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Stars Align for Healing at Jane Seymour's "Open Hearts" Event

Cassandra M. Bellantoni | Posted 05.03.2012

Read More: Slidepollajax, Rodney Peete, Tucson Shootings, President Obama, Susan Rizzo Vincent, Roxanna and John Green, Kristi Yamaguchi, Obama, Drea's Dream, Glen Campbell, Brian Boitano, Cassandra Bellantoni, Christina-Taylor Green, Holly Robinson Peete, Marc Cohn, Open Hearts Foundation, Jane Seymour, Johnny Keach, Hollyrod Foundation, Lp, Ivana Siska, Gabrielle Giffords, James Keach, Andrea Rizzo Foundation, Jimmy Webb, Christi Paul, Impact News
Cassandra M. Bellantoni

Jane Seymour was the picture of beauty, grace and kindness as she spoke passionately about rising above hatred and bitterness to do something meaningful for others.

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Glen Campbell -- A Real American Idol Bids Farewell

Melody Breyer-Grell | Posted 03.06.2012

Read More: Glen-Campbell-Alzheimers, The Beach Boys, Green Day, Glen Campbell, Glen Campbell Farewell Tour, Jimmy Webb, Arts News
Melody Breyer-Grell

I became obsessed with Campbell as I often do when performers are more than just a celebrity, but someone touched by something quite divine. So I am delighted that Campbell will be appearing at The Town Hall in NYC Jan. 7.

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Jimmy Webb: Still Making the Music That Will Likely Last Forever

Ellen Sterling | Posted 10.30.2011

Read More: Hal David, MacArthur Park, Songwriters Hall of Fame, Frank Sinatra, Richard Harris, Glen Campbell, Michael Feinstein, Jimmy Webb, Entertainment News
Ellen Sterling

"Music," Jimmy Webb says firmly, "can save the world. It already has done so more than once. It will do so again. But, we have to save the music."

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Sing It Loud: Chatting with k.d. lang, JD Souther and Bobby Long, Plus a Beginners Audio Exclusive

Mike Ragogna | Posted 07.24.2011

Read More: Jelly Roll Morton, Bonnie Raitt, Guster, Linda Ronstadt, The Eagles, Eric Roberts, Even Cowgirls Get the Blues, Fred Eltringham, Chris Walters, Joe, Georges Delarues, Laura Nyro, Dave Palmer, Mike Mills, Ornette Coleman, Johnny Cash, Kris Kristofferson, Chuck Mitchell, Kruu-Fm, Tim Hardin, The White Stripes, Cole Porter, Roger Niell, Barry Mann, Leonard Cohen, Duke Ellington, Eye of the Beholder, Joni Mitchell, Frank Sinatra, American Idol, Roy Orbison, Glenn Frey, Elliott Smith, Mélanie Laurent, Judee Sill, Count Basie, Henry Mancini, Lex Price, k.d. Lang, Neil Young, Gilbert and Sullivan, Ewan MacGregor, The Kinks, Glen Campbell, Miles Davis, Daniel Clark, Rogers & Hammerstein, The Beatles, Jeff Coffin, John Coltrane, Longbranch Pennywhistle, Rob McGaha, Carly Simon, Gus Van Sant, Elton John, Don Henley, Christopher Plumber, Brian Reitzell, Bing Crosby, Quincy Jones, Tony Bennett, The Rolling Stones, Sam Shepard, Joe Pisapia, Carole King, Gershwin, Nona Hendryx, Harold Arlen, Viktor Krauss, Bob Dylan, Peggy Lee, Tom Waits, Liam Watson, Brian Sutton, Mark Ethridge, Meryl Streep, Waddy Wachtel, Randy Newman, Jackson Browne, Fats Waller, JD Souther, Gene Clark, The Band, Jimmy Webb, James Taylor, The Wallflowers, Josh Grange, Bruce Springsteen, Salmonberries, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

One of my favorite tracks on k.d. lang's new album is the opener, "I Confess," which sounds like Brill Building meets country, meets...okay, I'll shut up now, k.d. lang has the rest.

