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15 hrs ago | BBC

Aretha to perform at Motown gala

Singers Aretha Franklin and Stevie Wonder are among the musicians expected to perform at a Motown gala to mark the record label's 50th anniversary.

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Related Topix: Motown, Soul, Black Entertainment, Stevie Wonder, The Four Tops, Music!, Drama Movies, The Temptations

Sat Nov 07, 2009

CANOE

Aretha stirs up Toronto's soul

She didn't perform her signature song but I still have nothing but the utmost Respect for Aretha Franklin.

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, Soul

Thu Nov 05, 2009

The Detroit News

Aretha Franklin to sing at Motown gala

The Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin will perform the Motown Historical Museum's Nov.

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Related Topix: Motown, Soul, Black Entertainment, Detroit, MI, Detroit Metro

Pasadena Weekly

Serving it Up Hot

IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR SOME HOT MUSIC THAT'S SCARY GOOD ON HALLOWEEN, Caf R&B is serving up a steaming plate of rocking soul and R&B at the Langham, Huntington Hotel & Spa Saturday night.

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, Soul, Blues, Etta James

Tue Nov 03, 2009

The Globe and Mail

Aretha Franklin: giving the Queen of Soul her propers

Aretha Franklin: giving the Queen of Soul her propers Singer Aretha Franklin performs during the 85th annual Christmas tree lighting at the New York Stock Exchange December 4, 2008.

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, Soul, W., Manufacturing, Automakers, R and B, Jazz, Thelonious Monk, Otis Redding

The Free Press, Independent News Media

Hall of Fame benefit takes rock & roll to a new level

Harvey Wasserman Hall of Fame benefit takes rock & roll to a new level November 3, 2009 NEW YORK - Music history has been made with two uniquely powerful nights of performances at Madison Square Garden in celebration of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame---and the educational foundation it supports.

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Related Topix: Entertainment, Drama, Television, New York, Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band, Rock-N-Roll, Folk, Simon & Garfunkel, Stevie Wonder, Black Entertainment, Soul

Sun Nov 01, 2009

Lockergnome Nexus

Bernard Pretty Purdie, Jon Hammond, Jerry Jemmott backstage at Hair Show

L to R: Bernard "Pretty" Purdie, Jon Hammond, Jerry Jemmott aka Gerald "Fingers" Jemmott backstage at Hair Show at the Al Hirschfeld Theater on Broadway NYC.

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, Soul, San Francisco, CA, Jazz, John Coltrane

Sat Oct 31, 2009

MTV News

U2, Metallica Bring History-Making Collaborations To Rock Hall Concert

For the second night in a row, Tom Hanks walked onstage at Madison Square Garden to do the introduction for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 25th Anniversary Concert , and for the second night in a row some of the greatest rock acts of all time shared the stage.

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Related Topix: Metal, Metallica, Jeff Beck, Pop/Rock, Black Entertainment, Soul, Lenny Kravitz, The Yardbirds

Fri Oct 30, 2009

Pop Music Impact Blog - Cleveland.com

U2, Metallica, Jeff Beck and Aretha Franklin keep Rock Hall's 25th anniversary party rocking

Bono, right, and Bruce Springsteen perform at the 25th Anniversary Rock & Roll Hall of Fame concert at Madison Square Garden, Friday in New York.

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Related Topix: Rock & Roll, Rock-N-Roll, Pop/Rock, U2, Metal, Metallica, Entertainment, Drama, Television, Black Entertainment, Soul, Bruce Springsteen

Thu Oct 29, 2009

Online Scene

Musics Not Like It Used To Be..

I am often criticised by my friends for my enjoyment of so-called 'old' music. Now were I not a soft, wilting, cowardly soul, I would find this annoying.

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, Soul

All About Jazz

CD/DOWNLOAD/ALBUM: When You Get Right Down to It, Freddie Washington...

