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The daughter of jazz and pop legend Nat King Cole, Natalie Cole has forged a successful career in two phases, doing R&B/urban contemporary and then jazz-based pop.

Audio for this story from Weekend Edition Saturday will be available at approx. 12:00 p.m. ET Enlarge Concord Music Group In addition to writing the music for many Peanuts animated specials, Vince Guaraldi was an accomplished pianist.

LEONA LEWIS and NORAH JONES have failed to topple ROBBIE WILLIAMS from the top of the European albums chart - the ANGELS hitmaker has scored a second week at number one.

Kenny G has long been the musician many jazz listeners love to hate. A phenomenally successful instrumentalist whose recordings make the pop charts, Kenny G's sound has been a staple on adult contemporary and smooth jazz radio stations since the mid-'80s, making him a household name.

RENOWNED US jazz pianist Judy Carmichael makes a rare Westcountry appearance next week with a lunchtime concert at Plymouth City Museum and Gallery of Art as part of the 17th International Concert Series, organised by Jeanie Moore.

Artist: Jones, Norah On her just-released fourth album, The Fall, Norah Jones not only has switched to a more contemporary rock sound but, judging from the lyrics, a broken heart too.

It's a curious irony that at a time when entire music collections can be shrunk down to the size of a couple of sticks of gum, certain music packages keep getting larger.

For a mild-mannered man whose music was always easy on the ear, Nat King Cole managed to be a figure of considerable controversy during his 30 years as a professional musician.

One of the most popular saxophonists of all time, Grover Washington, Jr. was long the pacesetter in his field.

A TOP night of fast-fingered gypsy and hot club jazz is coming to the Masonic Hall in Bridgwater on Saturday.

Tony Bennett's career has enjoyed three distinct phases, each of them very successful.

The only vocalist in history to net Grammy Awards in three different categories , Al Jarreau was born in Milwaukee, WI, on March 12, 1940.

A WHITEFIELD soldier on leave from Afghanistan played his own a oestarring rolea when he attended a glitzy premiere in the heart of Londona s theatreland.

Vince Guaraldi, the widely acclaimed jazz pianist best known for his cheerful, uplifting work with %Charlie Brown and %the Peanuts Gang, got his start in the music biz with a record entitled Blues Groove by Woody Herman in 1956.

For a mild-mannered man whose music was always easy on the ear, Nat King Cole managed to be a figure of considerable controversy during his 30 years as a professional musician.

California Girls by the Beach Boys has become one of 25 new songs to be inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.

Norah Jones poses for a portrait at her in-home recording studio in New York, Wednesday, Oct.

Bing Crosby didn't have to dream of a white Christmas - he could bank on it. The crooner was from Spokane, a city that is among the most likely to have a white Christmas each year.

The Fall Breakups have long brought out the best in singer-songwriters. With longtime collaborator Lee Alexander no longer in the picture, Norah Jones relies on a host of co-writers, including Ryan Adams and especially producer Jacquire King to change direction, and the result is her most sonically challenging to date.

There also were turbans and bindis and diamonds aplenty, as several hundred guests put on the glitz and joined a White House celebration in honor of Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.