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The Insider: Allen Toussaint, Nashville 2010
Allen Toussaint—the producer, arranger, writer and regal living embodiment of New Orleans soul—sits alone at a piano onstage in the dark, empty theater. He plays leisurely, but he is focused and listening carefully. It is sound check and something isn't quite right. The monitor is popping. To test it, Toussaint plays loudly. "There's a certain girl I've been in love with a long, long time," he sings,…
From MusicWorld, posted 6.03.10
Rock-and-Roll Songwriting Giant Bobby Charles Dies
Legendary songwriter Bobby Charles has died. He was 71. The co-writer of classics including Fats Domino’s “Walking to New Orleans,” Frogman Henry’s “I Don’t Know Why I Love You (But I Do),” Bill Haley & the Comets’ “See You Later Alligator,” and many others, Charles veritably helped launch rock-and-roll. The recipient of numerous BMI Pop and R&B Awards, Charles created a rich catalog that…
From News, posted 1.15.10
Hard Times in the Big Easy
Four years have not lessened the horror of what happened in New Orleans during the first week of September 2005. Spared a direct hit from Hurricane Katrina, the city was decimated when the levee and federal flood protection systems failed in more than 50 places. Eighty percent of the city flooded. Visions of hell unfolded in real time as global media captured images of victims waiting for rescue and fighting…
From MusicWorld, posted 12.17.09
Big Easy Music Awards Toast Year’s Best in New Orleans
The 20th Annual Big Easy Music Awards honored the musical lifeblood still pulsing through New Orleans Monday, April 21 at Harrah's Theatre. Winners, performers and presenters featured a bevy of BMI legends: Entertainer of the Year Terence Blanchard and his band delivered a jaw-dropping performance; revered piano man Allen Toussaint presented the 2008 Lifetime Achievement in Music honor to beloved funk innovator Eddie Bo;…
From News, posted 4.25.08
Fats Domino: Rock & Roll Royalty Revisited
Fats Domino’s signature dancehall piano playing and drawling tales of love made him Elvis’s top rival during the dawn of rock & roll. When pressed, Fats softly declares undying admiration for Presley. “I like Elvis myself,” Domino says over the phone from his New Orleans residence. “So does everybody.” With a humble air that warmly wraps around each of his concessions, Fats says he was simply “lucky”…
From MusicWorld, posted 2.08.08
Delfeayo Marsalis
Delfeayo Marsalis’s Minions Dominion, with its subtly swinging ballads, intertwining lines and fleet bop melodies performed by the late Elvin Jones on drums and brother Branford and Donald Harrison on saxophones, has the traditional sound of modern jazz. It’s become a well-established sound in the 20 years since the young lions upset the jazz establishment by being staunchly traditional and openly admiring of music first heard decades…
From MusicWorld, posted 8.14.07
Blues Hall Names 2007 Inductees
The 2007 inductions to the Blues Hall of Fame have been announced by the Blues Foundation of Memphis, Tennessee. The awards will be given out at a banquet on May 7, 2007, the night before the annual Blues Music Awards. The inducted performers include: Dave Bartholomew: bandleader/songwriter/producer/arranger who helped to design the sound of New Orleans music; was instrumental in the career of Fats Domino; and…
From News, posted 3.28.07
Rock Hall Names 2007 Inductees
Indie rockers R.E.M. and hip-hop pioneers Grand Master Flash and the Furious Five are among the BMI talents set to be inducted into the 2007 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The 22nd annual induction ceremony, which will make history by welcoming Grandmaster Flash as its first rap act, will be held March 12 at New York's Waldorf Astoria Hotel. …
From News, posted 1.09.07
B.B. King, Sonic Youth Added to Library of Congress List
The Library of Congress has announced the fourth annual selection of 50 sound recordings to be preserved in the National Recording Registry. The news conference, held April 11 in Washington, D.C., featured a wide variety of outstanding spoken and musical recordings that span the years 1903 through 1988. This year's selections include such renowned BMI songwriters and composers as Dave Brubeck (Time Out),…
From News, posted 4.17.06
BMI’s Elite Among Rock Hall Inductees
Some of BMI's biggest names in music were among this year's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees, including 70s new wave band Blondie, jazz master Miles Davis and Southern rockers Lynyrd Skynyrd. The 21st annual induction ceremony was held March 13 at New York's Waldorf Astoria Hotel.
From News, posted 3.15.06
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