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Guitarist Who Performed The 'Theme From Shaft' Dies

AP | CHRIS TALBOTT | Posted 05.02.2012

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Charles "Skip" Pitts, the longtime Memphis guitar player for Isaac Hayes whose distinctive sound helped define soul and make ...

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Obama: I Never Thought My Election Meant We Were Post-Racial

Posted 04.26.2012

Read More: Racial Politics, Video, Race, Race in America, Bv-Politics, Al Green, President Obama, Black Voices News

President Obama offered a sober analysis of race relations in America, and said that he did not feel his presidency represented the end of America's r...

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Dog Ears Music: March 32nd Playlist, Part II

Phil Ramone and Danielle Evin | Posted 05.30.2012

Read More: Engelbert Humperdinck, World Party (Featuring Anthony Thistlethwaite), Eels, Andrew Gold, James Maddock, Sun Kil Moon, Death Cab for Cutie, K'naan, Danielle Evin, New Birth, Music, Terence Boylan, Chuck Berry, Arcade Fire, The Flaming Lips, Chet Baker, mp3s, Bill Evans, Artie Shaw, Al Green, Phil Ramone, Alice Coltrane, Cab Calloway and His Orchestra, Benny Goodman, Dog Ears, Lou Reed, Entertainment News

This week our playlist includes music by Chuck Berry, Al Green, Artie Shaw, Engelbert Humperdink, Arcade Fire, and more.

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Fifteen Guys in a DC Jail Cell Plotting Mischief -- Watch Out World!

Rabbi Steve Gutow | Posted 05.20.2012

Read More: Darfur, John Olver, Al Green, Blue Nile, Sudan, George Clooney, Jim McGovern, Jim Moran, Sudan Protest, George Clooney Arrest, Impact News

It sounds like the beginning of a semi-decent joke: A movie star, four Congress members, leaders of several NGOs, two rabbis, a journalist and a great comedian walk into a jail cell. Last Friday, that is what happened though.

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Obama Hints At Future Al Green Appearance

AP | By KEN THOMAS | Posted 02.17.2012

Read More: Video, 2012 Election, Al Green, Elections 2012, Obama Fundraising, Al Green Obama, Barack Obama 2012, Obama Al Green, Barack Obama, Lets Stay Together, Obama Lets Stay Together, Obama 2012, Politics News

SAN FRANCISCO -- President Barack Obama and the Rev. Al Green on tour? Obama was joined by the soul singer at a Democratic fundraiser on Thursday, a ...

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Al Green To Perform At Obama Campaign Fundraiser

HuffingtonPost.com | Jennifer Bendery | Posted 02.16.2012

Read More: Obama Campaign 2012, Barack Obama Campaign, Video, Obama Fundraiser Al Green, Barack Obama Al Green, Al Green, Obama Let's Stay Together, Obama Fundraiser, Obama Al Green, Obama Campaign, Barack Obama, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- Looks like Al Green will get to return the favor to President Barack Obama for making his 1971 classic "Let's Stay Together" popular aga...

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President Obama Invited On 'American Idol' By Producer

Posted 01.31.2012

Read More: Canada Tv, Nigel Lythgoe, Nigel Lythgoe Barack Obama, Al Green, President Obama, Nigel Lythgoe Obama American Idol, Mitt Romney America the Beautiful, Barack Obama Al Green Let's Stay Together, American Idol, Al Green Let's Stay Together, Video, TV News

From the American President to American Idol? Barack Obama's rendition of Al Green's classic "Let's Stay Together" at an event in Harlem earned him...

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President Obama's Singing Sparks Massive Sales For Al Green Song

Posted 01.27.2012

Read More: Video, Barack Obama Al Green, President Obama Singing, Al Green, President Obama, Barack Obama Al Green Let's Stay Together, Al Green Let's Stay Together, Al Green Let's Stay Together Sales, Entertainment News

Who knew the President would be a one-man stimulus package for the music industry? A day after President Obama sang a bit of Al Green's classic "Le...

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WATCH: Obama Sings At Apollo Theater Fundraiser

The Huffington Post | Adam Goldberg | Posted 01.20.2012

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President Obama has a message to his donors: Let's stay together. While speaking Thursday night during a fundraiser at the historic Apollo Theater ...

