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Saturday, November 23, 2024
by Don Mooney 10-2-2023 Memphis, TN—Memphis native Kirk Whalum hasn’t forgotten his home-grown, home-spun musical roots. A musical wanderer between gospel and jazz Kirk has used his art to bridge cultures and forge meaningful relationships through music. Like many of the great Memphis musical legends before him Kirk bears the […]
Michael Hann The bandleader who didn’t front his band, who was never as celebrated as Bob Dylan or their peers, was the glue keeping the Band together Robbie Robertson existed in a world of his own: a bandleader who didn’t front his band; a songwriter who needed the voice of […]
He received an Emmy nom for portraying Hector Salamanca on those shows and appeared in ‘Scarface,’ ‘Ace Ventura: Pet Detective,’ ‘Oz’ and six Darren Aronofsky movies. BY MIKE BARNES AUGUST 4, 2023 8:52AM Mark Margolis, the journeyman actor who turned in a commanding performance as the vindictive drug runner Hector Salamanca, […]
The bassist and vocalist, who sang the hit Take It to the Limit, died of complications from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Associated PressThu 27 Jul 2023 21.17 EDT Randy Meisner, a founding member of the Eagles, has died at age 77, the band said on Thursday. Meisner died on Wednesday […]
by Don Mooney 6-24-2023 Memphis, TENN—As the sun slowly set on the Overton Shell the lawn filled with chairs and blankets of patrons of all ages, being teased by the Stax sound as they eagerly anticipated hearing familar sounds that created what the world has come to know as Soulville. […]
23rd May 2023 By Abiodun Sanusi Afrobeat musician, Seun Kuti has been released on Tuesday night on bail, from the detention of the State Criminal Investigation Department, Panti, Lagos. The development was confirmed by his attorney, Adeyinka Olumide-Fusika, SAN, in a telephone interview with our correspondent on Tuesday night. “Yes, Ṣeun […]
The actor – who was perhaps best known for playing Cedric Daniels in ‘The Wire’ – passed away suddenly on Friday morning (03.17.23). Mia Hansen, his publicist, said in a statement: “Acclaimed actor Lance Reddick passed away suddenly this morning from natural causes. Lance will be greatly missed. Please respect […]
Chris Rock has spoken at length for the first time about being slapped by Will Smith during the Oscars, almost a year since the scandal that shocked millions watching around the world. Comedian lays into victimhood, Jada Pinkett Smith and her husband during his new standup show, saying ‘she hurt him way […]
PHARRELL IS TAKING OVER LOUIS VUITTON MENSWEAR FOR VIRGIL ABLOH 13 HOURS AGO IN STYLEWORDS BY JAKE SILBERT It’s official: Pharrell Williams is taking over the late Virgil Abloh’s role as Louis Vuitton’s menswear creative director. The news was first confirmed on February 14 by longstanding French newspaper Le Figaro before Pharrell and Louis Vuitton […]
by Don Mooney Memphis, TENN—Burt Bacharach, By all musical standards of the 60s was magic! The pop composer, arranger, conductor, record producer and occasional singer whose hit songs in the 1960s distilled that decade’s mood of romantic optimism, died on Wednesday at his home in Los Angeles. He was 94. […]