Carlos Santana

John Densmore on court fights with Doors bandmates: 'It wasn't fun'

2013-06-13 14:20:00

It was a battle that John Densmore wishes didn't require� the beating of his drum, but one that his conscience wouldn’t let him sidestep when he decided to sue his former bandmates in the Doors, keyboardist Ray Manzarek and guitarist Robby Krieger....

Clive Davis' next role: Broadway producer of a new 'My Fair Lady'

2013-02-07 11:14:00

Clive Davis has played a key role in some of the biggest careers in pop music, including '60s rock icons Janis Joplin, the Grateful Dead and Carlos Santana as well as pop and R&B hitmakers Barry Manilow, Whitney Houston and Alicia Keys. He’s long...

Kennedy Center Honors' selection process set for a review

2013-01-08 08:30:00

After receiving criticism from the National Hispanic Foundation for the Arts, the Kennedy Center is revisiting its artist selection process for the Kennedy Center Honors.�� The Kennedy Center has announced that an 11-member artist advisory panel...

Latin Grammy Awards 2012: Juanes, Jesse y Joy win big

2012-11-15 19:27:00

LAS VEGAS -- Colombian rock superstar Juanes won the Album of the Year trophy for “Juanes MTV Unplugged” at the XIII Annual Latin Grammy Awards on Thursday evening in Las Vegas, and the Mexico City sibling pop duo Jesse y Joy (that’s...

Review: The King's Men rule at the Gibson

2012-09-21 12:20:00

It’s not easy to outdo Kirk Franklin. A major presence in gospel music since the mid 1990s, Franklin is known for his intensity on stage. He doesn’t sing a lot, but as a bandleader in the old-school Cab Calloway mode he does pretty much...

Stars and style a good fit in celebrity product lines

2011-10-23 00:00:00

Celebrity clothing brands have become a ubiquitous force in fashion, but this wasn't always the case. A decade ago, attaching a famous name to a mass-market brand was still fairly rare and was seen by some as a last alternative when movie scripts and TV...

Latin jazz Grammy category reinstated, two others added

2012-06-08 16:36:54

Pop legend Whitney Houston dies at 48

2012-02-12 00:00:00

Whitney Houston, a willowy church singer with a towering voice who became a titan of the pop charts in the 1980s and 1990s but then saw much of her success crumble away amid the fumes of addiction and reckless ego, has died. She was 48. Kristen Foster, a...

Judge dismisses effort to reverse Grammy award reductions

2012-04-30 16:36:38

Clare Fischer dies at 83; versatile pianist, composer, arranger

2012-01-28 00:00:00

Clare Fischer, a Grammy-winning pianist, composer and arranger who crossed freely from jazz to Latin and pop music, working with such names as Dizzy Gillespie, George Shearing and Natalie Cole as well as Paul McCartney, Prince and Michael Jackson, has...

Video mash-up maker Andy Rehfeldt is quite the YouTube cutup

2011-12-20 16:35:42

Hollywood Bowl 2012: 'The Producers,' Juanes, 'Rigoletto,' Liza

2012-01-23 16:33:08

Carlos Santana will publish a memoir in 2014; the announcement of the project says his "highest wish is to help readers discover the sanctity, grace, and divinity in themselves."

2012-03-23 00:00:00

Epiphone guitar Ultimate Grammy Collection signed by Glenn Fry, Elton John , Bruce Springstein, Price, Tom Petty , Neil Young , Beyonce , Shakira, Madonna, George Strait , Stevie Nicks , Brain Wilson, Carlos Santana , Ringo Starr , Bono , Paul McCartney , BB King and Billy Joel is one of the items

2011-04-20 00:00:00

Elina Segel, 37, loves a "modern" style. And this massage therapist knows how to make a statement with that style, as she did on the runway at the "Steps to the Cure" fashion event put on by The Larry and Lori Lickstein Foundation at Valley Mansion.

2011-04-16 00:00:00