The Who Planning Intimate Shows, Summer Tour
NEW YORK (Who WebFans) - The Who will play three U.K. shows in small venues later this month as precursors to previously announced charity performances at London's Royal Albert Hall in February. A summer North American tour is also in the works. Guitarist Pete Townshend reveals on his official Web site ...
| Fans to Celebrate Elvis' Birthday
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (Elvis Fans) - Elvis Presley fans will celebrate his Jan. 8 birthday by remembering the King of Rock 'n' Roll as both a singer and soldier. Presley served a two-year hitch in the Army and was discharged in 1960 with the rank of sergeant. Following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, the focus ...
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Shaky faces drink-drive charge
NEW YORK (ShakinStevns Official Web) - Pop singer Shakin' Stevens is facing a drink-drive charge after being arrested in the early hours of New Year's Day. The Cardiff-born singer, who had 38 hit singles in the 80s and early 90s, was held for hours in police custody after being arrested in Gloucestershire ...
| Osmonds Lease Branson, Mo., Theater
BRANSON, Mo. (Osmonds.com) - The Osmond Brothers will perform their annual Christmas show at another Branson theater. Their theater will be leased for the entire year to On Stage Entertainment Inc., Jimmy Osmond announced recently. He said his brothers Wayne, Merrill and Jay will announce the new location ...
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French Singer, Composer Becaud Dies
PARIS (French Press) - Gilbert Becaud, a French crooner who wrote songs that inspired such international stars as Frank Sinatra and Edith Piaf, died Tuesday. He was 74. Along with Charles Aznavour and Guy Beart, Becaud, known as "Mr. 100,000 volts'' and the "atomic champion,'' was among a group of famous ...
| Tony Orlando to Perform in Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS (Tony Orlando Fans) - Tie a yellow ribbon around Tony Orlando - he's coming home to Las Vegas. The pop singer is scheduled to perform a Christmas show at The Orleans hotel-casino Thursday through Dec. 23. Orlando, who was a regular in Las Vegas during the 1970s and 1980s, said he hopes to ...
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Joni Mitchell, Al Green, Perry Como Among Lifetime Achievement Honorees
NEW YORK (Trustees Awards) - Joni Mitchell, Al Green, Perry Como, Rosemary Clooney, and band leader/pianist Count Basie will receive Lifetime Achievement Awards at the 44th Annual GRAMMY Awards on Feb. 27 in Los Angeles. In addition, the Trustees Awards honorees for non-performers have also been announced. ...
| Dec. 12 to Mark Frank Sinatra Day
LAS VEGAS (Frank Sinatra WebFans) - Fifty years after Frank Sinatra's debut at the Desert Inn resort, the Chairman of the Board will be honored with his own day. Dec. 12, which would have been Sinatra's 86th birthday, will be celebrated as "Sinatra Day'' in Nevada, Lt. Gov. Lorraine Hunt and Las Vegas ...
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Beatles Fans Mourn John Lennon
NEW YORK (AP) - More than two decades after John Lennon was gunned down by a deranged fan, devoted fans of the ex-Beatle gathered Saturday to mourn on the anniversary of his death. Hundreds of people surrounded the Imagine mosaic in Strawberry Fields, an area of Central Park dedicated to Lennon after ...
| Belgrade Street Named After Lennon
BELGRADE, Yugoslavia (AP) - "John Lennon Street" is the newest street in Serbia's second-largest city but not everyone is happy about it. The Novi Sad's municipal government decided to honor the late Beatle Saturday by naming a street in his honor, 21 years after Lennon's death in New York. "His great ...
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Sinatra's Green Jaguar Auctioned
HACKENSACK, N.J. (Sinatra WebFans) - Ol' Blue Eyes' dark green Jaguar has new owner. The 1986 Jaguar XJ6 originally owned by Frank Sinatra was auctioned off to benefit survivors of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Angela Pakruda and her husband Michael, of Cape May Court House, N.J., made the winning ...
| Petula Clark Singing Her Songs Again
NEW YORK (PetulaClark Official Website) - After spending more than two years touring with the musical "Sunset Boulevard,'' Petula Clark says it's nice to be able to sing her own songs again. The British singer, best known for hits such as "Downtown,'' is featured this week in her own PBS special, "Petula ...
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George Harrison: The quiet Beatle
30 November, 2001
LOS ANGELES (Top 40 Charts) - He was the diffident Beatle, a quiet and unassuming figure beside the towering egos of John Lennon and Paul McCartney. But, after his innate creativity was allowed to flourish, George Harrison made his own mark as a great songwriter, with works such as Here Comes The Sun, ...
| Who Classics To Be Mixed In Stereo
NEW YORK (Who WebFans) - Two dozen recordings the Who made in 1965 with producer Shel Talmy will soon be available in true stereo for the first time. Through an agreement with Talmy, who owns the original three-track tapes of such classic songs as "My Generation," "I Can't Explain" and "The Kids Are ...
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Elvis to receive gospel honour
NEW YORK (AP) - Music legend Elvis Presley is to be inducted into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame on Tuesday. Already a member of the halls of fame for rock'n'roll and country music, the latest honour will make the singer the only entertainer who has been inducted all three. Though better known for his ...
| Ramones tribute album
NEW YORK (AP) - Rob Zombie is spearheading a Ramones tribute album with the help of ex-Ramones' guitarist Johnny Ramone. Zombie will record a cover of "Blitzkrieg Bop" in January for the album and although the project is in its earliest stages, the Offspring, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Metallica, Rancid, ...
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Yellow Submarine 'for London stage'
LONDON, UK (BBC) - The Beatles' psychedelic cartoon film Yellow Submarine is to be made into a London stage musical, according to reports. The representatives of surviving Beatles Paul, George and Ringo are in negotiation with the acclaimed circus troop Cirque du Soleil to stage the production in London. ...
| Elvis Presley Returns To The Pop Chart
NEW YORK (Top40 Charts) - The recent release of Elvis Presley's three-song charity single "America The Beautiful" has placed the "King" back on the chart. Since its release five weeks ago, "America The Beautiful" has steadily climbed the Billboard singles sales chart. This week, the patriotic single, ...
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Van Morrison wins libel damages
LONDON, UK (Top40 Charts) - Morrison accepted undisclosed damages in settlement of his action Belfast-born singer Van Morrison has won further damages over a newspaper allegation he had an affair with the American singer Linda Gail Lewis. In the High Court in Belfast Mr Morrison accepted undisclosed ...
| Harry Belafonte Joins Peace Walk
CINCINNATI (Belafonte.com) - Harry Belafonte smiled at calls of "Day-O'' as he participated in a peace walk through an inner-city Cincinnati neighborhood marred by rioting in April. The 74-year-old singer, actor and activist known for his 1957 "Banana Boat Song,'' along with 25 others promoted the message ...
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