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4 hrs ago | People

Kendra Shares Her Honeymoon Playlist

Playboy Playmate Kendra Wilkinson might be off on a dreamy St. Lucia honeymoon with her new husband, NFL player Hank Baskett, but she is still taking time to contact her fans.

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, Soul, Weezer, Pop/Rock

Sat Jul 04, 2009

New York Times

After a Pause, Maxwell's Music Is Set to Play

IT was a recent spring afternoon in Brooklyn, but at Complete Music Studios in Prospect Heights a sweet high voice and a slinky, imperturbable backbeat conjured mid-1970s Memphis.

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Related Topix: Maxwell, R-N-B, Brooklyn, NY, New York, NY, Black Entertainment, Soul, Music, Arts, Entertainment

Thu Jul 02, 2009

The Winnipeg Free Press

Plenty of positive vibrations

Legendary R&B vocalist Al Green made his Winnipeg debut Tuesday, spreading his positive vibrations to a crowd of 1,627 at the Centennial Concert Hall as part of the Jazz Winnipeg Festival.

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, Soul, Travel

Tue Jun 30, 2009

NOLA.com

Preservation Hall hosts the Preservation Hall-Stars featuring Shannon Smith

Preservation Hall hosts the Preservation Hall-Stars featuring Shannon Smith. Acoustic guitarist John Rankin plays at the Columns Hotel.

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, Soul, Music, Entertainment

Mon Jun 29, 2009

NOLA.com

Chickie Wah Wah hosts the Gypsy Swing Band of New Orleans

The nine-member Brooklyn ensemble Wade Barnes and Unit Structures plays music of the African diaspora, part of the free concert series at St.

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, Soul, Music, Entertainment

Sat Jun 27, 2009

Ottawa Sun

Praise be to Al Green

Al Green turned the Ottawa International Jazz Festival into a soul music festival last night, but not one of the 9,000 who attended the Confederation Park concert seemed to mind.

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, Soul, Motown, The Four Tops, The Temptations, Canada,

Chattanoogan.com

Bonnaroo: On The Road To Rooin

The swirling creative Mecca known as Bonnaroo began in 2002 as a festival catering to the jam band set.

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Related Topix: Industrial, Nine Inch Nails, Black Entertainment, Soul, Merle Haggard, Country, Rock-N-Roll, Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band, Headphones, Manchester, TN

Fri Jun 26, 2009

Telegraph.co.uk

Jeff Buckley: music's hard men tune in to their fragile falsettos

This weekend, multitudes of amplified voices will ring out through the Somerset air at the Glastonbury Festival.

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, Soul, Folk, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Jimmie Rodgers, Country

Thu Jun 25, 2009

The Augusta Chronicle

Soul meets hip-hop

For soul singer Anthony Hamilton, incorporating elements of classic and contemporary isn't about appeasing fans; it's about being honest.

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Related Topix: Anthony Hamilton, Soul, Black Entertainment, Marvin Gaye

Slam Sports

Al Green funky and freewheeling

Artist: Green, Al Rev. Al Green may not speak in tongues -- but sometimes, he seems to speak a language all his own.

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, Soul, Winter Sports, Curling

Wed Jun 24, 2009

Music-News.com

Grammy award winning songwriter and producer James Poyser is The ReBel Yell

Grammy award winning songwriter and producer James Poyser is The ReBel Yell - A new collaboration project alongside Khari Ferrari Mateen and vocalist Supastar BBE / Rapster ushers in one of the world's A-list R&B / hip hop producers, JAMES POYSER, for THE ReBeL Yell, a jaw-dropping new project alongside KHARI FERRARI MATEEN and vocalist SupaStar.

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Related Topix: The Roots, Black Entertainment, Hip-Hop, Soul

Tue Jun 23, 2009

The Austinist

New Release Tuesday: Reggae for Kids, Al Green, and California Psychedelia

Lots of neat vinyl reissues this week, as well as other notable first-runs. B is for Bob comes out today, which is the first collection of Bob Marley's music to be rearranged for children.

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, Soul, California, Reggae, Bob Marley, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Pop/Rock, R.E.M.

Sat Jun 20, 2009

Vancouver Courier

Return of silk-smooth soul man 'Sexwell'

For Maxwell, life was turning into the Bill Murray movie Groundhog Day. One day had become pretty much like the next, especially when he was touring and everything revolved around his hour-and-a-half onstage.

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Related Topix: Maxwell, R-N-B, Bill Murray, Black Entertainment, Soul

Thu Jun 18, 2009

Entertainment Weekly

Bonnaroo Day 2: Al Green, Beastie Boys

"There is no tape. There is no iPod. This is live music, y'all," said Ad-Rock after an instrument breakdown caused the Beastie Boys' climactic rendition of "Sabotage" to come crashing down on night two of Bonnaroo, and it's an apt enough phrase to describe a day that showcased the best of all possible sonic worlds.

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, Soul, Hip-Hop, The Beastie Boys, Arts, Modern Dance, Pop/Rock, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Entertainment

Tue Jun 16, 2009

International Herald Tribune

Al Green Convinces a Crowd at Bonnaroo

Al Green performing Friday afternoon at Bonnaroo. Friday at Bonnaroo was dominated by New York City, from Dirty Projectors to the Beastie Boys.

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, Soul, The Dirty Projectors, Pop/Rock, Hip-Hop, The Beastie Boys, The Tony Rice Unit, Bluegrass, Booker T. & the MGS

Sun Jun 14, 2009

Athens Banner-Herald

Springsteen, Phish, Al Green jam at Bonnaroo

The eighth annual Bonnaroo Music Festival offered, if nothing else, an expanded view of what it means to jam.

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, Soul, Pop/Rock, Bruce Springsteen, Manchester, TN, Entertainment

Hattiesburg American

R&B legend to perform at Pearl River Resort

CHOCTAW - Pearl River Resort announces that Soul and R&B icon, Al Green, will perform at the Silver Star Convention Center at 8 p.m. Friday, July 3. Tickets to the show are on sale and range from $35-$45. With classic records such as "Let's Stay Together" and "Love and Happiness," Al Green has one of the most impressive discographies in R&B ...

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, Soul

Fri Jun 12, 2009

Augusta Chronicle

Bonnaroo '09 -- Friday wrap

Please sign in to post or comment. Bonnaroo '09 - Friday wrap Posted by Steven Uhles on June 13, 2009 - 12:29 AM The man that remains unmoved by Al Green is not a man at all.

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, Soul

The Clarion-Ledger

Soul legend Al Green coming to Silver Star

Gospel and soul legend Al Green will perform at the Silver Star Convention Center in Choctaw at 8 p.m. July 3. Tickets to the show, $35-$45, are on sale.

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, Soul

Thu Jun 11, 2009

Broward-Palm Beach - News

Q&A With Dean Snowden of the Legendary JC's, Playing the Back Room Tomorrow Night

Few frontmen are as wildly energetic as The Legendary JC's Eugene Snowden. Backed by a badass eight-piece, he confidently recreates the soul revue sensations of the late 1960s and early 1970s.

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, Soul, James Brown

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