise...
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