When You Get Right Down to It, Freddie Washington is "Truly Captivating" on 'In the Moment' 'Beloved" Bassist Master of 'The Groove's Logic" On Tour With Steely Dan Now Bassist 'Ready" Freddie Washington, a veteran of hundreds of sessions and shows with some of the world's best-known musicians, whose debut album 'In The Moment' is out now, got a ...

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Related Topix: The Delfonics, Soul, Black Entertainment, Canada, San Francisco Metro

Mon Oct 26, 2009

The Globe and Mail

Dusty Springfield 'touched something deep inside me'

Published on Friday, Oct. 23, 2009 3:33PM EDT Last updated on Friday, Oct. 23, 2009 8:42PM EDT I don't know how other so-called ghost-written books are done, but Anne Murray was closely involved in the research and preparation of this manuscript.

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Related Topix: Dusty Springfield, Pop/Rock, Canada, Jupiter, FL, Black Entertainment, Soul

Sat Oct 24, 2009

CW2 Colorado KWGN-TV

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's discord progression

In pop, as in the sporting world that provided a model for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, one fan's dream is another's disappointment.

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Related Topix: New York, Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band, Rock-N-Roll, Stevie Wonder, Black Entertainment, Soul, Folk, Simon & Garfunkel, Entertainment

Fri Oct 23, 2009

St. Louis Jazz Notes

Recently on Heliocentric Worlds

Since we last checked in with StLJN's sibling site Heliocentric Worlds , recent posts have featured videos from Jimmy Smith, Muddy Waters, Cannonball Adderley, Stevie Wonder & Aretha Franklin, Bill Frisell, Andrew Hill, Betty Carter, Tower of Power, Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band, Klaus Doldinger & Passport, Elvin Jones, Don Cherry.

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Related Topix: Jazz, Jimmy Smith, Blues, Muddy Waters, Cannonball Adderley, Stevie Wonder, Soul, Black Entertainment

Wed Oct 21, 2009

This is bath

Something for everyone as club rocks against racism

Tomorrow Moles plays host to a special Love Music Hate Racism show featuring Trenton & Free Radical and Lana.

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, Soul

Tue Oct 20, 2009

Victoria Advocate

Nancy Sinatra knows that you only live once, and she's not giving up

Nancy Sinatra has never gotten the respect she deserves. The reasons for this are complex and reveal much about the times in which she emerged.

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Related Topix: The Wild Angels, Speedway, Drama Movies, Action Movies, Musical Movies, Nancy Sinatra, Joan Baez, Folk, Black Entertainment, Soul

Boston Globe

Arethaa s energy slows, yet power undimmed

It's not easy to put Simon & Garfunkel to shame, especially on one of their biggest hits, but Aretha Franklin's searing gospel version of "Bridge Over Troubled Water'' at the Wang Theatre Saturday night blew away Paul and Art's pristine original.

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Related Topix: Simon & Garfunkel, Folk, Black Entertainment, Soul, Theater, Arts, Music, Entertainment

Sun Oct 18, 2009

CANOE - JAM! Music

Live Review: Gossip in Toronto

There's a whole lot about Beth Ditto to love. The plus-size singer of dance-punk outfit Gossip has a killer voice -- think the soul of Aretha Franklin, the drama of Siouxsie Sioux with the trill of Dolly Parton thrown in -- amazing style, infectious energy, dance moves for days and southern charm.

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Related Topix: Gossip, Pop/Rock, Black Entertainment, Soul, Short, Music!, Documentary Movies, Drama Movies, Biography Movies, What's Love Got to Do with It?, Searcy, AR, Music

Fri Oct 16, 2009

Haringey Independent

'That Tottenham girl' talks Frank about X Factor success

A FEISTY songstress from Tottenham is tuning up for X Factor success as one third of edgy girl group Miss Frank.

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, Soul

Thu Oct 15, 2009

The Boston Globe

Aretha Franklin to perform at Citi Wang Theatre

The Queen is in town to address her devoted subjects on the topic of soul. Recipient of the 2005 Presidential Medal of Freedom and 18 Grammys, her highness, Aretha Franklin , will deliver her message backed by an orchestra.

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, Soul, Music, Entertainment

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