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Rock Hall Rocks to a $4 Million-Plus Haul

Harvey Wasserman | Posted 11.06.2009 | Entertainment

The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Foundation's Joel Peresman has confirmed that last week's monster benefit concerts in Madison Square Garden will yield at least $4 million.

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Songwriting Legend Ellie Greenwich Gone at 68

Mike Ragogna | Posted 09.26.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Phil Spector, The Raindrops, Mike Stoller, Neil Sedaka, MGM Records, Aretha Franklin, Leiber & Stoller, Blondie, Atlantic Records, Verve Records, RCA Records, Ellie Greenwich, Cyndi Lauper, John Gluck Jr., Tasha Thomas, Jerry Leiber, Bert Berns, Neil Diamond, United Artists Records, Carole King, Jerry Wexler, Cynthia Weil, The Leader of the Pack, Barry Mann, Gerry Goffin, Red Bird Records, Tommy West, George Goldner, Mikey Harris, The Bottom Line, Jeff Barry, The Ronettes, Entertainment News

Ellie Greenwich became one of the U.S.'s top songwriters in the sixties, and she is most famous for having co-penned classics such as "Be My Baby" and "Chapel Of Love."

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Dog Days of Summer Playlist: Honoring the late great Les Paul

Phil Ramone and Danielle Evin | Posted 09.14.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Michael Jackson, Peter & Gordon, The B-52's, india.arie, Wu-Tang Clan, Neil Young, Trans Am, Count Basie & Tony Bennett, Music, Lone Justice, Ray Price, Devendra Banhart, Oscar Brown Jr., Aretha Franklin, Janis Joplin, Weezer, Pete Yorn, Sly & the Family Stone, Anubian Lights, Baby Huey, Mungo Jerry, Donny Hathaway, Noah Georgeson, Les Paul & Mary Ford, Tony Joe White, Jill Scott, Pinetop Seven, George Shearing, Sonny Rollins, Jesse Lenat, Nick Drake, Rod Stewart, The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Roger Scannura & Ritmo Flamenco, Led Zeppelin, Danielle Evin, Mudcrutch, Peggy Lee, R.L. Burnside, mp3s, Phil Ramone, Brazilian Girls, Carolina Liar, Dog Ears, Francis Dunnery, Bruce Springsteen, Winterpills, Reilly, Wussy, Califone, Ruru, Entertainment News

This week's column features music by Devendra Banhart, Jimi Hendrix, Neil Young, Jill Scott, Janis Joplin, Weezer and, of course, Les Paul.

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To Jim Dickinson's Health

Michael Simmons | Posted 09.07.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: The Replacements, Aretha Franklin, Dinosaurs Run in Circles, Jim Dickinson, Hoagy Carmichal, Entertainment News

Sometimes even mighty creatures need help. Friends of Jim Dickinson, one of the well-kept secrets of rock 'n' roll, are gathering Saturday for a benefit to assist with his medical bills.

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Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame To Celebrate 25th Anniversary With Two Huge Concerts

Huffington Post | Katy Hall | Posted 08.22.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Aretha Franklin, Metallica, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 25th Anniversary, Eric-Clapton, Simon & Garfunkel, Stevie Wonder, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Jann Wenner, Paul Simon, U2, Music Industry, Music, Crosby Stills Nash and Young, Bruce Springsteen, Entertainment News

A full roster of music legends will help the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame celebrate its silver anniversary with two sweeping concerts in Madison Square Ga...

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Taking a STAND: Aretha vs. Beyonce

Tavis Smiley | Posted 06.23.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Aretha Franklin, Stand, Beyonce, Tavis Smiley, Cornel West, Michael Eric Dyson, Entertainment News

Check out this clip from my new film, Stand, in which my boys Dr. Cornel West and Dr. Michael Eric Dyson debate who is a better singer, Aretha or Beyoncé.

