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In the aftermath of the tragic death of singer Michael Jackson a reporter asked a Los Angles record producer where Michael ranked with the all time singers of our era.

The debut of the city's revamped riverfront amphitheater went off with a bang Friday night - literally.

LEE GROSSCUP still can picture the jumping scene 54 years ago when he heard rock 'n' roll's enduring anthem bounce off the walls of the Criterion Theatre in his native Santa Monica.

The opening song for most Led Zepp concerts, it's about Viking conquests. Listening to the strength and energy of The Immigrant Song is an incredibly empowering experience.

Sorry, Michael Jackson is indeed a legend but he wasn't the first to bring black music to a white audience, as so many are saying today - at least not during the '50s and '60s when I was listening to Top 40.

Date: Wednesdays Time: 10:00pm Location: The Skinny Cost: Free Open Bar: Vodka 11 - 11:30pm, 2 - 2:30am Tired of the same old DJ sets? Then check out Rock n' Roll High.

Jodie Marsh reveals her Michael Jackson tattoo and a lot more besides... By Dominique Hines Last updated at 12:58 PM on 29th June 2009 Never one to pass up a photo opportunity, Jodie Marsh made sure she had her Michael Jackson tattoo on full display as she went out clubbing this weekend.

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Louisans" are familiar ones. There is Freeman Bosley Jr., the city's first black mayor, and Lawrence Biondi, the president of St.

Rock 'n' roll pioneer Chuck Berry has been booked to perform at the Buffalo Chip Campground on Aug.

It's all rather passe these days to praise the work of '50s rock 'n roll icons. The 50th anniversary of Buddy Holly's death merited some attention earlier this winter, and Elvis remains a perennial subject of derision and awe, but for the most part the first generation of rock 'n rollers is seen as a quaint reminder of a bygone era, as contemporary ...

Gene Nobles was born on August 3, 1913, in Hot Springs, Arkansas and he died on September 21, in 1989, in Nashville, Tennessee.

Koko Taylor passed away at the age of 80 Wednesday, having earned her place among blues royalty for holding her own among her male counterparts in mid-century Chicago's community of Southern-born black musicians, including Muddy Waters, Buddy Guy, Little Walter, Chuck Berry and the Howlin' Wolf.

Read any number of bios on Chuck Berry and you'll inevitably cross paths with the following declaration: "Quite simply, without him there would be no Beatles, Rolling Stones, Beach Boys or Bob Dylan." What's hyperbole for most is history for Berry.

BILLED as a British Grease, the show flashes back to 1961 and a bubbling brew of hormones, unrequited love and rock 'n' roll.

This dispute was featured recently in the movie "Cadillac Records." All but the lyrics of the Beach Boys' hit "Surfin' USA" were lifted from Chuck Berry's "Sweet Little Sixteen." Berry eventually received a writing credit for the song.

An older lady in Al Jackson's Bridge City neighborhood surprised the then 14-year-old singer when she said he sounded like Fats Domino.

Martin signed the Beatles to their first recording contract, and the band began recording demos a month later.

ROCK 'N' ROLL musical Dreamboats and Petticoats will be at the Congress Theatre from May 18-23 at 7.30pm. And we have four pairs of tickets to give away for the opening night's performance on May 18.