Drummer Zak Starkey has said he is "surprised and saddened" after parting ways with The Who following recent charity shows at the Royal Albert Hall.The musician, who is the son of The Beatles drummer Ringo Star
For his first covers album, Prince Royce adds a tropical flair to everything from the Beatles' "Yesterday" and Elvis Presley's "Can't Help Falling in Love" to Richard Marx's "Right Here Waiting" and the Bee Gees' "How Deep Is Your Love." ETE...
HONG KONG (AP) — Ray Cordeiro, who interviewed music acts including the Beatles during a six-decade career on Hong Kong radio that earned him the title of the world's longest-working disc jockey, has died, his former employer announced. He was 98. Cordeiro died Friday, according to Ra...
Zappa went on to record over 120 albums, which ranged from rock to doo-wop, jazz improvization, and classical music. He was politically active, an advocate of free speech and individualism, and consistently satirized American politics, values, and religious mentalities. Frank Zappa died in 1993...
The Master of Merseybeat; JOE RILEY Pays Tribute to Cavern DJ Bob Wooler, the Man Who Introduced the Beatles to the World, and Who Has Died Aged 76Byline: JOE RILEYMILLIONS of words have gone into the telling of the Beatles story by hundreds of authors, some of whom have become very ...
Flack,who has died aged 88, must have seemed both familiar and fascinatingly different to the young English songwriter. Like John, she was a classically trained pianist who had gravitated to pop. But she was North Carolina born, and had taught in high school...
Gordy, astute from the first, licensed it to United Artists, and “Come To Me” went on to nestle at No.6 on the R&B chart and No.30 pop. The seeds were sown. The businessman on the factory floor Experts have debated the secrets of Motown’s success through these following six ...
Pete has often spoken of his opera in the past. Pieces from a projected bigger work appeared onA Quick OneandThe Who Sell Out,butTommy,which took two years to complete, owes little to these. The germ of the opera in fact came from a single, “Glow Girl,” which was never released. ...
Drummer, Rolling Stones — died of undisclosed causes 8/24/21 Unless you’ve been in a coma since 1962, you know the Rolling Stones have had an outsized role in the arc of rock and roll and that Charlie Watts has drummed for them every step of the way. Watts doesn’t fit the mold...
* Frank Sturgis falsely claimed Joaquin Sanjenis died of natural causes in 1974. In retrospect, the fact that Perdomo, Nixon, Sturgis and the like, are responsible for the murder of John Lennon is not in doubt. The case was declared closed on the night of the murder, and the police repo...