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After scoring several hits as part of the soft rock duo England Dan & John Ford Coley, Dan Seals reinvented himself as a country-pop singer and enjoyed a tremendous run of success during the latter half of the '80s. Born in McCamey, TX, in 1948, his brother was Jim Seals, later of another successful... MORE

Classic rocker Steve Miller, Canadian folk music all-star group Quartette and possibly world music superstar Milton Nascimento, the Brazilian singer, songwriter and guitarist are among those helping July 2012 in downtown London cook all month long.

A Palcorp Prods. and Thinking Bee presentation. Produced by Louise Palanker, Ian Broyles, Bill Filipiak.

The Valentine's Night special features dinner and a concert by John Ford Coley, most revered as half of the Grammy nominated duo England Dan and John Ford Coley.

Ronald Regan was getting ready to leave the White House as George Herbert Walker Bush was voted to be #41. He also was no stranger to the top of the charts having been a member of the Spencer Davis Group, Traffic and Blind Faith.

Today would have been the 64th birthday of Dan Seals, one half of England Dan and John Ford Coley, the songwriting duo that had a big hit with "I'd Really Love to See You Tonight" and a minor one with "Love is the Answer." He also had a string of chart hits in country music in the '80s and '90s. Unfortunately, he passed away in 2009 , but his music ... (more)

While it remains to be seen if Nashville's favorite adopted son Jack White will take a quick trip down I-24 to play Bonnaroo 2012 , we do know that he has festivals on the agenda for his first solo tour as he has been announced as one of the three headliners for our next door neighbors in Gulf Shores, Alabama for the Hangout Festival .

Documentaries about Cream drummer Ginger Baker and reggae pioneer Bob Marley are among the many movies scheduled to be screened next month at the 2012 South by Southwest film festival in Austin, Texas.

's "Cinesonic" sidebar and the generally amped-up segment of music films, and especially pop/rock music films, at least two of the films fall under the shadow of the syndrome, offering fuller pictures of acts heretofore unexplored in a deeper way.

A 9 -10am on the first Saturday of each month "Stories from a Lifetime," taken from Hugh Aaron's book.

With the time flying by before we even know it we will probably know the extent of the BBC's plans to celebrate the 50th Anniversay of Doctor Who next year.

Directed by Santa Barbara-based Louise Palanker, Family Band: The Cowsills Story is an engaging, in-depth, and fascinating look at how one of the most popular bands of the 1960s - and probably the most ambitious and inclusive family-based group - crumbled under the weight of an abusive father-manager. Following the band from its early days on Ed ... (more)

'Notre Dame de Paris' star Matt Laurent loves his role, even after 13 years Without the make-up and the heavy costume of his famous hunchback character, "Notre Dame de Paris" star Matt Laurent resembles nothing of Quasimodo.

This American Life is pretty much always great, but this podcast - covering one man's journey into the Chinese factories that make our tech products - affected me deeply.

When Santa Barbaran Louise Palanker was young, her favorite band was The Cowsills, a mom and her kids.

Don't mind the frost gathering on your windows; summer is closer than you think, and for proof, we have the schedule for Mountain Jam.

The 1970s produced relatively little popular music displaying elegance and unassuming charm.

After scoring several hits as part of the soft rock duo England Dan & John Ford Coley, Dan Seals reinvented himself as a country-pop singer and enjoyed a tremendous run of success during the latter half of the '80s. Born in McCamey, TX, in 1948, his brother was Jim Seals, later of another successful... MORE

Though I grew up in the Atlanta suburbs, it wasn't until I moved to the city 10 years ago that I truly began to appreciate everything this Southern city has to offer.