Ozzy Osbourne to receive Legend of Live honourSeptember 18th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Rockstar Ozzy Osbourne will be presented with the Legend of Live honour at the soon-to-be held Billboard Touring Awards. The hitmaker will receive the award in New York on November 5.
MJ's brother's fury over 'secret' burial filmingSeptember 6th, 2009 LONDON - Michael Jackson's brother Randy has slammed the "surreptitious" filming of the burial of the late star in Los Angeles. The former 'Jackson 5' singer reacted after a camera kept filming the private ceremony at Glendale Forest Lawn Memorial Park on a hovering helicopter despite the area being a no-fly zone.
One month after public memorial, Jackson's family to lay him to rest in private funeralSeptember 3rd, 2009 Star-filled mausoleum awaits Michael JacksonGLENDALE, Calif. — Michael Jackson will share eternity with the likes of Clark Gable, Jean Harlow and W.C.
Knight To Sing At Jackson's BurialSeptember 3rd, 2009 GLADYS KNIGHT will sing at MICHAEL JACKSON's burial on Thursday night (03Sep09) when family and close friends will say a final farewell to the King of Pop. Aretha Franklin was believed to be the special guest performer at the emotional ceremony at Glendale Forest Lawn Memorial Park in California, but Knight's representative has confirmed she will sing as the casket holding Jackson's remains is lowered into a concrete burial pit.
Police Warn Jackson Fans To Stay Away From BurialAugust 27th, 2009 Police in Glendale, California have warned MICHAEL JACKSON fans not to head to the city on the day of his burial - because they will be kept well away from the private ceremony. The pop superstar, who passed away in June (09), will finally be laid to rest on 3 September (09) at the Glendale Forest Lawn Memorial Park.
Public pays respects to electric guitar inventor Les Paul before burial in native WisconsinAugust 21st, 2009 Public pays respects to electric guitar inventorMILWAUKEE — Family members, longtime friends and music fans of all ages lined up Friday at a public visitation for Les Paul, the inventor whose creation of the first solid-body electric guitar helped pave the way for rock 'n' roll. Adam Bollinger never got a chance to see Paul play live.
MJ's burial 'postponed to Aug 31'August 21st, 2009 WASHINGTON - The date for Michael Jackson's burial has been delayed. The singer will now be laid to rest on August 31.
Public viewing, tribute planned in Milwaukee for guitarist Les Paul; burial in Wis. townAugust 18th, 2009 Guitarist Les Paul to be buried in Wis. hometownMILWAUKEE — The public will get to pay their respects to guitar virtuoso and inventor Les Paul on Friday in Milwaukee followed by a burial in his Wisconsin hometown of Waukesha.
Rock guitar pioneer Les Paul passes away at 94August 14th, 2009 LONDON - Les Paul, the man who introduced solid body electric guitars to the world, has passed away. He was 94. Gibson, the firm that sold his guitars, has revealed that the influential figure died of pneumonia.
GUITAR LEGEND LES PAUL DEAD AT 94August 13th, 2009 Guitar legend and inventor LES PAUL has died after a battle with pneumonia at the age of 94. The music icon passed away with his family and friends by his bedside at White Plains Hospital in New York on Thursday (13Aug09) after suffering complications from the illness.
JACKSON NOT BURIED YETAugust 11th, 2009 MICHAEL JACKSON's father JOE has dismissed reports the superstar was secretly buried in Los Angeles last week (06Aug09). Reports over the weekend (08-09Aug09) claimed the Jackson family held a private burial on Thursday (06Aug09) and laid the singer to rest at the Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Los Angeles' Hollywood Hills.
Michael Jackson's burial still a mysteryJuly 8th, 2009 WASHINGTON - While Michael Jackson's memorial service was a star-studded public event, it is still not clear where his body was taken for burial after it left the Staples Center in Los Angeles. According to police in Los Angeles, the hearse carrying Jackson's golden casket would be taken to a cemetery.
Circus Parade returns to Milwaukee after 6 yearsJune 29th, 2009 Circus Parade returns to Milwaukee after 6 yearsMILWAUKEE — The Great Circus Parade is returning to the streets of Milwaukee July 12 after a six-year hiatus. It was last held in Milwaukee in 2003, but organizers couldn't raise enough money for it to return until this year.
Former 'American Idol' contestant Danny Gokey records video to promote hometown of MilwaukeeJune 27th, 2009 Former 'Idol' contestant Gokey promotes MilwaukeeMILWAUKEE — Former "American Idol" contestant Danny Gokey is promoting his hometown of Milwaukee. Gokey says his favorite parts of Milwaukee are the east side with its restaurants and shops, the Latin feel of the south side and the lakefront.
Top 3 'American Idol' contestants hit hometowns; Milwaukee plans parade, concert for GokeyMay 8th, 2009 'Idol' finalist Gokey gets Milwaukee homecomingMILWAUKEE — "American Idol" contestant Danny Gokey's hometown is throwing out the welcome mat with plans for a parade, concert and an invitation for him to sing the national anthem at a Milwaukee Brewers game. The 29-year-old church music director from Milwaukee and the other two contestants who made the cut Wednesday night — Adam Lambert from San Diego and Kris Allen from Conway, Ark.