During an interview with Elton John for the debut of his new Sundance Channel show "Spectacle," Elvis Costello didn't ask about stage costumes, boyfriends or "Island Girl."...
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James Taylor wants you to know you've got a friend in Barack Obama. The easy-rocking singer will headline five free concerts in his home (and key battleground) state...
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James Taylor will play five free concerts in North Carolina as he tours the state to support Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama. Taylor has concerts scheduled...
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Singer-songwriter James Taylor will play five shows in North Carolina in support of Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama. Taylor will perform Sunday (October 19) in...
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James Taylor's new CD/DVD set "One Man Band" is a musical self-portrait that takes him back to the start of his career in the late '60s when he could travel light with just...
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James Taylor still has a friend in Carole King.
Taylor and King were a match made in 1969 at Hollywood's famed Troubadour nightclub. They were rehearsing there Tuesday...
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Here are reviews of recently released holiday CDs:
Patti LaBelle, "Miss Patti's Christmas" (Def Soul)
When it comes to Christmas music, Patti LaBelle is almost as...
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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,...
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Coffee shop chain Starbucks Corp.
said on Monday its new Hear Music record label will release a
live album by singer-songwriter James Taylor this...
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Coffee shop chain Starbucks Corp.
said on Monday its new Hear Music record label will release a
live album by singer-songwriter James Taylor this...
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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...
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You could call it the world's biggest open mic night. Except the one going on in Atlanta this week will last a total of 10 nights.
When it's all over, 500 bands and solo...
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Nasvhille's big Macs couldn't serve up enough customers to keep the latest installment of Now That's What I Call Music! from the top of the food chain.
For the...
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Five new songs will highlight an
upcoming retrospective covering the solo career of bluegrass
fiddler Alison Krauss.
"A Hundred Miles or More: A Collection" is due April 3...
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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...
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David Crosby and Graham Nash,
members of one of the top rock groups of the 1960s and 1970s,
have postponed a U.S. tour due to Crosby's ill health, a
representative...
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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,...
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Nickelback has all the right reasons to be among the top contenders for the 2006 Billboard Music Awards—namely, the Canadian rock outfit outsold virtually everyone...
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Don Henley will be honored as the 2007 MusiCares Person of the Year. Henley, 59, will receive the award Feb. 9 at a gala dinner and concert in Los Angeles, The Recording...
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James Taylor, who penned "Carolina in My Mind" while homesick for North Carolina, has been honored by his hometown university.
Taylor, 58, performed the song with the...
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In stories Aug. 29 and Aug. 30 story about a Sept. 20 concert to pay tribute to the late jazz trumpeter Maynard Ferguson, The Associated Press erroneously reported Ferguson...
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Nominees for the 40th annual Country Music Association Awards, to be held Nov. 6 in Nashville, Tenn:
Entertainer of the year: Brooks & Dunn, Kenny Chesney, Brad Paisley,...
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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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Shawn Colvin will ring in the
"second half" of her life with the album "These Four Walls,"
along with a new manager and label.
"It's a major confrontation, knowing that...
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Tony Bennett has recruited more than a dozen music heavyweights, including Bono, Paul McCartney and Barbra Streisand, to sing on his new album, "Tony Bennett: Duets/An...
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This is not your father's AARP.
Today's AARP members are more apt to shake what their mama
gave them by rallying around the music of Elton John and Paul McCartney and...
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Since its 1985 launch, Rock in Rio has
been a massive event, drawing hundreds of thousands to each
festival. Now it is working to become a massive global brand.
This...
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Edgar Meyer has recorded with Yo-Yo Ma, Joshua Bell, James Taylor, fiddler Mark O'Connor, banjo player Bela Fleck, among many others.
Now he has recorded by himself,...
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As three young women in a rock band, the Barlow sisters could easily play up their good looks and play down their Christian beliefs for a shot at mainstream success.
But...
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Tony Bennett breaks with tradition on his Grammy-nominated CD, "The Art of Romance," by doing something he had shied away from throughout a recording career dating back more...
