BANGOR, Maine (AP) â Horror author Stephen King's rock ânâ roll radio station is going to continue rocking around the clock and into the new year.
Richard Perry, a hitmaking record producer with a flair for both standards and contemporary sounds whose many successes included Carly Simonâs âYouâre So Vain,â Rod Stewartâs âThe Great American Songbookâ series and a Ringo Starr album featuring all four Beatles, died Tuesday. He was 82.
About five years ago, Jack Williams was playing at a songwriterâs round in Nashville, Tennessee, when he was approached by a publisher who asked why Williams hadnât considered releasing his own record.
The Full Moon Playersâ âMillion Dollar Quartet Christmasâ is showing a second weekend at Cypress Moon Studios.
Austin âBoâ Bohannon returned to his Russellville home after graduating from the University of Alabama at Birmingham with a degree in biology. The plan was to take a gap year and decide whether he wanted to pursue medical school or find work in a related field like medical sales.
Though Brad Guin and his wife, Alyssa âSissyâ Ashley-Guin, are both local musicians, and have been for most of their lives, the two only met about four years ago.
FLORENCEÂ â A $100,000 fundraising goal to help the University of North Alabama Marching Pride perform in the 2025 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade has been eclipsed.
MUSCLE SHOALSÂ â Residents gathered along a portion of Avalon Avenue Thursday to watch the city's annual Christmas Parade.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. â After more than 150 shows across five continents over nearly two years, the global phenomenon that is Taylor Swiftâs Eras Tour is coming to an end.
A piece of the Shoals will ring in the Christmas season in New York City on Wednesday.Â
FLORENCEÂ â Tuscumbia will be the first of the quad cities to roll out their annual Christmas parade on Tuesday.Â
When life starts to resemble a country song, you might as well write one. Thatâs Hope MacGregorâs philosophy.
When Andrew Mills selected âAngel Band,â a Christmas cantata by Tim Sharp and Timothy Michael Powell, he knew the music would likely be new to most audiences who might expect a collection of more classical or traditional Christmas carols when they come to hear the Sheffield Methodist Church …
FLORENCE â The University of North Alabama choirs will present "Sing the Holidays" at 7 p.m. on Tuesday.
NEW YORK â The brooding waltz was carefully composed on a sheet of music roughly the size of an index card. The brief, moody number also bore an intriguing name, written at the top in cursive: âChopin.â
FLORENCEÂ â The annual lighting of Wilson Park is scheduled for 5 p.m. on Dec. 7.
SHEFFIELD â A host of live performers which include Gary Baker, Kelvin Holly, Will McFarlane, Mark Naramore, Katlyn Barnes and Jill Riley will provide music for the upcoming Swampathon 2.0 virtual fundraising event for the Muscle Shoals Music Foundation.
FLORENCEÂ â The University Orchestra will present "Holiday Gallop" on Tuesday at Norton Auditorium according to the University of North Alabama's Department of Music.
NEW YORK â The giant balloons may be flying at the Macyâs Thanksgiving Day Parade, but the stars will be on street. Organizers revealed Thursday that actor-singer Jennifer Hudson, dance music icon Kylie Minogue and Broadway and âPoseâ star Billy Porter will all perform, an upping of the star…
Lindy Urban, a 16-year-old singer/songwriter from Killen, is celebrating the release of her first single, âAinât Bound Now,â with a launch party at the Alabama Music Hall of Fame this Saturday.
Quincy Jones, the multitalented music titan whose vast legacy ranged from producing Michael Jackson's historic "Thriller" album to writing prize-winning film and television scores and collaborating with Frank Sinatra, Ray Charles and hundreds of other recording artists, has died at 91.
FLORENCE â The 38th annual Alabama Renaissance Faire brought more than 30 entertainers, 110 vendors and thousands of faire-goers to Wilson Park this past October.Â
Quincy Jones, the multitalented music titan whose vast legacy ranged from producing Michael Jackson's historic "Thriller" album to writing prize-winning film and television scores and collaborating with Frank Sinatra, Ray Charles and hundreds of other recording artists, has died at 91.
FLORENCE â The 38th annual Alabama Renaissance Faire brought more than 30 entertainers, 110 vendors and thousands of faire-goers to Wilson Park this past October.Â
When James LeBlanc says, âRick Hall made all this possible,â he could be talking about Hallâs role in âputting Muscle Shoals on the mapâ through his building of the legacy surrounding FAME Studio.