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Dog Ears Music: What We Really Want For ChristmasChanukahKwanzaa

Phil Ramone and Danielle Evin | Posted 02.22.2012

Read More: Pegi Young, Claudine Longet, Albert King, Neil Young, Music, Jesse Sykes & the Sweet Hereafter, Ben Taylor, Big Star, The Beatles, Emily Greene, Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr., Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, Spike Jones & His City Slickers, Graham Central Station, Lene Lovich, Bronski Beat, Cheap Trick, The Blue Nile, Big Joe Turner, Nine Inch Nails, Rod Stewart, Donald Fagen, Bon Iver, Hafdis Huld, Danielle Evin, Bobby Womack, Big Maybelle, Air, Maria McKee, mp3s, Robert Anderson, Bessie Smith, Ringo Starr, Peter Bjorn and John, Al Green, Phil Ramone, Albert Collins, Joni Mitchell, Brian Eno & David Byrne, The Black Keys, Lucille Ball, Dog Ears, Trio Los Panchos, Ugly-Casanova, Eddie Cleanhead Vinson, Entertainment News

This week we review albums by Neil Young, Bronski Beat, Cheap Trick, Hafdis Huld, The Beatles, and other artists.

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2012 Jazz Fest Lineup Released!

AP | STACEY PLAISANCE | Posted 02.13.2012

Read More: Eagles, Florence and the Machine, New Orleans, Louisiana, Jazz Fest Acts, Music Festival, Ne-Yo, Jazz Fest 2012, Jazz Fest, Al Green, Jazz Fest Lineup, Tom Petty, My Morning Jacket, Arts News

NEW ORLEANS — The Eagles, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, the Foo Fighters and John Mayer are among the headliners to perform at next year's New ...

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Visiting the Memphis Kings: Elvis and Dr. Martin Luther King

Margie Goldsmith | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Graceland, ? Sun Studio, Carl Perkins, Home of the Blues, Movement to Overcome, Memphis Sanitation Strike, Isaac Hayes, Edison Pena, Otis Redding, Dr. Martin Luther King, Birthplace of Rock N? Roll, Rendezvous, Fried Peanut Butter and Bananas Sandwich, Jr., Rosa Parks, Jerry Lee Lewis, Montgomery Bus Boycott, National Civil Rights Museum, B.B. King, Peabody Hotel Duck Parade, River Inn Harbour Town, Shure 55 Microphone, Arcade, Johnny Cash, Lorraine Motel, Beale Street, Smithsonian Rock ?N Soul Museum, Elvis Presley, Memphis, Memphis Convention & Visitors Bureau, Al Green, Lunch-Counter Sit Ins, Michael Pavlosky, Chilean Miners, Duckmaster, Travel News

Photo by Eric Lindberg Edison Pena, one of the rescued Chilean miners and a huge Elvis fan, is getting his wish: Graceland and the Memphis Conventio...

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"Redemption Song": My Post-Emmy Playlist For George Clooney

David Wild | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Michael Jackson, Brian Wilson, Peter Gabriel, Tom Jones, Julianna Margulies, Ira Gershwin, Sudanese, Fats Domino, U2, Kate Bush, Joe Cocker, The Beatles, Stevie Wonder, Maxwell, Rosemary Clooney, Elvis Costello, Bob Marley, Pakistan, Kris Kristofferson, Katrina Anniversary, George Clooney, The Impressions, Bob Dylan, Haitians, Emmy Awards, Elvis Presley, Margaret Whiting, Bill Withers, Al Green, Jakob Dylan, Alicia Keys, Frank Sinatra, R.E.M., Brad Paisley, Gulf Coast, Allen Toussaint, Bruce Springsteen, Marvin Gaye, Entertainment News

Moments before he accepted the Bob Hope Humanitarian Award from his lovely friend and former hospital co-worker Julianna Margulies, George Clooney proved once and for all what a truly great humanitarian he is.

