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    Feb 11, 2013 |Story| WSBT Radio

  1. Elton Leads Tribute To Levon Helm At Grammys

    In one of the Grammys' more touching moments on Sunday evening, an all-star crew of musicians &ndash; including&nbsp;<a style=&quot;margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: #003366; background-color: transparent; text-decoration: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" href="http://www.rollingstone.com/music/artists/elton-john">Elton John</a>, Mumford &amp; Sons, the Alabama Shakes' Brittany Howard, Mavis Staples and producer T Bone Burnett &ndash; joined forces to pay tribute to the late Levon Helm and other musicians lost in the past year with a spirited cover of<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><a style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: #003366; background-color: transparent; text-decoration: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" href="http://www.rollingstone.com/music/artists/the-band">The Band</a>'s<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><em style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-style: italic;"><a style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: #003366; background-color: transparent; text-decoration: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" href="http://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/music-from-big-pink-19680810">Music From Big Pink</a></em><span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span>classic "The Weight." "As we commemorate the passing of these great men and women, we remember the teachers and students of Sandy Hook whose songs unfortunately ended too soon," John remarked before cranking out the opening piano notes of the performance. In the last years of his life, Helm &ndash; who died from cancer in April at age 71 &ndash; would hold "midnight rambles" in his barn in Woodstock, New York, drawing in musicians from<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><a style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: #003366; background-color: transparent; text-decoration: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" href="http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/live-report-levon-helm-with-my-morning-jacket-20101018">My Morning Jacket</a><span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span>to Lucinda Williams to join him for multi-hour, freewheeling jam sessions. Sunday's tribute to the Band drummer and vocalist felt much like another ramble, although one without its principal mastermind behind the kit. The Grammys cover of "The Weight" was a gigantic group-hug: John played piano while the other featured performers traded off on vocal duties. Brown, John and Marcus Mumford each chipped in with one verse apiece, but it was the two female performers who stole the spotlight: Howard spiced up her verse with grizzly, rough-and-tumble charm and Staples, acting far younger than her 73 years, remained howling into the mike long after the song's final note rang out. See the performance <a href="http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xxfael_zac-brown-band-elton-john-mumford-sons-mavis-staples-brittany-howard-tribute-to-levon-helm-grammys-2_music#.URj0Ox3g2So">here</a>.
    In one of the Grammys' more touching moments on Sunday evening, an all-star crew of musicians – including Elton John, Mumford & Sons, the Alabama Shakes' Brittany Howard, Mavis Staples and producer T Bone Burnett – joined forces to pay tribute...

    Tags: Lucinda Williams, Elton John, Entertainment, Pink (singer), Music

    2. Feb 11, 2013 |Story| WSBT Radio

  2. Black Keys win three as Grammys spread widely

    <span style=&quot;color: #292727; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 22.5px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #fafafa; display: inline !important; float: none;">LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Grammy awards were bestowed widely on Sunday as Australian singer Gotye, New York indie-pop trio FUN. and British folk band Mumford &amp; Sons took home top honors on the music's industry's biggest night.</span>
    LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Grammy awards were bestowed widely on Sunday as Australian singer Gotye, New York indie-pop trio FUN. and British folk band Mumford & Sons took home top honors on the music's industry's biggest night. On an evening that...

    Tags: Rihanna, Carrie Underwood, Music Industry, American Idol (tv program), Sting

    3. Feb 7, 2013 |Story| WSBT Radio

  3. Zac Brown Joins Levon Helm Tribute For Grammys

    <span style=&quot;font-size: small;">Zac Brown will join Elton John, and Mumford &amp; Sons, Mavis Staples and Alabama Shakes&rsquo; Brittany Howard for a tribute to the late Levon Helm on the Grammy Awards. The artists will perform during the show&rsquo;s annual &ldquo;In Memoriam&rdquo; segment, featuring those that we lost in music this past year. Zac is up for Best Country Album for the Zac Brown Band&rsquo;s Uncaged. The 55th Annual Grammy Awards will air live on Sunday at 8PM Eastern on CBS. Other country artists performing at the Grammys include Dierks Bentley andMiranda Lambert, Taylor Swift, and Carrie Underwood. Presenting are Tim McGraw, Faith Hill and Keith Urban.</span>
    Zac Brown will join Elton John, and Mumford & Sons, Mavis Staples and Alabama Shakes’ Brittany Howard for a tribute to the late Levon Helm on the Grammy Awards. The artists will perform during the show’s annual “In Memoriam”...

    Tags: Carrie Underwood, Grammy Awards, Elton John, Tim McGraw, Keith Urban

    4. May 23, 2013 |Story| WASK Radio

  4. 93-5 'KHY Rock Report

    <span style=&quot;font-size: medium;"><strong><strong><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong><strong>Headlines for Thursday,&nbsp; May&nbsp; 23,&nbsp;&nbsp;2013</strong></strong></span></strong></strong></span>
    Headlines for Thursday,  May  23,  2013 GODSMACK: Sully Gets Own Guitar Godsmack frontman Sully Erna is the latest musician to get his own signature guitar. Gibson's Sully Erna Les Paul Studio model is ebony black with a Godsmack sun emblem on the body...

