MUSIC NEWS - NYC will host the inaugural Mandela Day event on July 18, 2009 with a concert at Madison Square Garden to celebrate Nelson Mandela’s 91st birthday. Mandela Day is a call for people around the world to honor Nelson Mandela’s inspiration and values. The hope is that people will observe the day annually not as a holiday, but as a day to join in and realize their full potential ...
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Aretha Franklin showed up in D.C. today to sing "America (My Country 'Tis Of Thee)" at the inauguration of President Barack Obama. She brought her diva style via a bedazzled fantastic bow/hat. But did Lady Aretha bring her vocal chops? She definitely fell flat on some notes. Should Beyonce, Tina or somebody else have done it?
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Stanley Booth, the wonderful Memphis born and raised writer who chronicled the Rolling Stones in the late 60's and early 70's has a beautiful piece on Jerry Wexler in Newsweek . Read it.~~
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--- - |- Record producer Jerry Wexler, who influenced the careers of singers including Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles and Bob Dylan, has died aged 91. David Ritz, co-author of Mr Wexler's memoirs, said the producer passed away at his home in Sarasota, Florida. Mr Wexler rose to fame as a partner in the influential Atlantic Records label with the late Ahmet Ertegun. He also coined the te...
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If Aretha is still mad at Beyonce for calling Tina Turner "The Queen" last week, PETA may have just turned her sights elsewhere. The animal rights activists called out Ms. Franklin and took a few shots at her weight in a very public letter. "Music lovers may think of you as a 'queen,' but to animal lovers, you are a court jester . . . Why not shed the old-fashioned look that adds pounds to your...
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A re-issue of a 1973 album, HEY NOW HEY finds the Queen of Soul taking her untouchably powerful set of pipes somewhat leftfield of the straight-ahead Atlantic groove formula of the late '60s. This is not to suggest that the record is neither soulful nor funky. On the contrary, it is both. But, from the ambiguous, trippy cover art to the lush, Quincy Jones string arrangements within, it ...
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OK so my plans to save up for a laptop went out the window the other day when I went to Planet Video. I was only looking for one CD and I ended up with 4. Great. Yeah, but no, but yeah - they were actually awesome. 1. Brighton Treats with Popped Beats: A double CD compilation of a collection of top 40 songs with underground beats. Absolute magic.2. Erykah Badu - New Amerykah: What can I say? It...
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www.lanier2.imeem.comAretha Franklin is one of the giants of soul music, and indeed of American pop as a whole. More than any other performer, she epitomized soul at its most gospel-charged. Her astonishing run of late-'60s hits with Atlantic Records -- "Respect," "I Never Loved a Man," "Chain of Fools," "Baby I Love You," "I Say a Little Prayer," "Think," "The House That Jack Built," and sever...
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*Rating* 8.5*How much does this make you wanna party with Aretha?* 9.6There it is in bold, right above this text: Aretha Franklin - Rare and Unreleased Recordings from the Golden Reign of the Queen of Soul. As any fan of Sister Ree would agree...I almost feel like saying anything more would be redundant. And if you do happen to be a fan, then it surely is. This is the long-overdue collection...
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Earlier this year, I had a chance to see Aretha Franklin perform live. After an initial spark of excitement, I reconsidered, and eventually decided not to attend the show. I didn't go because I couldn't bear the pain of listening to Aretha Franklin perform as a shell of her former self.I think all but the most devoted fans would concede that the grand Lady 'Re has lost her instrument. Saying th...
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--- - |- Record producer Jerry Wexler, who influenced the careers of singers including Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles and Bob Dylan, has died aged 91. David Ritz, co-author of Mr Wexler's memoirs, said the producer passed away at his home in Sarasota, Florida. Mr Wexler rose to fame as a partner in the influential Atlantic Records label with the late Ahmet Ertegun. He also coined the te...
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I can't sleep at night and I can't eat a bite I guess I'll never be free since you got your hooks in me Whoooa, baby someday real soon and it won't be long you're gonna wake up and find that your baby's gone but if you ever want to call pick up your telephone and oh you can betcha' baby that I'll come runnin' home so you know how it is and you know just how I feel I'll tell you I ain't neve...
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Aretha Franklin showed up in D.C. today to sing "America (My Country 'Tis Of Thee)" at the inauguration of President Barack Obama. She brought her diva style via a bedazzled fantastic bow/hat. But did Lady Aretha bring her vocal chops? She definitely fell flat on some notes. Should Beyonce, Tina or somebody else have done it?
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Where would Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles, Wilson Pickett, Dusty Springfield, and even Led Zeppelin have been without the production skills of Jerry Wexler, and the clever handling that was a trademark of Atlantic Records? This track features the arranging skills of Tom Dowd and King Curtis, in New York.Jerry Wexler died on 15th August. He was 91 years old.
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If Aretha is still mad at Beyonce for calling Tina Turner "The Queen" last week, PETA may have just turned her sights elsewhere. The animal rights activists called out Ms. Franklin and took a few shots at her weight in a very public letter. "Music lovers may think of you as a 'queen,' but to animal lovers, you are a court jester . . . Why not shed the old-fashioned look that adds pounds to your...
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