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Frank Sinatra - Beloved Trombonist Powell Dies

5619 days ago
ContactMusicMusician BENNY POWELL, who played the trombone with stars including FRANK SINATRA and SCREAMIN' JAY HAWKINS, has died. He was 80.Powell passed away in a Manhattan, New... more info

Benny Powell, Who Played Trombone With Count Basie, Is Dead at 80

5619 days ago
TopixBenny Powell, a trombonist who performed or recorded with everyone from Frank Sinatra to Screamin' Jay Hawkins but who was best known for his long tenure with Count Basie's big band , died on June 26 in New York. more info

OBITUARY: Benny Powell, Count Basie Trombonist, Dies at 80

5619 days ago
All About JazzBenny Powell, a trombonist who performed or recorded with everyone from Frank Sinatra to Screamin' Jay Hawkins but who was best known for his long tenure with Count Basie's big band, died on June 26 in New York. He was 80. He died in a Manhattan hos... more info

FAO Liam Gallagher: A Guide To Making An Oasis Biopic

5621 days ago
Stopcryingyourheartout.comIf Gallagher is serious about making a film about Oasis, here are some pitfalls he would do well to avoid.Despite explicitly telling Xan Brooks a month ago that he wouldn't follow up his Beatles film with any movies about "unkempt eyebrows", it looks... more info

Benny Powell obituary

5622 days ago
Guardian MusicJazz trombonist with Count Basie's orchestra and music educatorUniversally admired as both performer and educator, the trombonist Benny Powell, who has died aged 80 following surgery, was best known for his lengthy engagement with the prestigious Cou... more info

Frank Sinatra - Actordirectorcoach Corey Allen Dead At 75

5624 days ago
ContactMusicCorey Allen, best known for his role as Buzz in the James Dean starrer Rebel Without a Cause , but who appeared in numerous movies and TV series in the 1950s and '60s... more info

Readers recommend: Songs about villains

5629 days ago
Guardian MusicLast week was all about the bossanova backbeat, this week we're stalking robbers, moustache-twiddlers and the truly evilI think Pairubu had it right. The South American topic was limiting and we did end up heading down a road where the signposts larg... more info

'Time Flies... 1994-2009' - Oasis' Eighth NO. 1 Album!

5631 days ago
Stopcryingyourheartout.comOasis' complete singles collection 'Time Flies... 1994-2009' entered the UK album chart at number 1 on Sunday, selling four times as many as the second best selling album of the week.It is the band's eighth number one album (the fifth of the past ten... more info

Oasis Singles Collection Is The Best Selling Album This Week

5633 days ago
Stopcryingyourheartout.comOasis have scored the UK album chart's 900th number one this week with their Time Flies... singles collection LP. The first being "Songs For Swingin' Lovers" by Frank Sinatra in 1956.Oasis who split up last year, were given their eighth album triumph... more info

Marilyn Monroe - Fbi Opens Kennedy File Alleges Wild Sex Parties With Monroe

5638 days ago
ContactMusicMARILYN MONROE, SAMMY DAVIS JR. and FRANK SINATRA have hit the headlines from beyond the grave - newly released FBI records allege the trio enjoyed "wild sex parties"... more info

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