Tag Archives: James Brown

New York City’s Apollo Theater unveils its Walk of Fame

June 13, 2010 | princep | 1

Music legends honored on the Apollo Theater’s new Walk of Fame ►

Rock Hall Class of ’09: Bobby Womack: A tale of survival Part 1

April 12, 2010 | Zach Sorscher@fwmedia.com | 0

Working in a steel mill can wear a man out. Even though he was dead tired, when Bobby Womack’s father, Friendly, returned home after a long day of blue-collar drudgery, he wasn’t ready to rest his weary bones.
►

All hell breaks loose: 1968 in review, Part II

December 3, 2008 | Goldmine Staff | 0

In Part I of our look back at 1968, we reviewed the troubling historic events that marked that year. With Part II, we begin to dive into the music that provided the soundtrack for life after the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., and we explore The Godfather of Soul’s new role as a voice of calm and reason. ►

In The News: Sir Paul is named an ultimate legend and more

November 25, 2008 | Goldmine Staff | 0

Sir Paul McCartney is named an ultimate legend, The Naked Cowboy and M&M make nice and Hall & Oates sue over ‘Maneater.’ ►

Dahl's Digs: Run the scale from Diddley to doo-wop to Darin

October 23, 2008 | Goldmine Staff | 0

Jan & Dean’s early ’60s hits were the perfect musical personification of the sun-and-fun southern California lifestyle: surfing and hot rodding were their twin passions. So, how can you recapture that fun now? And what other new releases are out from your favorites? ►

In The News: Woodstock poster headlines exhibit

July 24, 2008 | Goldmine Staff | 0

Arnold Skolnick’s original 1969 Woodstock poster is the spotlight at an exhibit at Boston’s International Poster Gallery. ►

Obituaries: Leon Rhodes Austin, Danny Davis and more

July 2, 2008 | Goldmine Staff | 0

Say farewell to Leon Rhodes Austin, Danny Davis, Esbjorn Svensson and Jose Bispo Clementino dos Santos. ►