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George Harrison to Receive Star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame
Late George Harrison is set to receive a star on the renowned Hollywood Walk of Fame at a ceremony on April 14. The guitarist will be honoured posthumously at a Los Angeles ceremony. It is set to take place along the Walk of Fame at 1750 Vine Street, in front of the Capitol Records building. The ...
Universal Music, YouTube Forge Partnership
The music giant will provide videos from its biggest acts for a new channel on YouTube. U2 lead singer Bono, well known for his ONE campaign against poverty, has turned his focus to a charity case closer to home: the ailing music industry. The rocker is credited with bringing together Universal Music Group, the world's biggest ...
Society of Singers Names Honorees Herb Alpert, Lani Hall to be Feted in May
The Society of Singers will honor Herb Alpert and Lani Hall with the 18th Ella Award held at the BevHilton on May 18. The org, which is celebrating its 25th anni this year, honors singers who have made significant contributions to charitable and humanitarian causes. Past recipients of the kudo include Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra and ...
Debbie Reynolds: An Evening of Music and Comedy
Mary Frances Reynolds is back in the old neighborhood. The veteran performer brings her Las Vegas variety show to the Southland. You know her as Debbie Reynolds. That's the name given to her when, as a 16-year-old, she was first under studio contract. Talent scouts had spotted her in the Miss Burbank beauty contest, which she'd ...
Phil Spector Jury Again Interrupted by Illness
For a second time, deliberations in Phil Spectors murder retrial have been interrupted by juror illness. The panel, which began weighing evidence March 26, went home at midday today after a juror became sick. Because of court holidays and a prior instance where a juror was ill, the panel has deliberated only about 27 hours over ...
Spector's Long Legal Battles May Be Sapping His Fortune
The producer collects royalties from dozens of pop hits. But expenses from two criminal trials appear to be depleting his fortune. He's also facing a wrongful-death suit by Lana Clarkson's mother. When Phil Spector was booked for murder in 2003, he was a jet-setting millionaire who stayed in luxury hotel suites, left $450 tips on $13 ...
Mark Towns Latin Jazz Quintet One Night Only April 9 Upstairs at Vitello's Jazz Room
Guitarist Mark Towns will perform one night only this Thursday April 9, 2009 at the new Jazz room Upstairs at Vitello's in Studio City. This room is reminiscent of the Jazz clubs of the sixties and seventies, such as Shelley's Mann Hole and Dontes, in Los Angeles and is rapidly becoming known as one of LA's ...
Paul Brown & Marc Antoine Release New Album
Smooth Jazz Guitarists Paul Brown & Marc Antoine's new collaboration CD Foreign Exchange hits stores this week. The new album produced by Brown, co-produced by Antoine features guest performances by some of the genre’s most acclaimed artists (including Jessy J and keyboardists Philippe Saisse and Gregg Karukas). The collection brings out the best in both guitarists ...
“The New Voice of Portuguese World Music,” Ramana Vieira, CD Release in Bay Area
Called “a rising star in World Music” by the San Francisco Examiner, vocalist Ramana Vieira will bring her unique style of Fado music to the 142 Throckmorton Theatre on Saturday, April 18th at 8:00 PM to celebrate the release of her new CD Lagrimas De Rainha (Tears Of A Queen) on the Pacific Coast Jazz label. ...
Aretha Franklin Will Play the Hollywood Bowl on June 26; First Time in 35 Years
Opinions may have run the gamut on Aretha Franklin's performance at President Obama's inauguration -- not to mention her ginormous bow hat -- but we can all agree that 35 years is too long to wait for her to return to the Hollywood Bowl. The Queen of Soul will play the amphitheater on June 26, the ...
