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April 25, 2023
Usher, Roberta Flack, And Sona Jobarteh To Receive Berklee College Of Music Honorary Doctorates
USHER, ROBERTA FLACK and Gambian musician and educator SONA JOBARTEH will receive honorary Doctor of Music degrees from BERKLEE COLLEGE OF MUSIC at commencement ceremonies in BOSTON on MAY 13. The recipients are being recognized for their contributions … more »
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February 9, 2023
Burt Bacharach, Oscar And Grammy-Winning Songwriter, Dies At 94
BURT FREEMAN BACHARACH, a six-time GRAMMY AWARD and three-time OSCAR winner, whose hit songs – many of them with lyrics by his partner, the late HAL DAVID -- were covered by everyone from DIONNE WARWICK, GENE PITNEY, DUSTY SPRINGFIELD, THE … more »
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February 5, 2023
Bob Thiele's Renowned Flying Dutchman Label Revived With Jazz-Soul Vet Billy Valentine Album
FLYING DUTCHMAN RECORDS -- the storied imprint founded by legendary record producer BOB THIELE (JOHN COLTRANE's "A Love Supreme" and Louis Armstrong's "What A Wonderful World") which released albums by DUKE ELLINGTON, GIL-- … more »
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February 3, 2023
Bob Thiele's Renowned Flying Dutchman Label Revived With Jazz-Soul Vet Billy Valentine Album
FLYING DUTCHMAN RECORDS -- the storied imprint founded by legendary record producer BOB THIELE (JOHN COLTRANE's "A Love Supreme" and Louis Armstrong's "What A Wonderful World") which released albums by DUKE ELLINGTON, GIL-- … more »
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November 15, 2022
Roberta Flack Documentary, Children's Book Set To Premiere Amid ALS Diagnosis
ROBERTA FLACK announced yesterday that ALS (AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS, a/k/a LOU GEHRIG's DISEASE) has made it impossible for her to sing and not easy to speak. The news comes as a new, feature-length documentary, “ROBERTA” approaches … more »
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January 10, 2022
Musician-Songwriter James 'Mtume' Forman Has Passed Away
JAMES “MTUME” FORMAN, known for the 1983 song, “Juicy Fruit,” passed away YESTERDAY (1/9) at the age of 76. He had just celebrated his birthday on JANUARY 3rd. No cause of death has been given. He also co-wrote ROBERTA FLACK and … more »
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December 1, 2021
Legendary Programming Exec Steve Smith Featured On Our All Access Video Power Player Interview, Part, 1
One of the smartest radio programmers in the last four decades is arguably former COX MEDIA GROUP (CMG) VP/Programming STEVE SMITH. STEVE could easily be the brightest person in any room at any time, yet this self-effacing radio programming legend … more »
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November 5, 2020
Richard Allan 'Dickie' Kline Dead At 82
RICHARD ALLAN “DICKIE” KLINE, a record industry pioneer and executive know for his promotion and artist relations in the 1950s through the 1980s that were instrumental in breaking some of the era’s biggest names in rock, R&B and … more »
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September 17, 2020
Grammy Salute To Music Legends Will Pay Tribute To Chicago, Roberta Flack, Isaac Hayes, Iggy Pop, John Prine, Public Enemy, Sister Rosetta Tharpe And More
THE RECORDING ACADEMY will honor its 2020 Special Merit Awards recipients with "Great Performances: GRAMMY Salute To Music Legends," an awards ceremony and tribute concert on FRIDAY, OCT. 16th, at 9p (ET) on PBS. The 2020 Lifetime Achievement … more »
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April 30, 2019
Get Well To Peabo Bryson
R&B crooner and two time GRAMMY winner PEABO BRYSON is resting comfortably following a "mild heart attack" which hospitalized him over the weekend. Doctors are "optimistic for a speedy recovery" for the 68 year-old voice behind … more »








