Jackie Wilson

'American Idol' recap: Top 5 tackle the '60s and the Brits

2012-05-03 04:35:50

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Johnny Otis dies at 90; R&B singer wrote 'Willie and the Hand Jive'

2012-01-19 00:00:00

Pioneering rhythm-and-blues singer, songwriter, drummer, bandleader and disc jockey Johnny Otis made the kind of conscious life choice early on that few people have the inclination, or circumstance, to carry out. Born white, the son of Greek immigrant...

'American Idol' recap: Hollywood dreams stoked and stymied

2011-02-11 16:35:37

Michael Jackson's "Music & Me"

1973-04-28 00:00:00

This album contains a flock of romantic ballads, like "Too Young,' "Up Again" and "Music and Me," wich is merely fodder for the reveries of Jackson's army of adolescent female fans. This fasction will probably flip over these numbers, through none of them...

Hi Fi Hop gave Kansas teens a place to rock 'n' roll

2013-05-21 00:00:00

In the early 1950's a new kind of music called rock 'n' roll was taking over the airwaves. Girls in poodle skirts and guys in wing-tipped shoes danced to songs by Frankie Avalon and Elvis Presley. And for the next decade, a locally produced TV show called...

How the Rascals got their groove back

2013-05-22 14:09:00

In a way, Steven Van Zandt wishes he could be in two places. Of course, the rock guitarist and actor (“The Sopranos”) would like to stay on the Wrecking Ball Tour in Europe with Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band. But he also wishes...

Chris Simmons & Royal Blue headlines Mount Dora Blues and Wine Festival

2013-05-17 00:00:00

MOUNT DORA — The fifth annual Mount Dora Blues and Wine Festival will present headliners Chris Simmons & Royal Blue and Thomas Wynn and the Believers plus a host of other blues performers and styles in the three-day event. Opening-night...

Songs, not stories, get top billing in 'Motown'

2013-04-14 12:37:00

NEW YORK — Berry Gordy, the man who discovered Diana Ross and The Supremes, Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, Mary Wells (and on and on), was a peerless record producer when it came to handpicking talent and building careers. But Berry Gordy, the...

Dr. John diverts praise for new disc with Black Keys guitarist, Grammy, Rock Hall to others

2013-03-12 16:27:07

Al Jolson tribute at Cinema Paradiso in Fort Lauderdale

2013-02-21 12:59:00

Al Jolson can still pack them in the theater, 86 years after ushering in "the talkies" and 63 years after his death. At least that's the idea with the tribute by The Broward County Film Society (also called FLiFF) to the man billed as "The World’s...

Paul McCartney on (the topic of) drugs

2012-11-28 13:34:00

The Library of Congress is full of wonderful treasures, and today it released a new chestful: a collection of interviews on topics such as sex, drugs and rock and roll. Included is Paul McCartney relating how pot and other drugs boosted the Beatles'...

Presidential candidates find new ways to sell message through music

2012-11-05 08:31:00

The musical battle between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney heated up recently as Stevie Wonder released a funky new pro-Obama song called “Keep Moving Forward,” while Meat Loaf celebrated his support of Romney by belting a goofy “America...

Jackie Taylor and her Black Ensemble Theater have a long history of sonic delights. From Jackie Wilson to Teddy Pendergrass, Dionne Warwick to Stax Records, this group has been making hits from classic sound.

2013-01-31 08:25:00

Diversity is part of the mission statement at a lot of Chicago's cultural institutions, but there are some theaters where it is simply part of the scenery. That's not to say that Black Ensemble Theater founder Jackie Taylor has a dim view of Black History Month.

2012-02-02 13:16:19

Six-time Branson, Missouri Entertainer of the Year, Tony Roi's "The Elvis Experience" is HOT and it's located at the Andy Williams' Moon River Theatre. BMG International recording artist, Tony Roi, has the look, the voice and the moves that made Elvis the King of Rock 'N Roll.

2011-06-15 16:03:19