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Celebrities Hit Auction Block for Human Rights

Jeffrey Buchanan | Posted 06.05.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Matt Lauer, David Gregory, Crisis in Darfur, Mad Money, Anderson Cooper 360, Washington Capitols, Journalism, Boston-Bruins, New England Patriots, Joe Scarborough, Larry King, Cate Blanchett, Nancy Pelosi, Today Show, MSNBC Joe Scarborough, Andre Leon Talley, Hurricane Katrina, Farmworkers, Boston, The Today Show, Jennifer Hudson, Ben Stiller, Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Bobby Flay, Russell Crowe, Steve Carell, Washington DC, Andre-Agassi, Rachel Maddow MSNBC, Robert DeNiro, Jim Cramer, Rachel Maddow Show, Robert F. Kennedy, Charity-Auction, House, Obama Inauguration Aretha Franklin, Oprah Winfrey, Human Rights, John McCain 2008, Ridley Scott, Indy 500, World Series, Warren Beatty, Rachel Maddow, Oprah, Rachel Ray, Robert-Deniro, Final Four, Huffington Post, Rfk Center, New Orleans, Meet the Press, This Week With George Stephanopoulos, The Rachel Maddow Show, Hugh Laurie, Morning Joe, This Week, Anderson Cooper, Real Time With Bill Maher, Diane Von Furstenberg, Dancing With the Stars Contestants, Larry King LIve, Michael Phelps, Aretha Franklin, Chuck Grodin, Philanthropy, Andrea Bocelli, David Foster, Bill Cosby, David Blaine, Tim Gunn, Investigative Journalism, Richard Gere, Dancing With the Stars, Indycar, Dalia Lama, Jason Taylor, John McCain, U.S. Open, Michael Buble, Kennedy, Darfur, Little Fockers, Alan Alda, Bill Maher, George Stephanopoulos, Oprah Winfrey Show, Regis Philbin, Bill O'Reilly, Robert Kennedy, Entertainment News

The online auction will raise funds supporting the RFK Center's vital work around the globe.

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Susan Boyle's Success is Not In Spite of Her Looks

Jacob Dickerman | Posted 05.22.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Fads, Susan Boyle, Susan Boyle Youtube, Britain's Got Talent, Aretha Franklin, Youth, Joan Osborne, Ella Fitzgerald, Sex-Appeal, Susan Boyle's Looks, American Idol, What if God Was One of Us, Entertainment News

Susan Boyle does not succeed in spite of her looks, as the Hollywood story we all want to make her out of would suggest, but because of them.

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The Ponderosa Stomp: It's Not "A" Party, It's "The" Party

Sal Nunziato | Posted 04.01.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Aretha Franklin, New Orleans, New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, Ponderosa Stomp, James Burton, Hi Rhythm Section, Al Green, Wanda Jackson, House of Blues, Elvis Costello, Elvis Presley, Bruce Springsteen, Entertainment News

The Ponderosa Stomp is a gathering of those unsung heroes of rock and roll, soul, blues, funk, rockabilly and more.

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Obama Sings "Chain Of Fools" To Aretha Franklin (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Posted 03.06.2009 | Style

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Long before her performance at the inauguration, and the fashion craze that followed (the Smithsonian recently requested her hat), Barack Obama was si...

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Smithsonian Requests Aretha Franklin's Inauguration Hat

CNN Political Ticker | Posted 03.03.2009 | Style

Read More: Aretha Franklin, Smithsonian, Aretha Franklin's Hat. Aretha Franklin Hat, Style News

Michelle Obama's now-famous Jason Wu gown isn't the only piece of Inaugural fashion that is headed for the Smithsonian. The museum is also requesting ...

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Sunday Roundup

Arianna Huffington | Posted 02.24.2009 | Politics

Read More: George Bush, Joseph Lowery, Aretha Franklin, Yo-Yo Ma, Jacques Chirac, Itzhak Perlman, Jacques Chirac Dog Bites Him, John Roberts, Cheney Wheelchair, Barack Obama, Scooter Libby, Dick Cheney, Politics News

Some post-Inauguration predictions: Itzhak Perlman and Yo-Yo Ma will refuse all future cold-weather bookings. Aretha Franklin will now be known as "The Queen of Soul...and Funky Hats." Rev. Lowery will be invited to throw out the first pitch at the home openers of the Atlanta Braves and the Cleveland Indians. Jacques Chirac will not be renting Cujo anytime soon. George Bush will not be on Scooter Libby's Christmas card list this year. In the Dick-Cheney-in-a-wheelchair-movie-reference-derby, "Mr. Potter" will beat out "Ernst Stavro Blofeld." The swearing in will not be the last time President Obama and Chief Justice Roberts are not on the same page.

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Our Shared Inheritance

Robert D. Patterson | Posted 02.23.2009 | Politics

On this chilly January day I yearned for the warmth of July 4th, the warmth that comes from knowing you belong in the land your ancestors toiled upon as slaves, and died for in wars.

