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July 7, 2017
Provident Label Group Hires Sarah Anderson As Manager National Promotions
PROVIDENT LABEL GROUP VP/Promotion JEFF CRUZ checks in with ALL ACCESS to announce some new staff additions and adjustments. SARAH ANDERSON has been hired to fill the remaining opening on the PROVIDENT radio team as Manager National Promotions. … more »
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April 26, 2017
ESPN Confirms Widespread Talent Layoffs
The talk about ESPN making significant layoffs of its on-air talent has been confirmed by a message sent by the network's President JOHN SKIPPER to employees. In the memo, SKIPPER, citing a "strategic vision that will propel our vast array … more »
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January 13, 2017
Buddy Greco, Rat Pack Crooner, Passes At 90
BUDDY GRECO, the jazz singer, piano player and long-running VEGAS entertainer, whose hits included “The Lady Is A Tramp,” has died at the age of 90 in LAS VEGAS, according to his FACEBOOK. Long associated with Rat Pack pals like FRANK SINTRA … more »
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January 10, 2017
Jeffrey Katzenberg, Melina Matsoukas, Barry Jenkins To Serve As Judges For 'Elton John: The Cut' Competition On YouTube
DREAMWORKS NEW MEDIA Chairman JEFFREY KATZENBERG, GRAMMY-winning music video director MELINA MATSOUKAS and "Moonlight" director BARRY JENKINS are lending their expertise to select the final three winning entries for “ELTON JOHN: The Cut … more »
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September 29, 2016
'Volume,' Talk Channel About Music, To Join SiriusXM Lineup October 17th
SIRIUSXM has announced that it is launching a new channel featuring talk shows about music. VOLUME will debut on OCTOBER 17th at 7a (ET) on channel 106. Former MTV and VH1 programmer ROGER COLETTI will serve as the Executive Producer of the … more »
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August 25, 2016
'Toots' Thielemans, Jazz Harmonica Great, Passes At 94
JEAN-BAPTISTE "TOOTS' THIELEMANS, whose harmonica mastery led to collaborations with jazz greats OSCAR PETERSON and DIZZY GILLESPIE and whose plaintive tones ranged from the "Midnight Cowboy' soundtrack to "Sesame Street," … more »
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August 8, 2016
Pete Fountain, Legendary New Orleans Clarinetist, Passes At 86
PETE FOUNTAIN, the native NEW ORLEANS musician whose DIXIELAND jazz clarinet playing earned his a national reputation, died of heart failure at 86. He was in hospice care in his hometown when he died early SATURDAY, according to his son-in-law and … more »
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June 3, 2016
Leadership Music Unveils Class Of 2017
LEADERSHIP MUSIC has selected 47 new members to participate in its 28th class (NET NEWS 3/1). The annual program is designed to create a forum for established music community leaders to identify and explore issues currently affecting the music industry. … more »
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April 7, 2016
Bill Henderson, 90, Noted Jazz Vocalist And Actor, Passes
BILL HENDERSON, who started out as a jazz vocalist and became a character actor in movies on the urging of BILL COSBY, died of natural causes in LOS ANGELES at the age of 90. The CHICAGO native sang with the RAMSEY LEWIS TRIO, DIZZY GILLESPIE, COUNT … more »
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March 9, 2016
Sir George Martin, British Record Executive, Producer, Arranger And The 'Fifth Beatle,' Dies At 90
SIR GEORGE HENRY MARTIN, the BBC producer renowned for his role in the making of THE BEATLES albums, has died at age 90. Aside from his work with the group he ushered from the very start to worldwide pop stardom, he produced albums by JEFF BECK, CHEAP … more »