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At 85, Barbara Cook Joins the Supremes

Posted on 05/17/2013 by | Who's News | Comments

Bulletin Today | Entertainment | PoliticsWhere to hear some great music in the nation’s capital? If you’re a fan of orchestral music, opera, jazz or musical theater, there’s The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Should you prefer a more intimate venue, there’s Blues Alley. But would you ever think of the U.S. Supreme Court? Highly doubtful, to say the least. As it turns out, however, the court’s nine justices aren’t so completely consumed with weighty matters that they can’t take an occasional …

George Jones: 10 Facts About the Country Music Legend

Posted on 04/26/2013 by | Who's News | Comments

Bulletin Today | Entertainment | LegacyGeorge Jones, who died on April 26 at age 81 in Nashville, was such a giant in the world of country music that a song Jim Lauderdale wrote about him, “The King of Broken Hearts,” became a hit for George Strait. And that was a fitting appellation. Jones, who possessed a superlative, pitch-perfect baritone — Frank Sinatra reportedly once called him “the second greatest singer in the world” — was royalty as a vocalist. But he also exemplified the tension between …

Cleotha Staples: 5 Facts About the Soul Music Legend

Posted on 02/22/2013 by | Who's News | Comments

Bulletin Today | Entertainment | LegacyWhen such Staple Singers‘ hits as “I’ll Take You There” and “If You’re Ready (Come Go With Me)” came on the radio, it was easy to get lost in Mavis Staples’ raspy, soulful contralto lead vocals. But if you listened closer, another part of what made the Chicago gospel-soul group’s distinctive sound was the deft soprano harmony of Mavis’ sister Cleotha, who died on Feb. 21 at age 78 in Chicago. In the words of Chicago Tribune music critic Greg Kot, Cleotha’s …

Review: Kris Kristofferson Confronts Mortality

Posted on 01/29/2013 by | General News | Comments

Bulletin Today | EntertainmentBy Michael McCall of The Associated Press Kris Kristofferson, “Feeling Mortal” (KK Records) As the title “Feeling Mortal” implies, singer-songwriter and actor Kris Kristofferson confronts the consequences of aging in this album of stripped-to-the-bone acoustic songs. At 76, Kristofferson has grown into his ragged rasp of a voice, which fits with lyrics that deal with being “here today and gone tomorrow,” as he sings in the title cut. Typical of his past work, Kristofferson’s new tunes delineate his feelings in …

‘Tennessee Waltz’ Singer Patti Page Dies at 85

Posted on 01/2/2013 by | General News | Comments

Bulletin Today | LegacyBy Chris Talbott, Music Writer, The Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Patti Page, the “Singing Rage” who stumbled across “Tennessee Waltz” and made it one of the best-selling recordings ever, has died. She was 85. Page died on New Year’s Day in Encinitas, Calif., according to publicist Schatzi Hageman. Page was the top-selling female singer of the 1950s with more than 100 million records sold. Her most enduring songs remain “Tennessee Waltz,” one of two songs the state of …

Singer Bobby Womack Diagnosed With Alzheimer’s

Posted on 01/2/2013 by | General News | Comments

Bulletin Today | EntertainmentFrom The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Singer Bobby Womack has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member told the BBC in a recent interview the diagnosis came after he began having difficulty remembering his songs and the names of people he’s worked with. A spokeswoman did not immediately reply to a message left by The Associated Press. The soul singer has cut a wide path through the music business as a performer …