Topic: Sam Cooke

Today marks the 82nd birthday of Hall of Fame blues man Robert Calvin Bland, better known as Bobby "Blue". In a case of being "in the right place...

Opulent Purple

Danielle and Mike became engaged during a romantic trip to California's Napa Valley in 2010. On their wedding day, the bride wore a J. Mendel gown...

Frightful Noise

By Karen Kemmerle. Don't Go In The Woods has the special distinction of being the first film that can truly be called a Slasher Musical. Directed ...

Kevin Durant & J.Cole Nike Promo

Thank God, the NBA lockout is over. Before tip-off this Christmas, Kevin Durant takes us to Oklahoma City for Nike's Basketball Never Stops ad...
There's nothing quite as bewildering as wandering into C.R. Avery's stream-of-consciousness midstream. However, after coming roughly 20 minutes...

Gospel music documentary a spiritual awakening

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A white American expatriate living in Denmark has become the first filmmaker to direct a documentary feature about black gospel music."Rejoice and Shout," which has just begun a limited run in North American theaters, traces the 200-year evolution ...
From NBC Chicago: . . The city of Chicago plans to honor soul singer Sam Cooke with his own street.. . City officials will rename a section of 36th ...

Just a minute with: Rod Stewart wants to write songs again

LOS ANGELES (Reuters Life!) - It's easy to forget, but Rod Stewart used to be a big songwriter. In the 1970s, the British rocker wrote, or co-wrote, such hits as "Maggie May," "You're in My Heart" and "Da Ya Think I ...

You're So Fine, You Blow My Mind

Beyoncé will be receiving the Billboard Millennium Award at the 2011 Billboard Music Awards further cementing her campaign for world domination...

Sam Cooke film moving forward, script complete

LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - Start singing "Ain't That Good News": A Sam Cooke biopic has taken a significant step toward becoming a reality.The screenwriters behind the all-Beatles musical "Across the Universe" have finished their adaptation of Peter Guralnick's definitive biography ...