UPPER MARLBORO, Maryland (RNS) — Thousands of fans of gospel music giant Richard Smallwood bid him farewell in a music-filled ...
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The Hall inducted its first group of honorees on January 23, 1986.
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Having invited the somewhat bewildered OAPs to sing on his protest against the indignities of ageing, “I’d Rather Be Dead” ...
The singer and songwriter who struck it big in the MTV era has a new take on the Great American Songbook — and a lot of ...
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MACON, Ga. (WALB) - On December 5, 1932, rock and roll legend Little Richard was born in Macon, Georgia. Little Richard is known as the architect of rock and roll. He exploded the 1950s music scene ...
You can count on one hand — actually, one finger — how many bands are out there wearing Mexican wrestling masks. And they’ve been doing it for 30 years. Los Straitjackets are, in other words, a band ...
The music industry has a long and storied tradition of taking original hits and transforming them into something else entirely. Who can forget Pat Boone, who topped the pop charts with his ...