    Tags: Flavor Flav, Cell Phones, My Darkest Days (music group), Jonny Lang, New York Rangers

    5. Apr 30, 2013 |Story| RedEye

  5. Exclusive: 2013 Taste of Chicago Bud Light stage lineup

    You heard it here first: This year&rsquo;s now-complete Bud Light stage at the Taste of Chicago features&mdash;well, a ton of great local talent.
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    You heard it here first: This year’s now-complete Bud Light stage at the Taste of Chicago features—well, a ton of great local talent. Here are the top 7 acts on that free stage at the 2013 Taste (July 10-14), with the full schedule below!...

    Tags: My Morning Jacket (music group), Taste of Chicago

    6. Apr 16, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  6. Symphony Center jazz season: Herbie Hancock, Wynton Marsalis and Mavis Staples

    In 1994, Orchestra Hall &mdash; home of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra &mdash; took a gamble. The grand old institution for the first time launched a jazz subscription series, betting that Chicagoans would commit to a season of such events, albeit a short one (four concerts).
    In 1994, Orchestra Hall — home of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra — took a gamble. The grand old institution for the first time launched a jazz subscription series, betting that Chicagoans would commit to a season of such events, albeit a short...

    Tags: Artists, Unity (music group), Culture, Ray Anderson, Sean Jones

    7. Apr 10, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. Justin Timberlake sings for Obamas at White House soul tribute

    Having already dominated the Grammy Awards, late-night television and the Billboard 200, Justin Timberlake rode his rolling promotional juggernaut to the White House on Tuesday night, taking part in an all-star tribute to Memphis soul along with Mavis...

    Tags: White House, The Washington Post, Grammy Awards, Charlie Musselwhite, Sam Moore

    8. Apr 10, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Quick Takes: Memphis soul celebrated

    The brand of soul music that originated from a segregated Memphis, Tenn., in the 1960s sought to "create a little harmony with harmony," President Obama observed. The music is an important part of American history, he said, and it was celebrated Tuesday...

    Tags: White House, Norma Rae (movie), Lobbying, GSN (tv network), Satellite and Cable Service

    9. Apr 5, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Quick Takes

    Netflix's 'Development' The Bluths will be back just in time for Memorial Day weekend. Netflix said it will premiere 15 new episodes of the cult hit "Arrested Development," starring Jason Bateman and Will Arnett, on May 26 on its online streaming...

    Tags: Charlie Musselwhite, Elaine Stritch, Museums, Rob Bowman, PBS (tv network)

    10. Mar 25, 2013 |Story| WTXX-LTV

  10. Amy Helm Performs at Infinity Hall in Norfolk on March 29

    About eight years ago, singer/songwriter Amy Helm (pictured) &mdash; the daughter of the Band's legendary singer/drummer Levon Helm (who passed away last year) and singer/songwriter Libby Titus Fagen &mdash; was blowing minds, gently, with folk-rock ensemble Ollabelle at the Newport Folk Festival. She still plays and records with Ollabelle (as well as Levon's Midnight Ramble Band and Dirt Farmer Band), but she's also doing her own thing. She's set to release a solo record this year, which will surely find favor with fans of Mavis Staples and Emmy Lou Harris and the NPR crowd. Catch her live at Infinity Hall on Friday; Kerri Powers opens.
    About eight years ago, singer/songwriter Amy Helm (pictured) — the daughter of the Band's legendary singer/drummer Levon Helm (who passed away last year) and singer/songwriter Libby Titus Fagen — was blowing minds, gently, with folk-rock...

    Tags: NPR

    11. Feb 25, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. PASSINGS: Magic Slim, Cleotha Staples, Lou Myers, Donald Rutledge

    <strong>Magic Slim</strong>
    Magic Slim Singer of Chicago blues Magic Slim, 75, whose ragged voice and punchy guitar riffs made him a symbol of Chicago blues, died Thursday in Philadelphia after surgery for a bleeding ulcer, according to his family. A younger contemporary of...

    Tags: Celebrities, Chicago Tribune, Photography, Alzheimer's Disease, Civil Rights

    12. Feb 23, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. Grammy executive producer Ken Ehrlich responds to Times criticisms

    After <a href=&quot;http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/showtracker/la-et-st-grammy-awards-2013-big-tv-ratings-as-mumford-sons-win-20130211,0,4194398.story" target="_blank">28.4 million viewers</a> tuned into the Feb. 10 Grammy Awards, Pop &amp; Hiss had some thoughts on <a href="http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/posts/la-et-grammy-fixes-20130212,0,1719022.story" target="_blank">how to improve the show</a>. Some of the suggestions were lighthearted -- no more mimes, for instance -- and others took the Grammys to task for regularly booking familiar faces such as Elton John and Sting.&nbsp;
    After 28.4 million viewers tuned into the Feb. 10 Grammy Awards, Pop & Hiss had some thoughts on how to improve the show. Some of the suggestions were lighthearted -- no more mimes, for instance -- and others took the Grammys to task for regularly booking...

    Tags: Grammy Awards, Elton John, Bruno Mars, Eminem, Academy Awards

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