Lawyer wants reporter to reveal details in James Brown case
A reporter covering the fight over soul singer James Brown's estate has been ordered to tell a court how she obtained a diary from Brown's widow. A judge issued a restraining order Friday telling...
View ArticleCobb County jury convicts man for helping girlfriend steal
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has been called in after Sandy Springs police fired at a man while responding to a 911 call. Lawyers for the former Atlanta Public Schools superintendent accused in...
View ArticleMojo Green plays grand opening at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Lake Tahoe
Let me start by saying that this event was absolutely off the hook spectacular. The Grand Opening of The Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Lake Tahoe was packed to the hilt with people of all ages.
View ArticleJames Brown's Widow Asks Journalist to Reveal Her Sources
A freelance journalist is fighting an order telling her to share how she obtained the diary belonging to the widow of soul singer James Brown . Attorney Jay Bender says he has asked the South Carolina...
View ArticleDiary challenges Brown ruling
An Aiken judge ruled on Jan. 13 that Tommie Rae Hynie was the wife of music legend James Brown when he died on Christmas Day 2006. There is, however, evidence to the contrary in the pages of what...
View ArticlePolice: Woman dials wrong number, offers detective drugs
Police say a woman selling drugs made a big mistake that landed her in jail - she mistakenly called an Albuquerque police detective. KOB-TV reports that 30-year-old Renea Lucero was arrested last week...
View ArticleBlues at the Crossroads 3
If you like soul. blues, rock, gospel and a little bit of hip-hop, then you might want to check out the Blues at the Crossroads 3: The Soul of the Blues.
View ArticleSome Enchanted Standards
And now it's Bob Dylan's turn to try singing the standards, fulfilling what is practically a rite of obligation for veteran singers of the rock era. For his thirty-sixth studio album since 1962, Dylan...
View ArticleState Supreme Court stops Aiken hearing requiring reporter's sources in James...
Staff photo by Tim O'Briant The S.C. Supreme Court on Monday quashed a subpoena issued Friday to a reporter that demanded she reveal her source and hand over all notes and her cellphone. Judge Doyet...
View Article`Taylor Swift Experience' should delight fans
It's a wonderful destination for music fans, filled with a fascinating mix of permanent installations and contemporary exhibits relating to the awards show, significant artists and the recording...
View ArticleAttorney: Court ruling in Brown case a 'win for public'
Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP Tomi Rae Hynie, right, and her son James Brown II attend the world premiere of "Get On Up" at the Apollo Theater in 2014, in New York. Freelance reporter Sue Summer...
View ArticleThe Widow Lincoln at Ford's Theatre and Mary Stuart at Folger Theatre, Reviewed
"It's a Man's Man's Man's World," James Brown said, in a song for which Betty Jean Newsome was granted co-writing credit only after she sued him. It's never been easy for women , not in 1964 or 1865 or...
View ArticleS.C. journalist thrust into the spotlight in dispute over James Browna s will
Newberry journalist Sue Summer is at the center of a battle over freedom of the press, normally something that only interests legal scholars and other journalists. Those who know Summer says she's not...
View ArticleTime Is On Their Side, With A Little Bit o' Soul
Both prolific voices of early soul, Irma Thomas and Lee Fields could easily settle into the regal role of icons, content to channel yesteryear. He-known through the '70s as "Little J.B." for his vocal...
View ArticleA lot of soul, even more fire
The 21-year-old singer of San Francisco soul outfit Con Brio croons in the tradition of the best showmen like James Brown or Bruno Mars. And the seductive side of soul is not far off in the band's...
View ArticleAlabama Shakes announce new album release date and you can listen to the...
Three years and 13 days after Alabama Shakes released their critically and commercially successful debut album "Boys & Girls," the band will finally issue its follow up. The Athens soul-tinged...
View ArticleTonight in Music: The Get Ahead
THE GET AHEAD, REDRAY FRAZIER, ARA LEE The roots of new Portland R&B powerhouse the Get Ahead were forged, oddly enough, through roller derby. Vocalist Juliet Howard - a former roller derby skater...
View ArticleJames Brown's Daughter Shares New Book About Her Legendary Father
CBS2 / KCAL9 CBS2/KCAL9 is part of CBS Television Stations, a division of CBS Corp. and one of the largest network-owned station groups in the country. CBS Studio City Broadcast Center 4200 Radford...
View ArticleMilitary Veteran Project, Topeka police deliver cards to wounded Missouri...
The Military Veteran Project and Topeka police teamed up to share support Thursday for a Missouri police officer and veteran who is recovering after being wounded in the line of duty. MVP director...
View ArticleJudge rules Brown was married
An Aiken County judge has ruled music legend James Brown had a wife when he died in 2006 - and gag orders, issued in 2008 without a hearing, keep secret a public document that may offer evidence to the...
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