Celebrity birthdays for the week of Aug. 16-22Celebrity birthdays for the week of Aug. 16-22: Late songwriter Cindy Walker leaves songs to Nashville’s Country Music Hall of Fame and MuseumNASHVILLE, Tenn. — The late Texas songwriter Cindy Walker has left an unusual and generous gift to the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum: Her catalog of about 500 songs, many of them pop and country classics. Willy DeVille, founder of punk world’s Mink DeVille, dies of cancer in NYC at 58NEW YORK — Willy DeVille, who founded the punk group Mink DeVille and was known for his blend of R&B, blues, Dixieland and traditional French Cajun ballads, has died, his publicist said Friday. He was 58. Celebrity birthdays for the week of Aug. 9-15Celebrity birthdays for the week of Aug. 9-15: Breaking up is hard to do, but inspiring to write about for songwriter Charlie Robison
Kristinia DeBarge, next generation of the singing family, ready to dominate music world
John Dawson, co-founder of psychedelic band New Riders of the Purple Sage, dies at 64SAN FRANCISCO — John “Marmaduke” Dawson, a longtime Grateful Dead collaborator who co-wrote “Friend of the Devil” and developed a devoted following with his psychedelic country group New Riders of the Purple Sage, has died. He was 64. Despite Berlin and Joplin, ‘The Tin Pan Alley Rag’ doesn’t hit the right notesNEW YORK — The sweet syncopations of Scott Joplin and the marvelous melodies of Irving Berlin can’t bring to life “The Tin Pan Alley Rag,” a soggy, inert examination of what made these musical masters tick. Canadian songwriter online sensation for his video about United Airlines breaking his guitarHALIFAX, Nova Scotia — A Canadian musician has become an Internet sensation after posting a song on YouTube about United Airlines breaking his guitar. Music rights group BMI to honor singer-songwriter Kris Kristofferson as a music iconNASHVILLE, Tenn. — Kris Kristofferson will be honored by BMI as a music icon during the music licensing organization’s country awards in November. Listen to the man: Michael Jackson’s lyrics tell a hard storyNEW YORK — In the brief, electric prime of Michael Jackson, millions danced to “Billie Jean,” ”Beat It” and other songs so propulsive it almost didn’t matter what they actually said. Oscar-winning songwriter-director of ‘You Light Up My Life’ charged with rape in NYNEW YORK — The songwriter and director behind “You Light Up My Life” has been indicted on charges of raping or sexually assaulting women who answered audition ads on Craigslist. Bon Jovi, Crosby, Stills & Nash, Jason Mraz among those honored at Songwriters Hall of FameNEW YORK — Jon Bon Jovi considers writing classic songs as a way of being remembered throughout time. Singer-songwriter Kenny Rankin dies in Los Angeles of lung cancer at age 69LOS ANGELES — Kenny Rankin, a brilliant pop vocalist and highly regarded musician-songwriter whose stylings ranged from jazz to pop to the world music influences he picked up as a child in New York, has died of complications related to lung cancer, his record company announced Monday. He was 69. Singer-songwriter Kenny Rankin dies of lung cancer at age 67LOS ANGELES — A spokesman for Kenny Rankin’s record label says the veteran singer-songwriter has died of lung cancer. He was 67. Today in HistoryToday is Saturday, July 18, the 199th day of 2009. There are 166 days left in the year. Newly married Mandy Moore talks about growth as a singer-songwriter and forever being ‘good’LOS ANGELES — Mandy Moore doesn’t mind being perpetually seen as the “good girl” — even if she thinks that image is a bit skewed. Celebrity birthdays for the week of June 7-13Celebrity birthdays for the week of June 7-13: Celebrity birthdays for the week of May 17-23Celebrity birthdays for the week of May 17-23: Tired of sad songs that don’t pay so much, performers try again for royaltiesJack Ely, the singer whose 1963 version of “Louie Louie” still makes the rounds on oldies radio, lives with his wife in a mobile home on a horse ranch in Oregon. Ely says they share $30,000 a year from her teacher’s pension and his Social Security checks. They are paying down a mortgage. |
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Break up painful but inspiring for Charlie Robison