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"American Tune": A Playlist For These Un-United States

David Wild | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: New Testament, Prince, Bunny Wailer, War, Paul Simon, Daryl Hall & John Oates, Lower Manhattan, Neil Young, The HIlls, Woody Guthrie, Smashing Pumpkins, James McMurtry, Stevie Wonder, Abraham Lincoln, Fleetwood Mac, The Blind Boys of Alabama, Newt Gingrich, John Stewart, Sugarland, David Byrne, Diana Ross & the Supremes, Laura Nyro, Queen Latifah, Ground Zero Mosque, Simon & Garfunkel, Steve Winwood, Neil Diamond, Brooks & Dunn, Bryan Ferry, Madonna, Bree Sharp, Green Day, Brotherhood of Man, Iggy Pop, The Youngbloods, Buck Owens, George Washington, U2, Al Green, Jakob Dylan, Will Rogers, Brad Paisley, Entertainment News

I had a waking dream last night in which Newt Gingrich was lobbying to have the word "United" in the "United States Of America" formally removed once and for all.

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Listening Booth 1970: A Conversation With Marc Cohn

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Joe Cocker, Roseanne Cash, Charlie Sexton, Van Morrison, Simon & Garfunkel, John Leventhal, George Harrison, Paul McCartney, Maroon 5, Wayne Carson, Shawn Colvin, Bread, Neil Young, Sam Cooke, Big Star, The Beatles, John Lennon, The Grateful Dead, Ringo Starr, Alex Chilton, Al Green, Adam Levine, Thom Yorke, Cat Stevens, The Box Tops, Smokey Robinson, James Taylor, Bruce Springsteen, Entertainment News

Listening Booth: 1970 is a concept album that compiles Marc Cohn's favorite -- and many would feel greatest -- songs from that year.

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"Crazy Little Thing Called Love": A Playlist for Bristol and Levi

David Wild | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Roy Orbison, The Drifters, Fiddler on the Roof, Prince, Eminem, Carla Thomas, Queen, Baby Bash, Barry White, Carrie Underwood, Sarah Palin, Akon, Ella Fitzgerald, Levi Johnston, David Bowie, Bristol Palin Levi Johnston, Olivia Newton-John, Bristol Palin, The Turtles, Madonna, John Travolta, Carole King, Gavin Degraw, Ernie K. Doe, Billy Davis Jr., Rihanna, Marilyn Mccoo, Al Green, Pink Floyd, Ben Folds, Ludacris, Nick Hornby, Frank Sinatra, Ke$Ha, The Hollies, Ray Charles, Brad Paisley, Justin Bieber, Marvin Gaye, Entertainment News

Here is my loving playlist for two kids who remind us all about a sometimes flickering yet ultimately difficult to extinguish force in our world -- a crazy little thing called love.

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Alvin Greene's South Carolina Win: The Inside Scoop

Michael Sigman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Rep. Al Green, Vic Rawl, Rev. Al Green, Jim Demint, Democrats, Let's Stay Together, Gospel Music, Senate, Rand Paul, Al Green, Alvin Greene, South Carolina, Soul Music, Voter Fraud, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Republicans, Democratic Primary, Politics News

Let there be no mystery about how Mr. Greene accumulated his 100,000-plus votes. Here's the full story behind Greene's canny three-pronged strategy to beat his well-funded primary opponent Vic Rawl.

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Woman Voted For Alvin Greene Because Name Sounded Like 'Al Green' (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Dan Abramson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Alvin Greene Sounds Like Al Green, South Carolina Election, Video, Al Green, Alvin Greene, South Carolina, Alvin Greene South Carolina Senate, Alvin Green, Comedy News

Oh South Carolina. There've been many theories as to how unknown Alvin Greene came out of nowhere to win the South Carolina Democratic primary. A ...

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"Everything Is Broken": A Playlist for Our Broken Government

David Wild | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bonnie Raitt, Albert King, Green Day, Rusty Truck, John Fogerty, Rod Stewart, Joe Nichols, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Bob Dylan, Robbie Robertson, Beck, Tift Merrit, Robert Downey Jr, Bon Jovi, Senator Evan Bayh, John Mayer, The Raconteurs, Norah Jones, Ringo Starr, Al Green, Rosanne Cash, Tears for Fears, Rolling Stones, Elvis Costello, The Gordian Knot, Allen Toussaint, Entertainment News

In music, when a record "breaks," it's a good thing. In Washington, when our government "breaks," it's generally a bad, bad thing. At least that's what I got from Senator Evan Bayh.

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What Makes The World Go 'Round: The Book Of Eli

Kim Morgan | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Denzel Washington, It Might Get Loud, The Book of Eli Movie Review, The Hughes Brothers, Kim Morgan, Al Green, Jimmy Page, Entertainment News

Choosing a singer who still resides as reverend at the Full Gospel Tabernacle in Memphis, TN works a dual purpose in that "The Book of Eli" is about The Book, as in the Good Book.

