Michael Martin Murphey: ‘There’s a lot more that I want to do’
Iconic Western singer-songwriter to play at Henry Strater Theatre
DATE: Jul 7, 2016 | CATEGORY: Music
Smokey Robinson honored with national pop music prize
WASHINGTON – Whether he was singing his own compositions or writing for other artists, Smokey Robinson was instrumental in shaping the Motown sound that changed American popular music in the...
DATE: Jul 5, 2016 | CATEGORY: Music
This isn’t the first time Kenny Chesney fans have trashed Pittsburgh
The army of tank tops and flip-flops arrived by bus, boat and truck. Their battle cry was the crunch of an empty beer can, the belch of a full belly. Some had tickets to the main event. Most...
DATE: Jul 5, 2016 | CATEGORY: Music
Scotty Moore, ‘co-founder of rock ’n’ roll’ and Elvis Presley’s guitarist, dies at 84
One summer evening in 1996, Keith Richards and Scotty Moore sat across from each other in a studio in Woodstock, New York.
Richards drank a vodka and orange soda, while Moore sipp...
DATE: Jun 29, 2016 | CATEGORY: Music
Politically charged BET Awards honor Prince, Muhammad Ali
A politically charged BET Awards delivered an exciting night of tributes for Prince and Muhammad Ali between calls for action over gun violence, civil rights and presidential politics. These...
DATE: Jun 28, 2016 | CATEGORY: Music
Bernie Worrell, masterful P-Funk keyboardist, dead at 72
NEW YORK – Bernie Worrell, the ingenious “Wizard of Woo” whose amazing array of keyboard sounds and textures helped define the Parliament-Funkadelic musical empire and influenced performers ...
DATE: Jun 24, 2016 | CATEGORY: Music
Bluegrass great Ralph Stanley was one of our last links to an old America
When Ralph Stanley died Thursday at age 89, we lost more than the last surviving founding father of bluegrass. We lost one of our last links to a pre-television America.
He was a ...
DATE: Jun 24, 2016 | CATEGORY: Music
Jury: Led Zeppelin did not boost ‘Stairway to Heaven’
There will be no new names added to the writing credits of one of the most famous rock songs in history: On Thursday, a Los Angeles jury found that Led Zeppelin did not plagiarize the openin...
DATE: Jun 23, 2016 | CATEGORY: Music
Music in the Mountains kicks off July 8
The 30th annual Music in the Mountains season just around the corner.
The festival will officially open its season with the Harpeth Rising at the Bayfield Performing Arts Center....
DATE: Jun 23, 2016 | CATEGORY: Music
Robert Plant testifies he can’t read music or remember the ’60s
For music geeks, what has unfolded in a Los Angeles courthouse over the past week has been like some epic Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony – except with everyone wearing suits, ...
DATE: Jun 22, 2016 | CATEGORY: Music
Ticketmaster tries redeeming itself with millions of free tickets but fans aren't happy
Who doesn’t like a free concert? Apparently, a whole heck of a lot of people.
In 2003, two men purchased tickets to a Wilco show and – like many people who buy tickets from Ticket...
DATE: Jun 22, 2016 | CATEGORY: Music
Adam Levine offers to pay for 'Voice' singer Christina Grimmie's funeral
Maroon 5’s Adam Levine has extended an offer to pay for the funeral costs of slain singer Christina Grimmie, according to The Associated Press.
Grimmie, a former finalist on “The ...
DATE: Jun 14, 2016 | CATEGORY: Music