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Workers from city agencies that joined in the Hurricane Katrina relief efforts, along with New Orleans jazz trumpeter Wynton Marsalis, will serve as the guests of honor at...
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John Mayer won't go ballistic if he hears you've outgrown his "Room for Squares" CD. Or that you're so over his Grammy-winning hit "Daughters." Or that you'd rather go deaf...
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James Taylor will be honored as the 2006 MusiCares Person of the Year for a career that spans nearly four decades and for his efforts to promote children's health and the...
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The November 22 Blue Note release
"Higher Ground" will feature highlights from Jazz at Lincoln
Center's Hurricane Katrina benefit concert.
The 15-track disc includes...
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In times of war, tragedy and turmoil, many hit songs have eloquently expressed a collective angst. But even though Hurricane Katrina has already inspired several musical...
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With the exception of the now-famous Kanye West outburst, celebrity-driven benefits for Hurricane Katrina victims have followed a familiar formula — musicians singing...
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The Top 20 Concert Tours ranks artists by average box office gross per city and includes the average ticket price for shows in North America. The previous week's ranking is...
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If anyone seems born to write and sing songs, it's Holly Williams. Her grandfather is American music icon Hank Williams, her father the country outlaw Hank Williams Jr. She...
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Kevin Sharp came out of the gate
swinging. His debut album on 143/Asylum Records, released in
1996, went gold. The first three of his six charting singles
went top five,...
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It's been more than thirty years since James Taylor released his self-titled debut solo album, but his songs still resonate with millions of fans — and plenty still...
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Abbey Road studio, where the
Beatles recorded almost all their music, attracts tens of
thousands of fans each year.
They come from across the world to worship at the...
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Try as he might, Michael McDonald says it's difficult to find a bad Motown song.
Reprising the effort of his previous remake of Motown hits, McDonald said he didn't worry...
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The Top 20 Concert Tours ranks artists by average box office gross per city and includes the average ticket price for shows in North America. The previous week's ranking is...
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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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Every year, recording artists and
their labels pull together holiday music releases in hopes of
striking perennial silver and gold, and 2004 can be considered
a banner year...
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The Dave Matthews Band is hoping to extricate itself from a
nasty jam.
After running afoul with Chicago authorities
after the band's tour bus apparently dumped up to...
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The Hallmark name is synonymous
with card shopping, but it has also turned into a successful
music retailer during the holiday season.
This year James Taylor joins a long...
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R.E.M . hopes to get up close and
personal with fans by staging its most intimate North American
tour in 15 years.
The 29-city trek, which began Oct. 13 at Los Angeles'...
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The Del McCoury Band won entertainer of the year for the ninth time at the International Bluegrass Music Awards on Thursday, while another bluegrass mainstay took home his...
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Days after the official all-star
finale in Washington, D.C., Bruce Springsteen will steer the
Vote for Change tour homeward to host a concert at the
Continental Airlines...
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Bruce Springsteen and R.E.M . frontman Michael Stipe stayed on message from the time they took the stage: Vote John Kerry on Nov. 2. The rockers joined an assortment of...
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An eclectic lineup of musicians honored Ray Charles in a tribute concert, praising the late singer's rich life and his ability to transcend race and musical genres.
"Make...
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James Taylor will release a new
Christmas album Nov. 1 that will be available exclusively
through Hallmark stores.
The project is Taylor's first since 2002's "October...
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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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While the race for the White House
draws most of the public's political attention between now and
Election Day, operatives of both parties and private-sector
industries will...
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In a development surprising only to the person who's unfamiliar
with country music, songs extolling the virtues of beer, Wal-Mart and
rednecks received a big "Hell, yeah!"...
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Organizers of the Vote for Change
tour say they are pleased with initial ticket sales for the
politically charged trek and expect shows to sell out by Labor
Day.
The tour...
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Radio giant Clear Channel Communications will raise money for Hurricane Charley victims by auctioning guitars autographed by musical stars, among them Britney Spears , Tom...
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Add Babyface and Missy Elliot to the growing list of artists
looking to get out the vote in the months before the Nov. 2 presidential
election.
