AG, James Brown trustee fight to kick out witnesses in trial -
Attorney General Alan Wilson is fighting alongside the James Brown estate to kick out witnesses from a Sept. 5 trial that had promised to answer key questions about why the last wishes of the famed...
View ArticleField of Love
HOCO Fest, Day Five With Project Pablo, Drab Majesty, Yves Tumor, Rabit, Marshstepper, Container, Willis Earl Beal, BOAN, Ben Olayinka, Plastic Disease 7 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 3 Club Congress 311 E....
View ArticleRonan man faces charges in woman's death
A western Montana man faces charges in the death of a woman who may have jumped from a moving vehicle. The Missoulian reports 39-year-old Roland James Brown of Ronan was arrested on suspicion of two...
View ArticleLIVE: Charles Bradley & His Extraordinaires @ Empire State Plaza, 7/26/17
Super soul singer Charles Bradley's star has been rapidly on the rise since the release of his acclaimed 2011 debut album, No Time For Dreaming . And since the death of Sharon Jones last year, Bradley...
View ArticleDiss Tracks
PROTIP: Press 'i' to view the image gallery, 'v' to view the video gallery, or 'r' to view a random entry. Diss Tracks are songs directly intended to insult another musician or person.
View ArticleSee Guns N' Roses' Surprise Cover of Glen Campbell's 'Wichita Lineman'
Axl Rose and company also tackle James Brown's "I Feel Good" during a Not in This Lifetime Tour stop in Canada Throughout their Not in This Lifetime reunion tour, Guns N' Roses have been peppering...
View ArticleGOP House panel takes first step to gut Dodd-Frank law
House Republicans took a major step toward their long-promised goal of unwinding the stricter financial rules created after the 2008 crisis, pushing forward sweeping legislation that would undo much of...
View ArticleLuke Bryan, Chris Stapleton Set for 2017 CMT Artists of the Year
CMT has announced the lineup for the 2017 Artists of the Year special. Chris Stapleton, Florida Georgia Line, Keith Urban, Luke Bryan and Jason Aldean will all be honored for their successes over the...
View ArticleRio Nightlife Guide for Thursday, September 7, 2017
Thursday's Rio Nightlife Pick - This holiday's evening, it's time for the hottest American funk music with sax player Maceo Parker at Blue Note Rio, at 8PM. One of the American funk's founding fathers,...
View ArticleConcert review: St. Paul and the Broken Bones converts Bethlehem audience
I decided I had to see St. Paul and the Broken Bones perform live after watching a video of its Tiny Desk Concert. Singer Paul Janeway stood on a desk in the national public radio offices and belted...
View ArticleFormer trustee defends $100 million value for Brown charity -
At center stage in an Aiken courtroom on Sept. 5 was the question of whether Adele Pope of Newberry would be paid for serving as co-trustee of the James Brown estate from November 2007 to May 2009.
View ArticleSammy Davis Jr dances with James Brown
Sammy Davis Jr. brings an instant smile to my face and brightens any day. Enjoy this clip of he and James Brown playing around! James Brown, his bad self, performs one of the best-known songs of the...
View ArticleDiss Tracks In Rock Music [News]
While diss tracks are more common in the hip hop genre, one of the first diss tracks was actually composed by a famous soul musician, Joe Tex. He had some heavy beef with James Brown because of a woman.
View ArticleSoul Junction Brings Music Fans Together at the Crossroads
Before Charlotte R&B legend Wilbert Harrison took his swinging version of "Kansas City" to No. 1 on the Billboard chart in 1959, he got his start rousing crowds in a two-story, Four Square-style...
View ArticleLongtime James Brown Singer Brings Her New Book to Union Bistro and Jazz
A native of Victoria, Va. in Lunenburg County, Martha High rose to perform across the world's stages as a back-up singer for the Godfather of Soul, Mr. James Brown.
View ArticleIt was built for Bob Wills in 1950. Now ita s finding new life in Dallas
Often remembered as a honky-tonk, Dallas' historic Longhorn Ballroom hosted legendary shows from a variety of music genres for decades, but its heyday appeared to be over. Part of an enormous complex...
View ArticleSoul Singer Charles Bradley Dies at 68 After Cancer Battle
Bradley blossomed as a singer later in life, releasing his first album, No Time for Dreaming, in 2011 at age 62. He started performing in the '90s under the name Black Velvet as a James Brown...
View ArticleSuspected Starbucks robber wants to sue Good Samaritan who stopped him
Charles Bradley, known as the "Screaming Eagle of Soul" for a powerful, raspy style that evoked one of his musical heroes, James Brown, died A church in Tampa is collecting supplies on Sunday to take...
View ArticleIn memoriam: Charles Bradley
Most artists don't wait until their early 60s to release their first album, but Charles Bradley wasn't anything like most artists. The singer, dubbed the "Screaming Eagle of Soul" for his powerful,...
View ArticleHow soul singer Charles Bradley got his start in Maine
Soul singer Charles Bradley performs at the Shaky Knees Music Festival in Atlanta, Georgia, in May 2014. His publicist said Bradley died Saturday, Sept.
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