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Les McCann, Legendary Jazz Musician, Dead at 88
- The artist was hospitalized in Los Angeles prior to his passing.
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New Trailer for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's Netflix Series Offers Rare Photos of Their Royal Wedding
The preview shows the couple opening up about their first dance.
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Meghan Markle & Prince Harry Remember 'Fun' First Dance At Their Wedding In New Netflix Doc Preview
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are looking back on their first dance as husband and wife! In a new preview clip for Part 2 of their Netflix docuseries “Harry & Meghan,” the Duke and the Duchess of Sussex opened up about hitting the dance floor at their evening wedding reception at Frogmore House. Photos of the special moment featured in the docuseries showed Harry spinning Meghan on the dance floor in front of a lively brass band.
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Roger Hawkins Dies: Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section Drummer On ‘Respect’ And ‘Chain Of Fools’ Was 75
Roger Hawkins, a drummer who powered the famed Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section on hits by Aretha Franklin, Wilson Pickett, and the Staple Singers, died Thursday following an extended illness. He was 75 and his death was announced by the Muscle Shoals Music Foundation on Facebook. As part of the Muscle Shoals Music Section – affectionately […]
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From Memphis to Muscle Shoals, Wilson Pickett made his mark on soul music
The first man to record at both Stax Records and FAME Recording, Wilson Pickett would prove to be a pathfinder until his death in 2006.
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Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's Soulful First Dance Song Revealed
Sixties soul music provided the soundtrack for much of Meghan and Harry’s big day
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Jimi Hendrix’s Japanese Sunburst Guitar Sells For $216,000 at Auction
Jimi Hendrix's Japanese sunburst guitar went for $216,000 at Auction yesterday, selling for more than four times its pre-auction estimate of $50,000. As GWS Auctions points out, this was the ax Hendrix played shortly after being discharged from the U.S. Army in 1962. "After leaving Fort Campbell Jimi moved to Clarksville, Tennessee for…
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Jimmy Johnson, Muscle Shoals Session Guitarist for Aretha Franklin and More, Dead at 76
As a member of “the Swampers,” Johnson recorded with Paul Simon, Wilson Pickett, Leon Russell, and countless others
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A short oral history of Ghana’s legendary Soul to Soul independence day concert
In March 1971, Tina and Ike Turner and Wilson Picket arrived in Accra, Ghana to play an epic 15-hour Independence Day concert. As they and other African American musicians stepped down from the plane, a huge crowd surged around them. There were drummers and dancers. A wulomo—the city’s high priest—dressed in all white, poured libations…
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‘Muscle Shoals’: Nancy Wilson Named Executive Music Producer, Bettina Gilois To Write Johnny Depp-Produced Series
Rock'n'roll legend Nancy Wilson has joined Global Road Entertainment’s limited music drama series <em>Muscle Shoals</em> as Executive Music Producer via her Roadcase Productions shingle, and Emmy-nominated Bettina Gilois ( <em>Bessie</em>) has signed on to write the drama, which is in development, based on Rick Hall's autobiography <em> The Man From Muscle Shoals: My Journey from Shame to Fame.</em> <em>Muscle Shoals</em> hails from Johnny Depp and Christie Dembrowski's Infinitum Nihil, Richar
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Judy Garland, Richard Pryor, David Bowie, The Eagles, N.W.A and more added to National Recording Registry
If there's one song you'd think would already be in the National Recording Registry, it's Judy Garland's classic take on "Over the Rainbow" from "The Wizard of Oz."That song is one of 25 recordings the Library of Congress has added to its registry because of their "cultural, artistic and historical importance to American society and the nation’s audio heritage. ...
