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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

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

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

Jury: Led Zepplin not guilty

The Associated Press LOS ANGELES – Los Angeles jury finds Led Zeppelin did not steal intro to rock epic ‘Stairway to Heaven’ ...

DATE: Jun 23, 2016 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

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

Lionel Richie makes the best speech ever at an awards show you can't see

NEW YORK – “This is the top of the line,” Lionel Richie said Thursday night, as he held the Songwriters Hall of Fame lifetime achievement award. “I’m going to have to say that this is the be...

DATE: Jun 10, 2016 | CATEGORY: Music

Ex-Megadeth drummer Nick Menza collapses on stage, dies

LOS ANGELES – Nick Menza, former drummer for the influential metal band Megadeth, died after collapsing on stage during a performance of his progressive jazz trio in Southern California, a f...

DATE: May 22, 2016 | CATEGORY: Music

Jazz fest’s last day finishes soggy, but strong

NEW ORLEANS – Wind, rain and a lightning strike beside the stage where Bonnie Raitt was singing didn’t stop the soggy last day of the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival from rollicking t...

DATE: May 2, 2016 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

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DATE: Mar 24, 2016 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

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DATE: Mar 17, 2016 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Los Lonely Boys highlight month at the Fort

March at the Fort is filled with guest artists and student art. The Art Gallery hosts Lara Stein Pardo, artist and cultural anthropologist and visiting assistant professor of Anth...

DATE: Mar 3, 2016 | CATEGORY: View from the Fort

Eagles co-founder Glenn Frey dead at 67

NEW YORK – Glenn Frey, a rock ‘n’ roll rebel from Detroit who journeyed West, co-founded the Eagles and with Don Henley formed one of history’s most successful songwriting teams with such hi...

DATE: Jan 18, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World