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Jazz Fest: Neil Young In, Aretha Out
Neil Young will join a slew of other first-time performers at the 2009 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, a bittersweet announcement given that the “Queen of Soul" canceled her coveted appearance. Jazz Fest producer Quint Davis said Aretha Franklin's activities surrounding President Barack Obama's inauguration, scheduling and travel issues led to the cancellation. “She decided ...
Bon Jovi Set for First Jazz Fest Appearance New Orleans
Bon Jovi has been added to the lineup of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, which celebrates its 40th anniversary this spring. The rock act will make its first appearance at the festival on May 2. Bon Jovi joins previously announced performers Aretha Franklin, Dave Matthews Band, Wilco, James Taylor, Wynton Marsalis, Kings Of Leon, ...
Franklin Redoes Inauguration Day Anthem
President Obama took a do-over on his oath of office. Now the Queen of Soul is following his lead. Aretha Franklin has recorded a “preferred version" of “My Country, 'Tis of Thee," the song she performed at Obama's Jan. 20 inauguration at the U.S. Capitol in Washington. Franklin said in a statement Thursday that she wasn't ...
Aretha Franklins Inauguration Hat May Head for Smithsonian
The Smithsonian Museum wants Aretha Franklins Inauguration Day hat. The Queen of Souls big-bowed headgear has been a hot property since the legendary singer belted America the Beautiful at Barack Obamas presidential inauguration on January 20, with the Los Angeles Times reporting that the hats designer, Luke Song, has been overwhelmed with demand for the $179 ...
40th New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival Preview
by Tod Smith
Seven days, two weekends, forty years. No matter how you measure it, the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival Presented by Shell is a musical and cultural rite of spring for hundreds of thousands of visitors each year. From its humble beginnings at Congo Square, to this the 40th anniversary, Jazz Fest always provides enough musical ...
Aretha Franklin to Sing at Obama Inauguration
Aretha Franklin will sing, the Rev. Rick Warren will pray and more than 11,000 U.S. troops will be watching over inauguration ceremonies in case of an attack during President-elect Barack Obama's swearing-in on Jan. 20. As many as 4 million visitors are expected to be on hand when Obama takes the noontime oath from Chief Justice ...
Candy Dulfer: Prodigy Turned Pro
by Mikayla Gilbreath
It's an age-old question--What's the secret of success? For Candy Dulfer, arguably the most commercially successful female saxophonist ever, the answer seems to include first-rate musicianship combined with a healthy dose of stage presence. To those attending their first Candy Dulfer concert, she must seem somewhat of an enigma. When she first takes the stage, tall, ...
Aretha Franklin Among Performers at King Concert
A free concert featuring Aretha Franklin will be held at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington to pay tribute to the Reverend Martin Luther King Junior. The show is being sponsored by the performing arts center and Georgetown University. It will take place on January 19, which is Martin Luther King ...
Aretha Franklin at the House of Blues
Aretha Franklin, the long-reigning Queen of Soul, is a benevolent and generous monarch. On top of every other accolade that's been laid at her feet over the last half-century, a prestigious collective of musicians, writers and music industry heavyweights just placed her at the top of Rolling Stone magazines ranking of the 100 greatest singers of ...
Rare And Unreleased Recordings From The Golden Reign Of The Queen Of Soul
Label: Rhino
Released: 2007
