JSOnline (Free subscription) | 06/09/2008
In the late 1930s, bandleader Steve Swedish let the dance crowd decide who his new soloist would be. Three singers...
On The record Magazine (Free subscription) | 28/08/2008
Jay-Z and a 12-piece band will perform at the historic Hollywood Palladium when the newly-renovated venue on Sunset Blvd. reopens its doors on Oct. 15, reports Billboard. The Palladium’s enhancements include an overhaul of the interior and exterior, a new dance floor, expanded concessions, upgraded restrooms and improvements to the stage infrastructure. The 4,000-capacity venue, [...]
Contactmusic Ltd (Free subscription) | 27/08/2008
JAY-Z will help re-open Los Angeles landmark the Hollywood Palladium with a big band show on 15 October (08). The rapper will be backed by a 12-piece band, according ...
LAist (Free subscription) | 26/08/2008
On September 23, 1940, the Hollywood Palladium opened its doors for the first time with the then not-so-well-known Frank Sinatra singing with the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra. Then in the 60s, the venue became a television studio, also becoming the location for the Emmy, Grammy, NAACP and Country Music Award shows. But then again, the venue returned to its roots. In 2007, the lease was given to Live Nation...
The mental_floss Blogs (Free subscription) | 20/08/2008
It’s one thing when your kidnapper has to borrow gas money from you; it’s another when they ask for a ransom so low that the family volunteers to quadruple it. THE CAST Frank Sinatra, Jr., or Frankie as his father called him, was an accomplished pianist and composer who was a music major at UCLA in 1963 [...]
The Weight (Free subscription) | 16/08/2008
Through the efforts of one dedicated man, you can download thousands of digitized recordings that he is currently working to upload from old 78s contained in his personal collection. These tracks, available free of charge, come from the greats of jazz, blues, country, bluegrass and more. They feature legends such as Art Tatum, Artie Shaw, Benny Goodman, Bill Monroe, Billie Holiday, Count
Musical Stew Daily (Free subscription) | 14/08/2008
It’s no secret amongst friends and family that I am a huge fan of Frank Sinatra. From his crooner days with the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra to his Columbia years to his Capitol years to his Reprise years. He lived an extraordinary life. The only son of Dolly and Marty Sinatra, Frank grew up in Hoboken, NJ [...]
The Independent (Free subscription) | 26/07/2008
Charles Z. Wick was the key figure in the revival of America's public diplomacy during the Reagan years. A close friend of the president, from 1981 to 1989 he directed the United States Information Agency (USIA) which was the home for the American government's international information and broadcasting from 1953 to 1999.
International Herald Tribune (Free subscription) | 24/07/2008
Wick's friendship with Ronald Reagan led to his appointment as director of the agency and gave him influence to recharge it with bigger budgets and superior technology.
Liverpool Daily Post.co.uk (Free subscription) | 24/07/2008
SOMETIMES she was known as Darlene Edwards and, when she was parodying the hilly-billy style and drawling speech, she favoured Cinderella G Stump.
News Scotsman (Free subscription) | 22/07/2008
Wartime singer and entertainer – US forces sweetheart
Scotsman.com (Free subscription) | 22/07/2008
Wartime singer and entertainer – US forces sweetheart
The Guardian Music blog (Free subscription) | 21/07/2008
The man behind Heath Ledger's Joker is the Sex Pistols frontman. Which other musicians would make good movie characters?
YouTube Digger (Free subscription) | 20/07/2008
Happy Sunday everyone, and welcome to this edition of “Today in History” for July 20th. Happy 61st birthday to rock guitar legend Carlos Augusto Alves Santana who was born on this day in 1947 in Autland, Mexico. In this clip taken at Woodstock (1969), Santana performs “Soul Sacrifice”: Actress Natalie Wood, who drowned in 1981, was also [...]
Spinner.com (Free subscription) | 20/07/2008
Filed under: Rock Almanac Spinner.com : On This Date in 1940: 'I'll Never Smile Again,' by the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra, with Frank Sinatra on lead vocals, is the first song to reach No. 1 on Billboard's new singles chart.The Almanac Advises for July 20: "Having a No. 1 hit single is no... Read more