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Blessed: A Conversation With Lucinda Williams, Plus David Berkeley's Video "George Square"

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Tea Party, Michael Timmins, Rami Jaffee, Don Was, Levon Helm, Lex Price, Eastmountainsouth, Glen Campbell, Mark Linkous, Matthew Sweet, Msnbc, Sparkle Horse, Kim Taylor, Elvis Costello, Tom Overby, Lucinda Williams, Cowboy Junkies, Dave Sutton, T-Bone Burnett, Gary Callamore, The New York Times, Jordan Katz, Peter Bradley Adams, Val McCallum, Andrew Bird, Barack Obama, Hbo, Kevin O?Donnel, Vic Chesnutt, USA Today, Greg Leisz, Espn, Frank Callari, Butch Norton, True Blood, De La Soul, Eric Liljestrand, Frank Sinatra, Sxsw, David Berkeley, Mindy Smith, Over the Rhine, Jimmy Webb, Capitol Tower, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

2011-03-07-mr.jpgFor her new album, Blessed, Lucinda Williams brought in Don Was on production.

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HuffPost Premiere: Wild Palms' "To The Lighthouse," Plus A Conversation With Susan Werner

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Pat Buchanan, Bruce Cockburn, Vince Gill, Rodney Crowell, Spider-Man, Steve Marcantonio, Wild Palms, Kcrw, Chris Matthews, Keb' Mo', Sarah Palin, Robert Frost, Trina Hamlin, Susan Werner, Nordstrom's, Theo Shier, Julie Taymor, Steve Forbert, David Wilcox, Stewart Smith, Jimmy Webb, Bruce Springsteen, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

Here in the U.S., Wild Palms' Until Spring will debut on April 12th, but HuffPost has been given the premiere of the single "To The Lighthouse" presented here, airing for the first time in this territory.

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The Art of Harry Nilsson

Joseph Vella | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: The Beatles, Who Is Harry Nilsson (and Why Is Everybody Talkin' About Him), John Lennon, boomitude.com, Ringo Starr, George Harrison, Harry Nilsson, Paul McCartney, The Monkees, John Scheinfeld, Brian Wilson, Robin Williams, Yoko Ono, Randy Newman, Jimmy Webb, David Leaf, Terry Gilliam, Richard Perry, Ray Cooper, Van Dyke Parks, Arts News
Joseph Vella

Who Is Harry Nilsson is the fascinating story of the tragic genius whose contribution to 60's and 70's pop culture was epic.

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Songwriters Hall Of Fame Finds a Home

Michael Sigman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Paul Grein, Nickolas Ashford, Songwriters Hall of Fame, Hal David, Willie Nelson, Desmond Child, Abe Olman, Stephen Sondheim, Glen Campbell, Carl Sigman, Lamont Dozier, Albert Hammond, Mac Davis, Grammy Museum, Johnny Mercer, Valerie Simpson, Bruce Johnston, Howie Richmond, Jimmy Webb, Smokey Robinson, Entertainment News
Michael Sigman

Most songwriters, even successful ones, toil alone or with a single collaborator. To call them unsung would be oxymoronic, but with a few exceptions t...

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Wednesday Windfall: Conversations with KISS' Gene Simmons, Brian Culbertson and The Weepies

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: William Shatner, Peter Gabriel, The Weepies, Eminem, Chicago, Kenny Dilfer, Family Guy, Ray Parker Jr., George Duke, Earth Wind & Fire, Tony Levin, The Fairly OddParents, One Tree Hill, Burt Bacharach, Kiss, King Kong, How I Met Your Mother, Lenny Castro, Chuck Berry, Alex Al, The Muse, Leonard Cohen, Tower of Power, Chic Corea, Blood Sweat & Tears, Disney, Little Richard, Joni Mitchell, American Idol, Starbucks, Spongebob Squarepants, Shatner's Raw Nerve, Family Jewels, Jason Mraz, Elvis Presely, David Sanborn, Brian McKnight, The Envy, Queen, Paul Simon, Colbie Caillat, The Beatles, Elvis, John Coltrane, Guitar Hero, Harry Potter, Madeleine Peyroux, Jim Culbertson, Kenny Latimore, Julia Fordham, My Dad the Rock Star, Faith Evans, Chuck Brown, Gene Simmons, Tom Waits, Brian Culbertson, Jonathan Butler, Nickelodeon, Eric Marienthal, The Offspring, Dave Koz, Larry Klein, Soundgarden, Barry Manilow, Earl Klugh, Peter White, Jimmy Webb, The Brecker Brothers, Bruce Springsteen, Yellowjackets, Avant, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