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"Getting Better": A Playlist for President Obama on the Anniversary of Election Day

David Wild | Posted 05.25.2011

Rome wasn't built in a day, and apparently the United States won't be completely rebuilt in a year either. But here's to things at least "Getting Better."

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Bonnaroo Goes Green: Rocker Ben Sollee Bikes to Mega Festival

Jeff Biggers | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Pop Music, Biking, Jazz, Yo Yo Ma, Ben Sollee, Al Green, Green, Tennessee, Bonnaroo, Music, Blues, Rock and Roll, Bonnaroo 2010 Lineup, Green News

Recipient of the UK A Greener Festival award, Bonnaroo has always placed an emphasis on local and sustainable ways of making music.

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New Tunes On Monday: Little Walter, Prince, James Taylor, John Wesley Harding, Paul Carrack, and Matthew Barber

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ace, The Drifters, Prince, Dionne Warwick, The Eagles, Squeeze, Scott Dirks, Mike + the Mechanics, Harvard Square, Breaking Dawn, Target, Juno Award, Xtc, Whitesnake, Oklahoma, Folk, Paul Carrack, Tony Glover, The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Cajun, Philly, Reggae, Traditional, Checker Records, Elvis Costello, Burt Bacharach, Stephanie Meyer, Marvin Gayes, Timothy B. Schmit, John Wesley Harding, Sam & Dave, Michael McDonald, Little Walter, Muddy Waters, Johnny Cash, Ron Sexsmith, Stan Lewis, Nick & Nora's Infinite Playlist, High Fidelity, Billy Davis Jr., Singer-Songwriter, Philly International Records, Hip-O Select, Bill Withers, Entertainment News, Al Green, Aaron Neville, Lawrence Stern, Ray Charles, Pop, Americana, Dobie Gray, Jill Barber, Sonny Boy Williamson, Bria Valente, Broadway, Canada, Grammy, The Kinks, Stax, Motown Records, Livingston Taylor, The Beatles, Matthew Barber, Nick Heyward, Harmonica, Don Henley, Phil Collins, Elvis Costello & the Attractions, The Little Walter Story, Hear Music, Arthur Crudup, Stax Records, R&b, Motown, Sam Moore, Chess Records, Harry Nilsson, Johnny Nash, Gospel, Bobby Womack, David Gray, Wesley Stace, Willie Dixon, Bob Dylan, Blues, The 5th Dimension, David Seitz, Tom Waits, Juno, Washington Square Park, Grammy Awards, Don McLean, John Wesley Hardin, A Mighty Wind, Roots, Randy Newman, Ward Gaines, Ben E. King, Jimi Hendrix, James Taylor, Rupert Holmes, Bruce Springsteen, Listerine, Nilsson, Atlantis, Misfortune, Rumpelstiltskins, Josh Ritter, Entertainment News

Blues harmonica player and singer Little Walter died over forty years ago, but his influences still can be heard in many blues-rock recordings that employ the instrument.

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

Sal Nunziato | Posted 05.25.2011

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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GRAMMY PHOTOS: McCartney, Jay-Z, Bono, Mayer, MIA, Gwnyeth & More (SLIDESHOW)

Huffington Post | Katherine Thomson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Jonas Brothers, Miley Cyrus, Slideshow, Jennifer Hudson, Grammy Pictures, Keith Urban, Music, Bono, Lil Wayne, Gwyneth Paltrow, LeAnn Rimes, Carrie Underwood, Katy Perry, Sheryl Crow, Nick Jonas, John Mayer, Kevin Jonas, Taylor Swift, Joe Jonas, U2, Stevie Wonder, Al Green, Nicole Kidman, Coldplay, M.I.A., Jay-Z, Justin Timberlake, Grammys, Nancy Shevell, Grammy Photos, Grammy Awards, Samuel L. Jackson, Kanye West, Neil Diamod, Chris Martin, Kid Rock, Robert Plant, Kate Beckinsale, Mia Grammy Outfit, Grammy Photos 2009, m.i.a Grammy, Entertainment News

Sunday night's Grammy Awards turned out boldfaced names from across the industry, from Paul McCartney to Lil Wayne to Neil Diamond to a heavily-pregna...

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