John Mayall, tireless and influential British blues pioneer, dies at 90
John Mayall, the British blues musician whose influential band the Bluesbreakers was a training ground for Eric Clapton, Mick Fleetwood and many other superstars, has died.
Auction of Pattie Boyd's trove of treasures surpasses expectations as it nets $3.6 million
The online auction of a trove of letters, photos and other items that Pattie Boyd, who was at the heart of the Swinging 60s, has surpassed all expectations.
A trove from Pattie Boyd's life with George Harrison and Eric Clapton is up for sale at Christie's
Pattie Boyd was at the epicenter of the Swinging 60s, but not always the center of attention.
Musicians' muse Pattie Boyd auctions love letters from Eric Clapton and George Harrison
Love letters to Pattie Boyd from both George Harrison and Eric Clapton are going up for sale at Christieโs auction house.
New this week: John Legend, 'Serpent Queen' and 'Pinocchio'
This weekโs new entertainment releases include fresh music from John Legend and Kane Brown, Samantha Morton stars as the 16th-century queen Catherine de Medici in an edgy Starz series and a race between two upcoming โPinocchioโ films begins with Robert Zemeckisโ adaptation.
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After slamming COVID-19 rules, Tritt to sing anthem at NLCS
Country musician Travis Tritt is set to sing the national anthem before Game 6 of the NL Championship Series, just days after canceling shows at venues that required a COVID-19 vaccine or masks.
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New this week: 'Dune,' 'Invasion' and an Elton John album
This weekโs new entertainment releases include an Elton John album of duets and an HBO documentary about the Jan. 6 siege of the U.S. Capitol by supporters of President Donald Trump.
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New this week: 'Space Jam' sequel and a new 'Cinderella'
This weekโs new entertainment releases include LeBron James leading the Tunes against the Goons in โSpace Jam: A New Legacy,โ a sequel to the 1996 movie that had Michael Jordan headlining with Bugs Bunny.
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Treasure trove of rock memorabilia includes Kurt Cobain hair
Guitars from Eddie Van Halen, Eric Clapton and Aerosmith as well as autographed memorabilia from The Beatles and even strands of hair from Kurt Cobain are some of the highlights of an online rock โnโ roll auction that ends over the weekend.
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Neil Young becomes latest artist to sell stake in his songs
FILE - In this May 25, 2019, file photo, Neil Young performs at the BottleRock Napa Valley Music Festival at Napa Valley Expo in Napa, Calif. Young has become the latest artist to strike gold with his song catalog. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP, File)NEW YORK โ Neil Young has become the latest musician to strike gold with his song catalogue, selling a 50 percent stake in his music to a British investment company in a deal announced on Wednesday. Merck Mercuriadis, founder of Hipgnosis Songs Fund Limited, said that he bought his first Neil Young album when he was seven years old. โNeil Young, or at least his music, has been my friend . In the song, Young sang: โAin't singin' for Pepsi, ain't singin' for Coke.
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Outtakes: Stevie Nicks on Petty, Prince, Beyoncรฉ and Harry
FILE - Harry Styles, right, presents a trophy to Stevie Nicks at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony in New York on March 29, 2019. I feel like I know Beyoncรฉ even though I really donโt know her at all. I hope youโre wrong.โ But heโs absolutely right.โ_________CALL ME MAYBESpeaking of friends Stevie Nicks have been in touch with โ donโt count the members of Fleetwood Mac. Iโm really, really good friends with Mick,โ she said. Thatโs really good too because that kind of keeps you in sort of that mindset also,โ she said.
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Toots Hibbert, beloved reggae star, dead at 77
Hibbert, frontman of Toots & the Maytals, had been in a medically-induced coma at a hospital in Kingston since earlier this month. Hibbert even recorded an album of American hits, โToots In Memphis,โ which came out in 1988. Grammy nominations for Hibbert included best reggae album of 2012 for โReggae Got Soulโ and best reggae album of 2007 for โLight Your Light.โ Hibbert was ranked No. Married to his wife, Doreen, for nearly 40 years, Hibbert had eight children, including the reggae performers Junior Hibbert and Leba Hibbert. Frederick Nathaniel Hibbert ("Toots" was a childhood nickname) was born in May Pen, Parish of Clarendon.
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Author Murakami DJs 'Stay Home' radio show to lift spirits
Murakami said comparing the fight against the coronavirus to a war, as politicians often do, is inappropriate. Its not a war to kill each other but a fight of wisdom to let us all live, he said. Murakami has hosted his Murakami Radio every two months since August 2018 on Tokyo FM. Murakami began writing while running a jazz bar in Tokyo after graduating from university. Murakami said he worries the post-corona world may be a more closed and selfish place even if it has better protection.
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Legendary Cream drummer Ginger Baker dies at 80
Ginger Baker attends the funeral of Jack Bruce at Golders Green Crematorium on Nov. 5, 2014, in London, England. (Photo by John Phillips/Getty Images)(CNN) - Ginger Baker, notorious hellraiser and celebrated drummer in the supergroup Cream, has died at the age of 80 at a hospital in the United Kingdom. In 1962, Baker replaced Charlie Watts as drummer in the blues band Alexis Corner's Blues Incorporated when the latter left to join the Rolling Stones. Baker then joined the Graham Bond Organization, a blues band that quickly became popular in the UK with Bond and bassist Jack Bruce with whom Baker had a legendary tumultuous relationship. Cream first reunited in 1993 at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio.