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Mr. LaFarge's Blues

After watching Robert Altman's 1973 film The Long Goodbye for the upteenth time, Altman had commented that he and lead actor, Elliot Gould, had decided to reinvent the legendary Phillip Marlowe as if he was a ...

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Related Topix: Blues, Black Entertainment, Reverend Gary Davis, Humboldt County, CA

Wed Jul 23, 2008

Download.com Music

'Free' by Erly Thornton

Biography Playing the saxophone has always been emotionally intense for Erly Thornton .

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Related Topix: Blues, Black Entertainment, Najee, Herb Alpert, Jazz, George Howard

Mon Jul 21, 2008

Chicago Sun-Times

In concert, American Idols score different results

The "American Idols Live!" tour hit town this weekend like the well-oiled machine that it is.

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Related Topix: Blues, Black Entertainment, Game Show, American Idol, Reality TV, Entertainment, Television, Music

Sat Jul 19, 2008

Bay Guardian

Sonic Reducer: Guilt to the hilt

SONIC REDUCER Watching the chopped and cropped black-and-white promo vid for Beck's new album, Modern Guilt - a study in cut-rate Super 8 ways to make static images of the reedy rocker and cohorts look exciting ...

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, The Velvet Underground, Blues, Black Entertainment

Thu Jul 17, 2008

Associated Content

Being Honest in High School is like Ray Charles Watching a Silent Movie

"Be true to yourself." This saying, in various incarnations, has been the backbone of human society for eons.

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Related Topix: Blues, Black Entertainment

Tue Jul 15, 2008

Los Angeles Times

Jamie Foxx's reality show 'From G's to Gents'

An Academy Award can open doors for a performer. Starring roles, directing deals, their pick of projects in a multitude of mediums.

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Related Topix: Blues, Black Entertainment, Entertainment

Mon Jul 14, 2008

Columbus Dispatch

A student of color

Mullen in 1978, interviewing a couple in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina about their courtship stories Web Extra Extended Pat Mullen interview O hio State University folklorist emeritus Patrick B. ...

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Related Topix: Carolina (University of Puerto Rico System), University of Puerto Rico System, North Carolina State University, North Carolina School of the Arts, Folklore, Folk, Blues, Black Entertainment, Baytown, TX

Sat Jul 12, 2008

All About Jazz

GENERAL/INDUSTRY: Ray Charles on Piano Jazz

Singer, pianist and composer Ray Charles is one of the most legendary musicians of the 20th century.

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Related Topix: Blues, Black Entertainment

Fri Jul 11, 2008

NPR

Ray Charles on Piano Jazz

Ray Charles and Marian McPartland. Set List "Summertime" "The Man I Love" "Willow Weep for Me" "Blues" & Things Ain't What They Used to Be "Am I Blue" "Portrait of Ray Charles" "Ray and Marian's Blues" Marian ...

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Related Topix: Albany, GA, Blues, Black Entertainment

Thu Jul 10, 2008

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

James Hunter lounges in the Triple Door

Everytime "Don't Do Me No Favors" comes on KEXP--and as I'm seldom tuned away from KEXP, I can't say for certain, but I assume that's the only place it does--just as I'm convinced that someone dug up an obscure ...

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Related Topix: R-N-B, James Hunter, Stevie Wonder, Soul, Blues, Black Entertainment

Tue Jul 08, 2008

St. Joseph News-Press, St. Joseph, MO

A song to see

Nobody can say that blind people haven't given something to music. Otherwise, you wouldn't have heard of all those old blues musicians like Blind Lemon Jefferson, let alone Ray Charles or Stevie Wonder.