With regards to Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock, is it easy or hard for Gene Simmons to transform himself from an everyday person into a savior of rock 'n' roll?

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Paradise & Little Vigils: Conversations with Judy Collins and That Guy Mark Erelli

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Michael Johnson, Greg Allman, Tom Paxton, Little Milton, Jim Chastain, Chrissie Hyde, Pat Robertson, Joan Baez, Dolly Parton, Janis Joplin, The Beatles, Judy Collins, Paul Yarrow, Stephen Stills, David Buskin, Kenny White, Dan Fogelberg, Al Cooper, Peter Paul & Mary, The Rolling Stones, Elektra Records, Bill Clinton, Mimi FariñA, Chelsea Clinton, David Batteau, The Blues Project, Tim Weissberg, Crosby Stills & Nash, Galileo, Zack Hickman, Amy Speace, Paul Gauguin, Bob Dylan, Jesse Valenzuela, Gin Blossoms, The Mamas & the Papas, The Grateful Dead, Leonard Cohen, The Allman Brothers, Charles Darwin, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, John Denver, Jackson Browne, Billboard, Joni Mitchell, Hillary Clinton, Glenn Beck, Rufus Wainwright, Beradette Peters, Chris Smither, Buddy Miller, Jimmy Webb, 9/11, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

Collins discusses her new album, which includes a song about 9/11 and a duet recorded with Joan Baez, and what it's like to have the President of the United States name his child after your record.

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HuffPost Premiere: Ben Folds & Nick Hornby's "Levi Johnston Blues," Plus A Conversation With Beth Nielsen Chapman

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Trisha Yearwood, Days of Our Lives, David Austin, Mary Tyler Moore, Holly Dunn, George Michael, Garth Brooks, Annie Roboff, Beth Nielsen Chapman, Martina McBride, Levi Johnston, Bud Lee, Ben Folds, Nick Hornby, Mtm, Willie Nelson, Jimmy Webb, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

Ben Folds' new album, Lonely Avenue, to be released on September 28, 2010, should be one of the most interesting collaborations of the year.

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Looking for an Echo (2): 10 More That Shoulda Made The Top 10

Michael Sigman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Shaver, Bonnie Raitt, Drive by Truckers, Starry Eyes, Judee Sill, Peggy Seeger, Swedish, Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins, Billie Joe Shaver, The Records, The Move, Bessie Banks, Elvis Presley, Ewan MacColl, Jackie DeShannon, Norway, Jesse Winchester, Allan Clarke, Memphis, George Jones, Graham Parker, The Hollies, Dion, Jerry Lee Lewis, Graceland, Paul Siebel, Jimmy Webb, Art Garfunkel, Eddy Shaver, Cadillac, Chuck Cuminale, Kirsty MacColl, Entertainment News
Michael Sigman

The Multiverse Theory has nothing to do with lengthy poetry. Also known as "eternal inflation" -- a concept to which all payers of college tuition can...

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Play > Skip: New Music for June 29

Shawn Amos | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Alejandro Escovedo, Indigo Girls, Jimmy Webb, The-Dream, Scissor Sisters, Entertainment News
Shawn Amos

The Big Music Machine hits the shuffle button this week with a slate of random releases ready for 4th of July play.