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Requests Flood In For Aretha's Inauguration Hat

AP | COREY WILLIAMS | Posted 02.22.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Aretha Franklin, Obama Inauguration, Aretha Franklin's Hat, Luke Song, Entertainment News

DETROIT — The calls began to flood Luke Song's hat shop not long after Aretha Franklin finished belting out "My Country, 'Tis of Thee" at Presid...

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Fashion Alert: Cruelty is so Last Season!

Anne Sullivan | Posted 02.22.2009 | Style

Read More: Clothing, Animal Cruelty, Magic Johnson, Peta, Diddy, Demi Moore, Spike Lee, Clothes, Sheepskin, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Animals, Outerwear, Coats, Wool, Fur, Aretha Franklin, Sarah Silverman, Laura Bush, Jenna Bush, Steven Spielberg, Jessica Alba, Kate Capshaw, Fur Industry, Fashion, Barbara Bush, Men's Fashion, Michelle Obama, Do the Right Thing, Bush, Martha Stewart, P. Diddy, Lynne Cheney, Beyonce, Winter Fashion, New York, New York City, Women's Fashion, Obama Inauguration Aretha Franklin, Jill Biden, Jackets, Jay-Z, Cruelty to Animals, Bush Twins, Rosie Perez Obama, Tonya Lewis, Style News

Lynne Cheney had a big fur collar on the coat she wore to the inauguration. Figures, with a husband who shoots at living creatures as a hobby (and I don't just mean ducks).

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How About a Little R-E-S-P-E-C-T for Aretha?

Erica Heller | Posted 02.22.2009 | Style

Read More: Aretha Franklin, Fashion, Music, Obama Inauguration, Obama's Inauguration, Aretha Franklin Fashion, Aretha Franklin Hat, Queen of Soul, Style News

Jesus, this is a tough crowd. What's with everyone dissing the hat? Why didn't anyone find it aesthetically logical? And in any case, who cares? Aretha's got gravitas, presence.

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Ellen DeGeneres Makes Fun Of Aretha Franklin's Inauguration Hat

usmagazine.com | Posted 02.21.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Aretha Franklin, Obama Inauguration, Ellen Degeneres, Entertainment News

On Wednesday's Ellen DeGeneres Show, the talk show host sports an over-the-top hat similar to the one that Aretha Franklin wore to Barack Obama's hist...

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High School Dismisses Class to Watch Inauguration

Natasha Chen | Posted 02.20.2009 | Politics

Read More: Community Service, High School, Joe Biden, Students, Obama Inauguration, Barack Obama, Yo-Yo Ma, Obama's Inauguration, California, Barack Obama Inauguration, Jackie Speier, Classes, Aretha Franklin, Diane Feinstein, Inauguration, Schools, Teachers, San Francisco, Politics News

At San Mateo High School, even teachers who had intended on continuing with their lesson plans during the inauguration gave in to their pleading students who wanted to watch this historic moment.

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Two Parades. Two Coasts. One Hope.

Karen Bass | Posted 02.20.2009 | Politics

Read More: African-American, Civil Rights Movement, Obama's Inauguration, California, Elizabeth Alexander, Obama Inauguration, Martin Luther King Jr., Parades, Barack Obama Inauguration, “I Have a Dream” Speech, California State Assembly, Los Angeles, Barack Obama, Aretha Franklin, Obama Inauguration Aretha Franklin, Politics, Eyes on the Prize, Dreams, Kingdom Day Parade, Martin Luther King, San Francisco Chronicle, Martin Luther King Day, Pride, African-Americans, African Americans, Politics News

Just as Martin Luther King's dream could not have endured if it was his alone, President Obama's hope and promise can't endure if we don't help shoulder the burden.

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The Need for a Performance Right

Ann Chaitovitz | Posted 02.07.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Aretha Franklin, Otis Redding, Congress, Songs, Entertainment, Performance Pay, Economy, North Korea, Radio, Telecommunications, Royalties, Iran, Musicians, Singing, Iraq, Music, Performance, Entertainment News

Because we do not have a performance right, performers, labels, and our economy) lose more than 100M dollars annually that is collected overseas for the broadcasts of U.S. recordings.