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Related Topix: Blues, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Black Entertainment

Sun Jul 06, 2008

hosted Baltimore Sun | Baltimore Sun

'Father of soul' on stage, film

The great Ray Charles stars as himself in 1964's Blues for Lovers , spending half his time singing, the other half helping a sightless boy get to Paris for an operation. The movie, being shown at 7 p.m. Wednesday as part of the summer film series at An die Musik, 409 N. Charles St., was directed by Paul Henreid, best known for playing Victor Laszlo in Casablanca . The program includes some appearances by Charles on The Dick Cavett Show . Tickets are $8. Information: 410-385-2638 or andiemusiklive.com 'Rebel' at the Charles The Charles Theatre's Saturday revival series continues this weekend with James Dean's defining role, as conflicted teen Jim Stark, in Nicholas Ray's 1955 Rebel Without a Cause . Showtime is noon tomorrow, with encores set for 7 p.m. Monday and 9 p.m. Thursday. Tickets are $6 tomorrow, $8 other times. Information: 410-727-3464 or thecharles.com.

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Related Topix: Blues, Black Entertainment, Dick Cavett, James Dean, Entertainment, Owings Mills, MD

Fri Jul 04, 2008

Colorado Springs Independent

Some of the Springs' finest musicians keep big band alive at the Thirsty Parrot

It's not every city where folks can experience free weekly sessions with a band that includes a former Ray Charles sideman, top local jazz musicians and the most talented performers the Air Force can recruit.

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Related Topix: Blues, Black Entertainment, The Big Band, Jazz

Wed Jul 02, 2008

National Public Radio

Upcoming Guests on Piano Jazz

July 4: Bill Evans Pianist Bill Evans was a giant of jazz piano and one of McPartland's first guests on Piano Jazz in 1979.

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Related Topix: Jazz, Black Entertainment, Dizzy Gillespie, Bill Evans, Blues, Sarah Vaughan, Diana Krall

Mon Jun 30, 2008

US News & World Report

Jamie Foxx's Home for Sale

Although Jamie Foxx earned critical acclaim for his portrayal of Ray Charles in the 2004 film Ray, Home Front staffers insist that his best work came in his role as Wanda, the hapless romantic of TV's In Living ...

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Related Topix: Blues, Black Entertainment, Jamie Foxx, Home Listing, Home, Palm Desert, CA, Tarzana, CA

Sat Jun 28, 2008

News-Star

Enjoy the retro flavor of James Hunter's No. 1 blues release 'Hard Way'

Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Famer Allen Toussaint brought me to James Hunter's 'The Hard Way,' produced by Liam Watson of the White Stripes and released June 10 on Hear Music.

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Related Topix: Blues, Black Entertainment, R-N-B, James Hunter, The White Stripes, Pop/Rock, Louisiana

Thu Jun 26, 2008

Nashville City Paper

Nashville-bound Nemeth explores blues' past and present

John Nemeth performs tonight at Bourbon Street Blues and Boogie Bar. Though he's currently one of the finest harmonica soloists and soulful singers among contemporary blues musicians, John Nemeth's first ...

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Related Topix: Little Walter, Blues, Black Entertainment, Nashville Metro

Tue Jun 24, 2008

The Tennessean

Jefferson Street will be jumping with jazz

JEFFERSON STREET - It's time again for this historic thoroughfare - known nationally for its jazz and blues heritage - to revive the vibes of its musical past with the Jefferson Street Jazz and Blues Festival.

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Related Topix: Jazz & Blues, Jazz, Blues, Black Entertainment

Sat Jun 21, 2008

Boston Globe

Louis Jordan gets stamp of approval

Is you is or is you ain't a Louis Jordan fan? The famed 1940s vocalist, band leader, and saxophonist from Arkansas gave the world a "jumpin' jive" sound that influenced Ray Charles, B.B. King, Chuck Berry, ...

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Related Topix: Blues, Black Entertainment, Banking, Financial Services, Broadway Financial, B.B. King, Music, Entertainment

The Post and Courier

Lance Cpl. Bob Beres

Life of hard knocks made highway patrolman a real 'trooper' Saturday, June 21, 2008 Brad Nettles Lance Cpl.

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Related Topix: Dorchester, SC, Blues, Black Entertainment, Charleston County, SC, Cross, SC

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