The R&B star and hip-hop...
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With military-like precision, some
of the most powerful managers and agents in the music business
have plotted a groundbreaking exercise in political activism:
the...
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Jazz singer Norah Jones ' current
album "Feels Like Home" will be re-released Sept. 21 as a
double-disc package featuring three previously unreleased songs
and a DVD.
The...
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The Boss is going up against the boss.
Bruce Springsteen , the U.S. rock icon known as The Boss,
will join two dozen other stars in nine "battleground" states
for a rock...
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Bruce Springsteen has finally been drafted.
After weeks of speculation as to whether or not the megastar would play
a protest concert at Giants Stadium during the...
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In an unprecedented series of concerts in nine swing states, more than 20 musical acts — including Bruce Springsteen , Pearl Jam and the Dixie Chicks — will...
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Sen. John Kerry has planned a Boston Pops concert on the Esplanade in the middle of the Democratic convention to show appreciation for his hometown, but some citizens in...
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Barbra Streisand and Neil Diamond
will sing together for the first time in 24 years on Thursday,
bringing not flowers but millions of dollars for Democrat John
Kerry 's...
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Carly Simon has managed to remain a household name for more than 20 years, even though she's only performed live about 75 times.
Simon says being just under the radar...
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Carly Simon has managed to remain a household name for more than 20 years, even though she's only performed live about 75 times.
She says being just under the radar keeps...
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Eric Clapton will host a three-day festival this weekend featuring 60 guitarists, including B.B. King, Carlos Santana, Jeff Beck , Buddy Guy, Robert Cray, Joe Walsh , J.J....
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Artists are coming out
in full force in support of Democratic presidential contender
Sen. John Kerry .
Two major concerts will be held next week -- one Monday in
Los...
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The last time Eric Clapton hosted an all-star benefit concert for his addiction recovery center in the Caribbean it was 1999 at Madison Square Garden with about six...
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Sixteen of Joni Mitchell 's more
issue-minded tracks have been rounded up for the compilation
"The Beginning of Survival," due July 27 via Geffen Records.
The songs are...
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Courtney Love , Wilco's Jeff Tweedy,
Whitney Houston , Kelly Osbourne , Jo Dee Messina , Scott Weiland .
The list goes on.
All are creative rock or pop stars and veterans...
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May is bluegrass month, and
contributing to the celebration is the emergence of younger
artists in the venerable genre, as well as the younger audience
needed to nourish...
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Warner Music Group, the company behind Madonna , Missy Elliott and Rod Stewart , is reducing the suggested retail price on more than 1,700 albums beginning next week in a...
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John Mayer will head out soon on
his fourth headlining tour in a year. But he says he's just
getting warmed up.
"I'm the first person to throw up my hat and hang out...
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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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Kate Markowitz has done hundreds of
shows in New York, singing backup for the likes of Shawn Colvin
and, for 13 years, James Taylor .
Still, she was admittedly uptight at...
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Carole Bayer Sager and Carly
Simon are writing together, Bayer Sager tells Billboard.
The two had a big hit with "Nobody Does It Better," which
Simon sang for the 1977...
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List of key nominations announced Wednesday for the 39th annual Academy of Country Music Awards:
1. Entertainer of the Year: Brooks & Dunn, Kenny Chesney , Alan Jackson ,...
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Alan Jackson can justify celebrating his leading eight Academy of Country Music nominations on Wednesday as early as he wants, because — as the title of his hit song...
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Sting is the latest artist
confirmed to play the Rock in Rio-Lisbon festival, set for May
29-30 and June 3-6 at the Bela Vista Parque in Lisbon.
Metallica will also...
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Complete list of nominees in 105 categories announced Thursday for the 46th annual Grammy Awards, to be presented Feb. 8 in Los Angeles:
1. Record of the Year: "Crazy in...
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Sting, Sarah McLachlan , Eric Clapton
and Barbra Streisand are among the artists who have donated
songs to a new compilation aimed at raising funds for Save...