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Susan Cowsill Soars with CD Release Lighthouse

Georgianne Nienaber | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: New Orleans, Ipod, Social Networking, Ipad, Singers, Facebook, Susan Cowsill, Indie Music, Music Industry, Katrina, Rolling Stone, Jackson Browne, Galveston, Washington Post, Songwriters, Just Believe It, Threadhead Records, Jazz Fest, The Bangles, Jimmy Webb, Cowsills, Lighthouse, American Idol, No Depression, Entertainment News
Georgianne Nienaber

For anyone who has followed Cowsill's career in recent years, or caught her national tours and regular gigs in New Orleans, the rendition of "River of Love" will offer a swift kick in the gut.

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"I Am A Rock": A Playlist for Senator Joe Lieberman

David Wild | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Swizz Beatz, Simon & Garfunkel, Chris Brown, Morrissey, Boston, Trick Pony, The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Lil Wayne, Kelly Clarkson, Radiohead, Bob Dylan, Senator Joe Lieberman, Gary Wright, Billy Joel, John Hiatt, Rihanna, The Who, Hadassah, Garth Brooks, Rocco DeLuca, Orrin Hatch, Joe Lieberman, Miranda Lambert, Jay Z, R.E.M., Jimmy Webb, Kings of Leon, Entertainment News
David Wild

Rather than complain about your deluded belief that failing to be elected vice president somehow makes you president or God, I'm here to help you with some totally boss tunes to remind you how to work and play better with others.

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"Bad Moon Rising": My Playlist For All You Suckers Waiting On Line To See The Twilight Saga: New Moon

David Wild | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Van Morrison, Peter Wolf, Neil Diamond, The Waterboys, Shoah, Emitt Rhodes, George Harrison, The Twilight Saga: New Moon, Paul Simon, Paul McCartney, Rem, Robbie Robertson, Jonathan King, America, Zombieland, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Cat Stevens, Traveling Wilburys, Frank Sinatra, Jimmy Webb, Pokemon, New Moon, Entertainment News
David Wild

Fortunately, as the father of two sons, absolutely no one is asking me to see New Moon, but for those out there waiting in some bloody line, here's my moon-themed playlist.

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11 Years After His Death, "New" Music From Frank Sinatra

Tony Sachs | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Music Business, Warner Bros., Bono, Paul Anka, Reprise Records, Glen Campbell, Las Vegas, Record Stores, Don Costa, Music Retail, Concord Records, Frank Sinatra Enterprises, New Jersey, Music Downloads, Irving Berlin, Duke Ellington, Capitol/EMI, John Denver, New York Times, Capitol Records, Frank Sinatra, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Jimmy Webb, Warner Reprise, Atlantic City, Entertainment News
Tony Sachs

Three new releases, Live At The Meadowlands, My Way, and Classic Sinatra II should please hardcore fans and newbies alike.

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Folkin' Around with Benjamin Taylor, His Dad James, Dar Williams and That Guy Mark Erelli

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: New Orleans, Simon Draper, Keith Urban, Kate Markowitz, Jimmy Johnson, Michael Landau, Cd, Hudson River, Grey Zeien, Glen Campbell, Mark Erelli, Joan Baez, Kathy Feighery, Daryl Hall, Coal Miners, Matthew Kinney, Aidan Draper, Livingston Taylor, John Mayer, Bill Mumy, The Temptations, Naras, Folk, Val Clark, Carly Simon, Stephen Robinson, Dar Williams, Marshall Crenshaw, John Anderson, Kung Fu, Sally Taylor, Grammy Awards, David Lasley, Folk-Rock, Simon & Garfunkel, Entertainment, RIchard Bruce, Suzanne Vega, Jamie Cullum, David Saw, Lou Marini, New York, Benjamin Taylor, Digipak, Christopher Albert, Barry Mann, Greg Leisz, Leonard Cohen, Muscle Shoals, Musician Magazine, Marnie Hillsley, The Dixie Chicks, Joni Mitchell, Steve Gadd, Arnold McCuller, James Taylor, Jimmy Webb, Smokey Robinson, Mississippi River, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

"Buzzer" is the album's most complex and surreal recording. It is an edgy piece crafted around her character's life choices and their results.

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