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Wednesday May 15 | Alamogordo Daily News

At Cannes, challenging the notion that black films 'don't travel' overseas

In 1995, Will Smith begged producer Jerry Bruckheimer to let him go to the Cannes Film Festival to promote "Bad Boys," despite the parent studio's insistence that a black actor would not get any traction with the international fans and journalists thronging the city's beach-side promenade, the Croisette.

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Related Topix: Celebrities, Will Smith, Movies, Black Entertainment, Hip-Hop, Entertainment, African-American, Soul, World News, Belgium

Sat May 11, 2013

104.7 The Mix

Mercy Mercy Me

One of the most gifted, visionary, and enduring talents ever launched into orbit by the Motown hit machine, Marvin Gaye blazed the trail for the continued evolution of popular black music.

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Related Topix: Motown, Soul

Fri May 10, 2013

The New Zealand Herald

Bobby Womack is a soul survivor

Ahead of his concert next weekend, soul music legend Bobby Womack talks to Scott Kara about coming back from the dead - both physically and musically "I always joke about it," he says in his throaty, cheerful voice on the phone from his Los Angeles home.

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Related Topix: Bobby Womack, Soul, Black Entertainment, Sam Cooke, Pop/Rock, Janis Joplin, Wilson Pickett

Tue May 07, 2013

Examiner.com

See the play My Brother Marvin at the Paramount Theatre in Oakland CA

If you are a fan of true Soul Music then of course you are a fan of the late, great Marvin Gaye .

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Related Topix: Oakland, CA, Soul

OhNoTheyDidnt

First Look At Jesse L. Martin As Marvin Gaye + Shooting Suspended For 2 Weeks

You might recognize the above photo - the album cover for the 1971 studio album, What's Going On.

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Related Topix: Soul, Beasts of the Southern Wild

Fri May 03, 2013

411mania.com

The 8 Ball 05.03.13: Top 8 Songs About Sex

The 8 Ball 05.03.13: Top 8 Songs About Sex Posted by Jeremy Thomas on 05.04.2013 From Madonna's "Justify My Love" and Nine Inch Nails' "Closer" to Marvin Gaye's "Sexual Healing," the Rolling Stones' "Let's Spend the Night Together" and more, 411's Jeremy Thomas counts down the top 8 songs about sex! Welcome, one and all, to the 8 Ball in the Music ... (more)

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Related Topix: Soul, Music, Entertainment

Wed May 01, 2013

The Stranger

My Philosophy

A week out, and it's been a great and exhausting trip so far. I've learned that there are certain realities of tour life .

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Related Topix: Soul

Mon Apr 29, 2013

The Huffington Post

Tammi Terrell, Motown Singer Known For Marvin Gaye Duets, Was A Striking Ingenue

It can be overwhelming to even try and count the many talented and charismatic musicians of Motown.

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Related Topix: Motown, Soul, The Temptations, James Brown, Black Entertainment

Sun Apr 28, 2013

RTE.ie

Gleeson to play pal of Marvin Gaye in biopic

Brendan Gleeson has been cast as music promoter Freddy Cousaertin in an upcoming biopic of troubled soul legend Marvin Gaye.

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Related Topix: Soul, World News, Belgium, Crime TV, Law and Order, Entertainment, Drama, Television, Comedy, Jesse L. Martin

Fri Apr 26, 2013

Hollywood Reporter

Cannes: Focus Picks Up Marvin Gaye Biopic

The film, which stars Jesse L. Martin, will focus on the later part of Gaye's life when he recorded one of his most lauded albums, "Midnight Love." Focus Features International has picked up worldwide sales on director Julien Temple 's Untitled Marvin Gaye project, starring Jesse L. Martin as the iconic soul singer.

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Related Topix: Soul, Drama Movies, Rent, Musical Movies, Jesse L. Martin, Brendan Gleeson, World News, Belgium, Hanna, Entertainment

This Is Somerset

Western Morning News published Influence of soul greats shines bright in singer who's got the...

Reuben Richards is a singer with all the right credentials to interpret and deliver some great soul classics on the international stage.

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Related Topix: Motown, Soul, Ray Charles, Sam Cooke, Blues, Black Entertainment, Otis Redding

Tue Apr 23, 2013

Business News

11 Things That Happened This Day In History - 23rd April

2001 - Former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic is arrested by Serbian authorities at his Belgrade villa, on suspicion of corruption, abuse of power, and embezzlement

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Related Topix: Soul

Mon Apr 22, 2013

KASH-FM Anchorage

Pride And Joy

One of the most gifted, visionary, and enduring talents ever launched into orbit by the Motown hit machine, Marvin Gaye blazed the trail for the continued evolution of popular black music.

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Related Topix: Motown, Soul

Sat Apr 20, 2013

Reading Eagle/Reading Times

Motown's unsung female trio finally gets acclaim

The Andantes, from left, Jackie Hicks, Marlene Barrow-Tate and Louvain Demps, during a visit to Motown Historical Museum in Detroit.

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Related Topix: Motown, Soul, Children, Vocal, us Travel, North America Travel, Los Angeles Travel, Travel