Ben E. King News

Today: Blues singer Koko Taylor is 80. Actress Brigitte Bardot is 74. Singer Ben E. King is 70.

Actor William Windom is 85. Actor Arnold Stang is 83. Blues singer Koko Taylor is 80.

At its best, last night's three-hour American Idols Live marathon was a vindication.

If you're under 40 , you probably haven't heard of Jerry Wexler . But you've heard the music he helped create.

Not many people, taking a weekend break in that manic, maddening metropolis that makes up Manhattan, ever make it quite so far north as Spanish Harlem.

With new owners on board, the 2008 JVC Jazz Festival-Newport showed the same high musical quality that existed when George Wein's Festival Productions ran the event.

July 10 -- Swing to the sounds of New York City Salsa with the thirteen-member all-star ensemble Spanish Harlem Orchestra at the free Twilight Dance Series concert on the Santa Monica Pier Thursday night.

James Hunter cut a novel figure at the High Sierra Music Festival this past 4th of July weekend.

He's 75. Leiber and partner Mike Stoller are in the Rock and Roll and Songwriters halls of fame. via NewMexiKen

Kingston meets and greets fans at Subang Parade tomorrow. JAMAICAN singing sensation Sean Kingston is in the country today and tomorrow. via New Straits Times

“Close shooting don't kill no birds.”

In the - 60s, Bettye LaVette seemed destined for stardom. The Detroit native debuted with a top 10 R&B hit in 1962 at the age of 16, then spent the next decade touring with the likes of Otis Redding, Ben E. ... via 7cities

Home : Features : Music : Aretha Back on Top Aretha Back on Top 18-Feb-2008 Written by: Janet Onyenucheya With a stunning performance at the NAACP Image Awards, Franklin proved she has class. via TheCelebrityCafe

Magic Bullets hit their mark. Where: Modified Arts Details: Magic Bullets, and The Blakes are scheduled to perform on Thursday, January 31. via New Times

A veteran theatergoer should be forgiven for shuddering at the prospect of yet another Five Guys Named Moe Ain't Misbehavin'at Smokey Joe's Cafe . via South Florida Sun-Sentinel

“If you sample a song from, say, 1998, some will get it, some won't. If you sample something from 1968, you can count on most people getting it, even those who weren't born yet.”

Have you listened to a lot of new music lately and come away wondering where you've heard the bass line before, the rhythm, the guitar riff, or the chorus? You're not alone. via CourierPostOnline

Album of the Month: Various Artists : Eccentric Soul: The Prix Label In the early to mid '60s, the majority of America's fascination with R&B and soul music was focused on one of two enterprises. via JamBase