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Posted by John Soeder/Plain Dealer Pop Music Critic December 13, 2007 09:33AM Categories: Music They'll be enshrined Monday, March 10, when the 23rd annual induction ceremony is held at the Waldorf-Astoria ...

Country musician Johnny Gimble is 82. Actor Clint Walker is 81. Actor Keir Dullea is 72.

“When he does the make up and the jump suit, and the whole thing, you'd swear you were looking at Elvis.”

In February 1964 four British lads from Liverpool with pudding-bowl haircuts and collarless jackets disembarked from an airplane at Kennedy International Airport in New York City. via LancasterOnline

Birdy's Bar and Grill, 2131 E. 71st St. Wednesday, April 16, 9 p.m., $6, 21+ Get ready Indianapolis music fans. via Nuvo Newsweekly

This week we're retiring the 5 on Friday contest. Congratulations to those who've won a coffee travel mug with the "5 on Friday" logo, and thanks to all who've entered over the years. via CapeCodOnline.com

Indie hard rock veteran, Joan Jett, announced plans to release a greatest hits CD/DVD compilation on Tuesday, with a release date in August. via CMJ

By Mike Ball A few weeks ago I described my hair color as "RTG." This, of course, stands for Rapidly Turning Gray, and is a matter of pride for me. via American Chronicle

“You can hear the instrument saying to its player in every note, 'Thank you, thank you for all you've done for me.'”

I was in high school when the Dave Clark Five hit the beach with the second wave of the British invasion. via Lima News

Coming to DVD on May 13th is Paul Shaffer & British Invasion: Mike Smith. The disc features highlights from the two concerts held in August 2005 at New York City at B.B. King's which benefited the late Dave ... via CFRB

Bb. Pilipinas: Judges' decision is final abs-cbnNEWS.com The Binibining Pilipinas Charities Inc., organizers of the Binibining Pilipinas Universe beauty pageant, is standing by the decision of its judges in the ... via ABS-CBN News

“Sana wag itago ang anak nya, panagutan ang ginawa nya. Gusto ko makita nya ang nangyari sa kuya ko”

According to the singer, her brother Martin arrived at the bar to meet some friends when they got caught in the middle of a rumble. via ABS-CBN News

“Mike was one of the great 60s rock singers, an incredible talent who will be greatly missed”

SHE'S best known as the fearless, unflappable material girl of pop, but superstar Madonna has revealed she suffers from crippling stage fright. via Daily Express

“This is a very unlikely occasion for me”

Julie Andrews was result of mom's affair NEW YORK, March 11 -- Beloved British actress Julie Andrews has revealed her biological father is not the man her mother was married to at the time she was born. via Daily India

“Denis Payton died just over a year ago. It has been a very bittersweet experience. I also lost my sister, who died, and then Mike. "It would have been lovely if it had been all five of us.”

THE DAVE CLARK FIVE's induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame was "a bittersweet" experience for the group, coming just days after the death of lead singer MIKE SMITH. via ContactMusic.com

“He was extremely excited and honoured to have been inducted into the Rock'n'Roll Hall of Fame and I am glad that he will be remembered as a 'Hall of Famer', because he was in so many ways”

The Dave Clark Five will be inducted into the US Rock and Roll Hall of Fame along with Madonna. via Peterborough Today

Caption: Joan Jett. Mercedes Benz Fashion Week Fall 2008 - Celebrities arriving at Bryant Park. via ContactMusic.com

Like Madonna, the rest of this year's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction class stretched the definition of rock in a variety of directions and changed the music of their times. via Inside Bay Area

Billionaire Harry Potter author JK Rowling would feel "exploited" if a fan's unofficial encyclopedic companion to the boy wizard series was published. via Irish Independent

“It's to recognise 25 years of writing, producing and recording. "That's a long time to do a job well, I might add. So yeah, it's a great sense of accomplishment!”

Iggy Pop will perform a tribute to Madonna at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony next week. via The West Australian

Lead singer of Dave Clark Five Dave Clark Five lead singer Mike Smith died of pneumonia Thursday, less than two weeks before the band was to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. via The State