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Dog Ears Music: Holiday Playlist

Phil Ramone and Danielle Evin | Posted 06.24.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Amos Milburn, D.J. Santa & the Dance Squad, Dave Matthews, Run-Dmc, The Beach Boys, Joe Sample, Neil Sedaka, Snow Patrol, Dolly Parton, Otis Redding, Casey Shea, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Horace Andy, Pedro the Lion, The Who, Dave Brubeck, The Klezmonauts, The Shootist, Jack Benny, Dinah Washington, Amalia De Granada, Laura Nyro, Matisyahu, Kurtis Blow, Chris Brown, St. Petersburg & Valery Gergiev, Ron Sexsmith, Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five, Itzhak Perlman, Kodo & Tan Dun, Keith Richards, Elvis Presley, Maria McKee, Mandy Patinkin, Macy Gray, mp3s, Leonard Cohen, The Trammps, Joan Osborne, Christmas Symphonic Players, Jack Johnson, Phil Ramone, Justin Timberlake, Frank Sinatra, Remy Zero, Eddy Arnold, Danny Elfman, Mickey Katz, Orchestra of the Kirov Opera, The Ramones, Steve Earle, Neil Young, Music, Iain Archer, Aretha Franklin, Spike Jones, Jane Siberry, The Long Winters, Tony Bennett, The New 2 Live Crew, 2 Live Jews, Yo-Yo Ma, Bob Marley, Mahalia Jackson, Louis Armstrong & the Commanders, Mary J. Blige, Barbra Streisand, Tim Finn, Danielle Evin, José Feliciano, Bob Dylan, Tom Waits, Richard Swift, Harry James, The Raveonettes, Yoshida Brothers, The Brian Setzer Orchestra, Alison Krauss & Natalie MacMaster, Astrud Gilberto, Adam Sandler, Snoop Dogg, Woody Herman, Dog Ears, Marvin Gaye, Holiday Season Commentary, Entertainment News

A comprehensive set of holiday music recommendations from Dog Ears Music, including Otis Redding, Spike Jones, The Klezmonauts, Keith Richards, Run-DMC, Dolly Parton, The Beach Boys, and many more.

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Rick Warren and the Power of Prayer

Renita Weems | Posted 01.20.2009 | Politics

Read More: Abortion, Bible, Proposition 8, Rick Warren Invocation, Obama Inauguration, Progressives, Jeremiah Wright, Barack Obama, Joe Lowery, Evangelical, Religion, Rick Warren, James Dobson, Stem Cell Research, Aretha Franklin, Gay Marriage, Politics News

Sure, Barack Obama's choice of Rick Warren for the inaugural prayer proves nothing more probably than that Obama is a consummate politician. Obama wil...

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Obama Inauguration: Rick Warren To Deliver Invocation

The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 01.17.2009 | Politics

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Pastor Rick Warren, who hosted a Saddleback Church Forum attended by both Barack Obama and John McCain, will deliver the invocation at Obama's inaugu...

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Giving Thanks To The Cover Song

Andrew Kronfeld | Posted 12.27.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Rock and Roll, Bob Dylan, Pop Music, Cover Songs, Music, Aretha Franklin, Dusty Springfield, Forgery, Art Forgery, Musical Influences, Oasis Wonderwall, Jimi Hendrix, Musical Homage, Entertainment News

In most forms of art, the idea of copying implies a forgery and a criminal act. But the case is different with pop music, where a cover song is viewed as an homage to one's influences.

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Beyond Thunderdome: Tina Turner's Greatest vs. Nikka Costa's Latest

Mike Ragogna | Posted 11.07.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Australia, Zoolander, Duffy, Ken Russell, Tina Turner, Elizabeth Lea, EMI Records, Robert Palmer, Sarah Palin, Motown Records, Aretha Franklin, Marilyn Monroe, Concord Records, Blondie, The Who, Chaka Khan, Nikka Costa, Irma Thomas, Capitol Records, Tokyo, Jan Brady, Stax Records, Johnny Guitar Watson, R&b, The Brady Bunch, Ike & Tina Turner, Nona Hendryx, Gospel, Mad Max, Mother's Finest, Los Angeles, Ann Peebles, Japan, Don Costa, Virgin Records, Beyond Thunderdome, Mel Gibson, Al Green, Sly Stone, Tommy Hilfiger, El Rey, Pete Townsend, Frank Sinatra, Pop, Joyce Kennedy, Thunderdome, Tommy, Entertainment News

Competing for the title "Best Female Pop-R&B Artist Deserving Your Limited CD Dollars" come two fierce competitors, both with new projects worthy of your consideration.

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