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4 hrs ago | Nerve News

Jackson to be buried in a $25,000 coffin

King of Pop Michael Jackson is likely to be buried in a $25,000 solid bronze casket, just like soul legend James Brown.

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Related Topix: James Brown, Black Entertainment

8 hrs ago | WFMY-TV Greensboro

Today's Birthdays July 4

Today's Birthdays: Actress Gloria Stuart is 99. Conductor Mitch Miller is 98. Advice columnist Pauline Phillips is 91.

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Related Topix: Bill Withers, Earth, Wind & Fire, R-N-B, Black Entertainment, John Waite, Pop/Rock, Offbeat

Sat Jul 04, 2009

WLUC-TV Negaunee

Detroit museum to show Jackson memorial broadcast

The Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History in Detroit plans to open its doors Tuesday to show a broadcast of the public memorial for Michael Jackson in Los Angeles.

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Springfield News Leader

Holiday fireworks aplenty on networks

Tonight's Must-See: 'A Capitol Fourth,' 7 p.m., most PBS stations; some repeat it at 8:30. Each year, this special offers broad-based music and lush visuals.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, Barry Manilow, Black Entertainment, Aretha Franklin, Natasha Bedingfield, Boston Metro

Fri Jul 03, 2009

www.nola.com | Fullasoul

Will old friends join Lionel Richie at Essence Fest?

Will Lionel Richie sings his old Commodores hits with other original members of the band? Will Lionel Richie reunite with some old friends Sunday in the Superdome? Rumors persist that his set at the Essence Music Festival will include at least some original members of the Commodores, the soul/funk supergroup he fronted until leaving to launch a ...

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Related Topix: The Commodores, Tuskegee, AL, Motown, Music, Entertainment

ContactMusic.com

Michael Jackson - Michael Jackson's Star-Studded Memorial

Up to one million fans are expected to flock to Los Angeles' Staples Center arena to attend a memorial service for Michael Jackson on Tuesday .

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, Pop/Rock, Michael Jackson, Events, Deniece Williams, Gary, IN, Gary Metro

This Is London

Am I Black Enough for You?

London, Cert: 12A Derek Malcolm's rating Description: Directed by Goran Olsson, this documentary pays tribute to Philadelphia soul artist Billy Paul, who rose to fame in the '70s with his song "Me And Mrs Jones", which stormed the charts on both sides of the Atlantic.

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The Augusta Chronicle

Jackson tribute tonight at Soul Bar

Friday, June 26, 2009 3:39 p.m. The Soul Bar, named in honor of James Brown, tonight will pay tribute to another soul legend.

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Thu Jul 02, 2009

Quiztime UK

Fayette Pinkney - Singer lent voice to '70s hits passes at 61

Fayette Pinkney, an original member of the Three Degrees who lent her strong, soulful voice to the 1970s hits When Will I See You Again? and TSOP , the theme song of the television show Soul Train , died Saturday in Lansdale, Pa.

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Related Topix: The Three Degrees, Philadelphia, PA, Lansdale, PA, Little Anthony & the Imperials, Oldies

Wed Jul 01, 2009

www.fullasoul.com | Fullasoul

Soul Singer Fayette Pinkney Dies (Three Degrees)

Soul Singer Fayette Pinkney has died as a result of acute respiratory failure.

Pinkney was a co-founding member of the Three Degrees, along with Shirley Porter and Linda Turner. The group had a few chart toppers, most notably with "T.S.O.P. (The Sound Of Philadelphia)", which served as the theme song from Soul Train for several years.

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Ottawa Sun

Esperanza Spalding satisfies hardy souls

Esperanza Spalding's mother named her for hope, and if there's anything an Ottawa International Jazz fan could use last night was a little hope.

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Related Topix: New-Age, Body + Soul, Sports

ThisIsNorthDevon

Joss Stone's mother to open new club

THE mother of superstar singer Joss Stone has bought a club to reopen as a live music venue.

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Tue Jun 30, 2009

CBC

Jackson's mother seeks control of estate, custody of children

Katherine Jackson, mother of the late pop star Michael Jackson, leaves the family home in Encino, Calif., on Saturday.

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, Pop/Rock, Michael Jackson, The Chi-Lites, Canada,

New York Times

Charismatic and Soulful, a Maturing Star of Jazz

Esperanza Spalding carried herself like a worldbeater at Central Park SummerStage on Sunday afternoon, and resistance was largely futile.

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Related Topix: Jazz, Ledisi, Curtis Mayfield, Arts, Music, Entertainment

Ann Arbor News

Is Martha Reeves too busy touring to worry about 'second job' as Detroit City Councilwoman?

Martha Reeves recently referred her position on the Detroit City Council as "a second job" and upon return to Detroit was unable to comment on Monica Conyers because she didn't know Conyers had resigned.

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Related Topix: Europe, World News, United Kingdom, Martha Reeves & the Vandellas

Seattle Times

Ryan Shaw breathes new life into old-school soul

Doors open at 6 p.m. Saturday at the Concerts at Marymoor at Marymoor Park, 6046 W. Lake Sammamish Parkway N.E., Redmond.

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Related Topix: Sammamish, WA, Redmond, WA, Seattle Metro, Wilson Pickett, Otis Redding

Mon Jun 29, 2009

Athens Banner-Herald

Battle to control Jackson's fortune begins

So, who gets Michael Jackson's riches? His mother took the first step Monday when she petitioned the Superior Court of California to be named the administrator of the late singer's estate.

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, Pop/Rock, Michael Jackson, California Government, California, James Brown, Entertainment

New York Post

So Much Soul Gone but Forever Young

WEEKS before the final curtain fell on Michael Jackson's remarkable life, I noticed a startling similarity among some of my favorite artists that went far beyond the musical genre.

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, Pop/Rock, Michael Jackson, Sam Cooke, Otis Redding, Marvin Gaye, Curtis Mayfield, Barry White, Opinion

Coral and Opal

Michael Jackson - The Loneliest of Lives Ends

Sometimes in life, the worst thing that can happen to a person is to become famous.

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, Pop/Rock, Michael Jackson, Gary, IN, Gary Metro, Motown

Raw Story

'King of Pop' built musical bridges between black and white

Michael Jackson, one of the most innovative singer-songwriters of his era, was a global artist who left his mark on pop by building bridges between black and white music.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, Justin Timberlake, Motown, Short, Music!

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