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Guy King heralds the sounds of Israeli Jazz Fest

3238 days ago

Chicago Tribune — Bluesman Guy King has a somewhat different life story than T-Bone Walker, Ray Charles, Louis Armstrong and the other African-American musical legends he grew up revering. For King was born and raised in Israel, inexorably gravitating to the city that... more info

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Lenny Henry on his music career: ‘I had Jeremy Paxman getting down to Sex Machine’

3256 days ago

Guardian Music — The comedian turned singer on police racism, finding humour in the blues and what he learned from his hero, PrinceHi Lenny! Youâ€™ve just put out a blues album, New Millennium Blues. What is it with comedians and the blues (1) ? The blues has be... more info

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Flashback: See Ray Charles and Ronnie Milsap's Back-to-Back Duet

3278 days ago

Rolling Stone — In 1983, as the Country Music Association celebrated its 25th anniversary, country music was at an interesting crossroads, with bluegrass and traditional honky-tonk material, for instance, finding their way back to mainstream country radio. Still, th... more info

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Demi Lovato Once Again Proves She's The Queen Of Tributes As She Honors Ray Charles At The White House! Watch The Soulful Performance!

3326 days ago

Perez Hilton — Demi Lovato slays once again! The Confident songstress has a habit of stealing the show while giving a tribute performance to a music legend; during this year's Grammy awards, the pop star honored Lionel Richie with some top notch vocals performing H... more info

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Benny Joy :: Nowhere

3475 days ago

Aquarium Drunkard — Rarely does Tampa appear in the annals of early rock history. It was there bluesman Hudson Whittaker, aka Tampa Red, worked up his slide chops before making his career in Chicago, and Ray Charles lived in town for a while, playing with Charlie Brantl... more info

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Nick Ashford :: I Don’t Need No Doctor (1966)

3523 days ago

Aquarium Drunkard — A soul classic, the most famous recording of “I Don’t Need No Doctor” was cut by Ray Charles, and later, by many a rock & roller (Humble Pie and Chocolate Watchband being two notable examples). The track was penned by the NYC based songwriting ... more info

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James L. White dies at 67; wrote screenplay for Ray Charles biopic 'Ray'

3540 days ago

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Charles Ray's sculptures cast a forceful modern eye on antiquity

3584 days ago

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Artists often turn to older art as a guidepost in developing new work. And why not? All art has a contemporary dimension, since it's chattering away today as surely as the day it was made, even if that was centuries ago. Listening to past art is simp... more info

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