John Wilson

Guardian Music — Dismiss their music as light entertainment at your peril. Rodgers and Hammerstein deserve to be treated as seriously as Beethoven and Mahler, argues conductor John WilsonLast year I brought the John Wilson Orchestra to the Royal Albert Hall for its P... more info

Guardian Music — Michael Bay's robot epic and the Will Ferrell dinosaur dud have seven nominations each for the Golden Raspberry awards for the year's worst filmsTransformers: Revenge of the Fallen and Land of the Lost have both won the dubious distinction of seven n... more info

Guardian Music — Grand, LeedsGRandIt was once fashionable to be rude about Ruddigore, Gilbert and Sullivan's ­complex take on gothic melodrama and Victorian morbidity. Before its premiere in 1887, Gilbert expressed perplexity over the apparently heavyweight nature... more info

Guardian Music — The 81-year-old singer Andy Williams has announced plans to perform at the Glastonbury festival next year. The American crooner revealed that the event organiser Michael Eavis had invited him to perform at the Somerset festival's 40th anniversary. A ... more info

All About Jazz — The Rev. John Bootsie Wilson, a former lead singer and last surviving member of the soul group The Silhouettes, has died. He was 69. Wilson died Sept. 21 at his home in Spartanburg, S.C., after batting cancer and a kidney ailment, his wife, Paulin... more info

The Rev. John "Bootsie" Wilson, a former lead singer and last surviving member of the soul group The Silhouettes, has died. He was 69. more info

MSN Music — John Wilson, last surviving member of soul group Silhouettes, dies at age 69 at his SC home more info

Voters for 2008's worst movies love Mike Myers. They really love him. Myers' comedy flop "The Love Guru" led the field Wednesday for the Razzies with seven nominations, among them worst picture and worst-acting slots for Myers and Jessica Alba. more info

Guardian Music — For Beatles fans across the world it has gained near mythical status. The 14-minute improvised track called 'Carnival of Light' was recorded in 1967 and played just once in public. It was never released because three of the Fab Four thought it too ad... more info