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Bess Hawes, musician-folklorist who performed with Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger, dies at 88
JOHN ROGERS - December 1, 2009
LOS ANGELES (AP) Bess Lomax Hawes, who sang with Woody Guthrie and Pete Seeger, co-wrote the Kingston Trio hit "M.T.A." and spent a lifetime documenting American folklore in recordings and films, has died at age 88, her family said Monday. Hawes, who moved to Portland, Ore., from Los...
Police plan charges against bouncers at NJ club owned by Jay Z after beating is taped
WAYNE PARRY - November 30, 2009
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) Police plan to file charges against several bouncers who were videotaped beating two men outside a nightclub co-owned by hip-hop star Jay Z. A video was shot by a disc jockey who had just finished performing early Saturday inside the 40/40 Club and shows about...
Sheryl Crow, Common among performers at National Christmas Tree lighting on Thursday
By Associated Press - November 30, 2009
WASHINGTON (AP) The carols around the National Christmas Tree are going to have some serious star power this year. Entertainers Sheryl Crow and Common are scheduled to perform at the tree lighting ceremony on Thursday near the National Mall. Singers Jordin Sparks, Ray LaMontagne and...
German composer York Hoeller gets 2010 Grawemeyer Award for his composition "Sphaeren"
By Associated Press - November 30, 2009
FRANKFURT (AP) York Hoeller, a German composer who spent five years composing his orchestral work "Sphaeren," received the 2010 Grawemeyer Award for music composition. Hoeller composed the piece "Spheres" in English from 2001-2006. Marc Satterwhite, a University of...
Tom Petty culls through hundreds of hours of concert tapes to produce 'Anthology' disc set
NATALIE ROTMAN - November 30, 2009
LOS ANGELES (AP) Tom Petty has grown up, but not too much. The 59-year-old spent a year going through thousands of hours of live concert recordings covering Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers' tours across three decades. The result is "The Live Anthology" not a greatest hits album, but a...
'American Idol' finalist Allison Iraheta aims to excite with debut album
DERRIK J. LANG - November 30, 2009
LOS ANGELES (AP) Allison Iraheta has come a long way since her awkward first interview with Ryan Seacrest. The spunky 17-year-old singer, who stuttered and stammered when the "American Idol" host prodded her about school at the beginning of the eighth season, went on to win rave...
She dreamed a dream, and now Susan Boyle's debut record tops Britain's album charts
JENNIFER QUINN - November 30, 2009
LONDON (AP) In the contest, she finished second. But on the charts, she's number one. Susan Boyle's debut record, "I Dreamed A Dream," entered the British album chart in the top spot Sunday. The 48-year-old Scottish songstress famously finished second on "Britain's Got Talent," but...
R&B star Chris Brown to discuss attack of ex-girlfriend Rihanna on ABC's '20/20' next month
FRAZIER MOORE - November 27, 2009
NEW YORK (AP) ABC says Chris Brown will appear on its "20/20" newsmagazine Dec. 11. In what's billed as an in-depth interview, the singer will discuss his assault of ex-girlfriend and recording superstar Rihanna in February. He is on probation for the beating. Robin...
Al Alberts, founding member of The Four Aces and longtime TV talent show host, dies at 87
By Associated Press - November 27, 2009
PHILADELPHIA (AP) Al Alberts, a founding member of the singing group, The Four Aces, and a longtime TV talent show host in Philadelphia, has died. He was 87. Chris Alberts says his father died Friday at home in Arcadia, Fla. He says the apparent cause of death was complications from...
At 96, Pinetop Perkins still turning out signature Chicago blues in noisy clubs, smoky bars
SHELIA BYRD - November 27, 2009
CLARKSDALE, Miss. (AP) Noisy crowds in smoky bars don't bother 96-year-old bluesman Pinetop Perkins. It's all part of his job. Most nights, after he snuffs out his menthol cigarette, Perkins slides onto the piano bench in some club and eases into a wail about hard times and...
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