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Songs From The Street: 35 Years Of Music, a 3-disc collection of songs from Sesame Street recorded by some of the largest names in music, will be released on September 2....
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To celebrate the upcoming 35th anniversary of PBS's Sesame Street, the show's producers--the Children's Television Workshop--have announced plans to release a boxed set of...
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James Taylor will be on hand on April 26 when his hometown of Chapel Hill, North Carolina honors their native son at the Dean Dome. The public tribute to the musician will...
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James Taylor and Carole King joined efforts on Wednesday (March 5) to reintroduce an environmental bill in Congress, saying the bill will save taxpayers $245 million in the...
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With a nomination for the title track from his latest album, October Road, James Taylor is looking to create a Grammy streak. His last release, 1997's Hourglass, was named...
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John Mellencamp, Don Henley, Sheryl Crow, Sting, and other artists will play two benefit concerts in October in memory of Billboard editor and author Timothy White....
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Britney Spears, Enrique Iglesias, James Taylor, and Ray Charles will perform on the NBC special, The Macy's 4th Of July Fireworks Spectacular, live from 9 to 10 p.m. ET on...
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James Taylor's long-awaited new album will arrive August 13. October Road, on Columbia Records, is Taylor's first new set since 1997's Grammy-winning Hourglass. "On The...
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Tony Bennett and James Taylor were honored with special awards during the American Society Of Composers, Authors And Publishers' (ASCAP) Pop Music Awards in Beverly Hills on...
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Singer-songwriter James Taylor will be the recipient of the American Society Of Composers, Authors, And Publishers' (ASCAP) prestigious Founders Award during the...
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Elton John, Sting, James Taylor, and Ravi Shankar are the first performers to be announced for the annual Rainforest Foundation Benefit Concert at New York's Carnegie Hall...
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James Taylor, Janet Jackson, and R&B singer Maxwell have joined fellow artists Earth, Wind & Fire, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Backstreet Boys, Sade, and others in donating at least...
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Among those most affected by the December 8, 1980, shooting death of John Lennon was James Taylor, who shared history with Lennon. The Beatles signed Taylor to Apple...
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Throughout his more than three decades in the music industry, James Taylor has distinguished himself as a political activist, championing candidates and...
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While Clint Black has collaborated with several artists over the years -- including
Martina McBride, Wynonna, and, most recently,
Steve Wariner -- the singer says he'd...
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Elton John,
Billy Joel,
Sting,
James Taylor,
Tom Jones,
Gladys Knight,
Martha Reeves,
Percy Sledge and the
Impressions are the scheduled performers for the...
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Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame organizers are basking in the glow of another successful induction ceremony, after Monday night's affair in New York City, which honored
Eric...
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Two-time Hall of Fame inductee Paul McCartney - whose appearance last night (March 6) at the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony was a surprise to most in...
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Among tonight's Hall Of Fame inductees is James Taylor, who's being honored for a career that began with the Beatles's Apple Records during the late Sixties and saw him...
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The Songwriters' Hall Of Fame has named six inductees to join its ranks -- former
Beach Boys leader
Brian Wilson,
Eagles members and principal songwriters
Glenn Frey...
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With the announcement of his induction into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame, singer-songwriter James Taylor issued a statement to the press.
Taylor said "I was thrilled to...
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The official ballots are out in the mail for the Performer category of the next class of Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame inductees. This year's short list includes Aerosmith,...
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James Taylor is currently overseas, performing a sold-out international tour. On Tuesday (July 27), the singer-songwriter brought up a surprise guest to sing with him...
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Sting, James Taylor, Billy Joel and Elton John are among the acts scheduled to perform at a benefit concert April 27th at New York's Carnegie Hall on behalf of the...
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The big Grammy winners last night were Shawn Colvin, who in a bit of a surprise swept the Song Of The Year and Record Of The Year categories, and Bob Dylan, who claimed...
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Other nominations announced yesterday for the 40th annual Grammy Awards:
BEST FEMALE POP VOCAL PERFORMANCE:
"Butterfly" - Mariah Carey, "Where Have All The Cowboys Gone?" -...
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