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Grammy-winning 1970s soul singer Betty Wright dies at 66

MIAMI – Betty Wright, the Grammy-winning soul singer and songwriter whose influential 1970s hits included “Clean Up Woman” and “Where is the Love,” has died at age 66. Wright died...

DATE: May 12, 2020 | CATEGORY: Music

Photos: Stillhouse Junkies bring music to their fans

DATE: May 12, 2020 | CATEGORY: Music

Little Richard, flamboyant rock ’n’ roll pioneer, dead at 87

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Little Richard, the self-proclaimed “architect of rock ’n’ roll” whose piercing wail, pounding piano and towering pompadour irrevocably altered popular music while introdu...

DATE: May 9, 2020 | CATEGORY: Music

Kraftwerk co-founder Florian Schneider-Esleben dies at age 73

BERLIN – Florian Schneider-Esleben, a co-founder of German electronic music pioneers Kraftwerk, has died, record label Sony said Wednesday. He was 73. Citing fellow group founder ...

DATE: May 6, 2020 | CATEGORY: Music

Stillhouse Junkies heading out on Durango-centric yard-to yard musical tour

Roots band will play for 10 families Saturday and Sunday

DATE: May 5, 2020 | CATEGORY: Music

J-Calvin drops new single just when we need it

Local soul-funk-groove band J-Calvin has released a new single, and it couldn’t come at a better time, said Jesse Ogle, the band’s bass player and leader-composer. “We thought it ...

DATE: May 2, 2020 | CATEGORY: Music

Memoir talks life of hits, magic of Van Halen

SOUTH PASADENA, Calif. – In a life full of magical musical moments, few compare for Ted Templeman to the night he first saw Van Halen in a mostly empty Hollywood club. The elite r...

DATE: Apr 30, 2020 | CATEGORY: Books

Reality TV star Ashley ‘Minnie’ Ross dies in Georgia wreck

ATLANTA – Ashley Ross of the reality TV show “Little Women: Atlanta” has died in a head-on crash on a Georgia road, police and her representative confirmed Tuesday. Ross, 34, who ...

DATE: Apr 28, 2020 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Stoop show: Brooklyn accordionist entertains neighbors

NEW YORK – Paul Stein felt useless – stuck in his Brooklyn brownstone apartment, watching his neighbors suffer deprivations as COVID-19 swept the city. Then, on television, the re...

DATE: Apr 25, 2020 | CATEGORY: Music

Local live music events: Cancel, reschedule or postpone?

Cancel. Postpone. Reschedule. Pick your verb. Since the coronavirus has swept through our lives, area musicians and their organizations have chosen one of those three paths. ...

DATE: Apr 23, 2020 | CATEGORY: Music

Whitney Houston biopic in the works

LOS ANGELES – A feature film about Whitney Houston’s life is in the works from the screenwriter of “Bohemian Rhapsody.” The biopic is being shepherded by the Whitney Houston Estate, music pr...

DATE: Apr 22, 2020 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

Singing Surgeon: Dr. Elvis cuts EP to aid COVID-19 fund

NEW YORK – Elvis Francois, the orthopedic surgery resident who has gone viral with his top-notch live performances at hospitals, knew from adolescence he wanted to help heal the world throug...

DATE: Apr 18, 2020 | CATEGORY: Music