SHEFFIELDÂ âSinger/songwriter Dan Penn said songwriters who pen a chart-topping hit are under pressure to continue delivering the hits and oftentimes, it's themselves that apply the most pressure to create more and more popular tracks.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. â During the six decades since United Record Pressing stamped out the Beatlesâ first U.S. single, the countryâs oldest vinyl record maker has survived 8-tracks, cassettes, CDs, Napster, iPods and streaming services. Now, the Nashville-based company has rebounded so dramatica…
LOS ANGELES â Phil Lesh, a classically trained violinist and jazz trumpeter who found his true calling reinventing the role of rock bass guitar as a founding member of the Grateful Dead, died Friday at age 84.
LOS ANGELES â Phil Lesh, a classically trained violinist and jazz trumpeter who found his true calling reinventing the role of rock bass guitar as a founding member of the Grateful Dead, died Friday at age 84.
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) â Former One Direction singer Liam Payne, 31, whose chart-topping British boy band generated a global following of swooning fans, was found dead Wednesday after falling from a hotel balcony in Buenos Aires, local officials said.
NEW YORK â A new wave of lawsuits filed Monday accuses Sean âDiddyâ Combs of raping women, sexually assaulting men and molesting a 16-year-old boy.
NEW YORK (AP) â A May 5 trial date was set in hip-hop mogul Sean âDiddyâ Combs'sex trafficking case Thursday, and a prosecutor claimed defense lawyers were trying to exclude a âdamning piece of evidenceâ by saying it was leaked by the government.
NEW YORK â Sean âDiddyâ Combs wants to go to trial on sex trafficking charges next spring, lawyers for the jailed hip-hop mogul told a judge on Wednesday.
LOS ANGELES â Cissy Houston, the mother of the late Whitney Houston and a two-time Grammy winner who performed alongside superstar musicians like Elvis Presley, and Aretha Franklin, has died. She was 91.
William Hueholt enjoys the modern spin Shoals Symphony Orchestra brings to classical music, but blurring the lines of more mainstream, contemporary pieces with the likes of Mozart or Chopin isnât something totally new or unique to the Shoals Symphony.
SHEFFIELD â The Sheffield Redevelopment Authority will host "Sunday Sunsets" from 4 to 7 p.m. every Sunday in October at Riverfront Park.Â
A few north Alabama artists have made it into the final eight as the Shoals City Showdown nears its conclusion next Saturday. Today, the final top four artists will be named â after a week of voting from area fans.
Gary Fuqua and Preston Cox have each been involved in theater and performing arts for most of their lives. This fall, they will both try their hand at directing for the very first time with an upcoming production of the musical âGirlfriend.â
LOS ANGELES â A woman who says she worked as a hair-and-makeup stylist for Garth Brooks alleged in a lawsuit filed Thursday that he raped her in a Los Angeles hotel in 2019.
FLORENCE â Jack Peck lost his right arm in an accident when he was 8 years old, but it didn't keep him from becoming an accomplished trumpet player, who performed with a host of major artists at FAME Recording Studios and Muscle Shoals Sound.
NEW YORK â Ken Page, a stage and screen actor who starred alongside Beyoncé in âDreamgirls,â introduced Broadway audiences to Old Deuteronomy in âCatsâ and scared generations of kids as the voice of Oogie Boogie, the villain of the 1993 animated holiday film âThe Nightmare Before Christmas,â³…
FLORENCEÂ â The 10th Annual Seven Points Art Crawl is 5-9 p.m. Thursday.
When Hannah Grace Stewart auditioned for a role in âLegally Blonde the Musical,â she was vying for the part of Elle Woods, but she admits she didnât have very high hopes of landing the lead. For one, she said, she was a little too, well â brunette.
NEW YORK (AP) â âSaturday Night Liveâ is set to set off its 50th season with host Jean Smart and musical guest Jelly Roll.
Meagan Connors organized the ongoing Shoals City Showdown competition and upcoming concert with two goals in mind â she wanted to help launch careers for other local and independent artists, and she wanted to give back to her community.
LOS ANGELES (AP) â John David âJDâ Souther, a prolific songwriter and musician who helped shape the country-rock sound that took root in Southern California in the 1970s with his collaborations with the Eagles and Linda Ronstadt, has died at the age of 78.
ATLANTA â A range of stars from the stage, screen and sport paid tribute Tuesday to former President Jimmy Carter ahead of his 100th birthday, the eclectic lineup meant to highlight the 39th presidentâs emphasis on human rights and his love of music as a universal language.
NEW YORK (AP) â Sean âDiddyâ Combs presided over a sordid empire of sexual crimes, coercing and abusing women for years while using blackmail and shocking acts of violence to keep his victims in line, according to an indictment unsealed Tuesday.
Tito Jackson, one of the brothers who made up the beloved pop group the Jackson 5, has died. He was 70.
LaDarius Prince said he got his love of dance from his mother, Yelonda Brown, who was involved in performing arts and dance throughout high school.
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