Sammy Davis Jr.

From Geek to Stalker? Brat Pack Then and Now

ABC News (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009

How Anthony Michael Hall, Rob Lowe, Demi Moore have fared since '80s stardom. Demi Moore - Anthony Michael Hall - Cub Scouts - Organizations - Scouting

Sirius XM Radio Announces the Launch of Miles Davis Radio Channel

The Inquisitr (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009

New York, NY (CNS) – Sirius XM Radio has announced the launch of a new 24-hour commercial-free channel devoted to the music of jazz legend Miles Davis. The Miles Davis Radio will run on a limited basis from November 20 to 25 on Sirius channel 72 and XM channel 70. Miles Davis Radio will be hosted [...]

Kid Radio Grows Up - Remebering AM Radio

Bounded Rationality (Free subscription) | 15/11/2009

When I was growing up in Tulsa in the early 1970's, I remember the competition between the perennial AM radio enemies (at least to me) KAKC and KELI. I always liked KAKC, until the sixth grade, when I had a crush on a girl at church named Kelly, and then my favorite became KELI for a while. My older brother and I couldn't wait to hear Casey Kasem's American Top Forty show. We would listen to the entire...

Review: New bio of Sugar Ray Robinson packs punch

Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 09/11/2009

"Sweet Thunder" (Knopf, 464 pages, $27.95), by Wil Haygood: The boxer Sugar Ray Robinson was a man of glittering skill and deep complexity. So complex, in fact, that several writers - including Robinson himself - have tried and failed to render a full portrait.

• Review: New bio of Sugar Ray Robinson packs punch - Examiner
• Review: New bio of Sugar Ray Robinson packs punch - Miami Herald
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Sammy Sosa’s skin tone raising questions

The Inquisitr (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009

Retired MLB right fielder Sammy Sosa seems to have undergone a bit of a strange transformation after his last appearance in baseball in 2007. Blogs are buzzing and web searches are heating up for pictures of Sammy Sosa’s skin after the baseball star was snapped at the Latin Grammys looking a bit… well, pale. Sammy Sosa’s [...]

Norwegian adds two shows to Epic lineup

The South Florida Business Journal (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009

Howl at the Moon and Legends in Concert will be part of the entertainment on the Norwegian Epic when it sets sail in June, the cruise line said Friday.

Wichita Lineman

the central shaft (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009

dennis brown, "wichita lineman" (from the tracks of life compilation, out of print.) sammy davis jr., "wichita lineman" (from my name is sammy davis) the dee felice trio, "wichita lineman" (from the in heat lp, out of print.) electric concept orchestra, "wichita lineman" (from the electric love lp, out of print.) jimmy webb, "wichita lineman" (from...

Steve Martin, Alec Baldwin to host Oscars

TO411 Daily (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009

Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin are joining forces to co-host the 82nd Annual Academy Awards, the telecast's producers Bill Mechanic and Adam Shankman said Tuesday. Doubling down on comedy, the producers said, "Steve will bring the experience of having hosted the show in the past, and Alec will be a completely fresh personality for this event."

More Craptastic Sammy

A Writer's Life (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009

Sammy Davis Jr. sings the theme to "Chico and the Man."

kidding around

look back in anger (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009

sammy davis jr., actor, has 61 film credits! when i read his book, 'yes i can' i found it hard to get past a photograph of sammy as a child on the vaudeville circuit. he was so young. well, so was buster keaton when he began his climb to the top. kids! just little kids. photos: sammy/buster in 1901

Steve Martin, Alec Baldwin will co-host the Oscars

Los Angeles Times (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009

Hugh Jackman decided not to return as host of the 82nd annual Academy Awards.

EVENT: Benny Golson Live Interview with Dave Schroeder at Barnes and Noble (NYC) on Friday, October 6th at 7:00 P.M.

All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009

Benny Golson Live Interview with Dave Schroeder at Barnes and Noble (NYC) on Friday, October 6th at 7:00 p.m. Join us this Friday, October 30th, for an in-store Barnes and Noble interview with saxophonist, epic composer and jazz legend, Benny Golson Time: 7:00pm - 8:00pm Barnes and Noble 150 East 86th Street New York, NY 10028...

Old Globe's summer season offers mad British kings, singing Chicago gangsters, late romance

Culture Monster (Free subscription) | 01/11/2009

"King me!" is what checker players love to shout, but it could also be a slogan this summer at the Old Globe in San Diego -- although both British kings on display, Shakespeare's legendary Lear and Alan Bennett's historical George...

Like ghost stories? Hollywood and environs will oblige

L. A. Times Dodgers Blog (Free subscription) | 01/11/2009

A TV producer tells of apparitions and strange happenings at former showbiz hangout Ciro's, now the Comedy Store. Apparitions are said to haunt hotels and the Queen Mary as well. Even after the costumes are worn, the candy collected and the ghoulish jack-o'-lantern has turned back into a pumpkin, Halloween doesn't have to be over -- if you are willing to be entertained by a good ghost story.

Candy Candy Candy I Can't Let You Go

Rock Turtleneck (Free subscription) | 31/10/2009

Swing by Rock Turtleneck on Halloween and you're going to get Candy , and lots of it. All of the following songs have "Candy" in the title, yet none of them seem to be about corn-syrup filled sweets. As with so many metaphors in rock, "candy" seems to be a sugar-coated way of singing about sex, drug addiction, transvestities or, preferably, sex with drug-addicted transvestites....