Stern said it was “subject to a variety of approvals and very complex machinations, but we’re optimistic that will all come to pass and that the NBA season will begin Dec. 25.”
Stern said it was “subject to a variety of approvals and very complex machinations, but we’re optimistic that will all come to pass and that the NBA season will begin Dec. 25.”
Brian McKnight, one of the most underrated R&B songwriters and singers of his generation, makes a stop at the show at Agua Caliente Casino Resort Spa on Saturday night in Rancho Mirage.
“Back at One” is McKnight’s best-known hit, but “Anytime” and and the duet “Love Is” with Vanessa Williams also climbed the charts.
As I write this I am listening to one of R&B singer Joe Thomas’ newer albums called new Man. Commonly known as Joe, the man brought us great baby- making music in the 1990s when the new jack swing sound ruled the airwaves.
PENNY PERFORMANCES
Knoxville Symphony Orchestra: “Dvorak’s New World,” 8 p.m. Thursday-Friday, Oct. 20-21, Tennessee Theatre, 604 Gay St. Info: 865-291-3310 or www.KnoxvilleSymphony.com.
FESTIVALS
Happy Hollerpalooza Street fair: Music, art, food, games, dancing and free ice cream, noon-5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 22, Central Street, between Baxter and Scott Avenues. Free bike helmets for kids from the Epilepsy Foundation. UT game on big screens. 865-414-1777.
Recording artist LaMont Wheat, a Kilgore native, poses for a promotional photo downtown Thursday. NEWS HERALD photo by AARON MAY Kilgore native and recording artist LaMont Wheat returned to his roots last week as he stopped by Kilgore to take promotional photos for his artist profile.
At holiday time your merrymaking is only asgood as the music you pick to accompany it. So its time to ditchthose tired old Bing Crosby and Johnny Mathis Yule tide stinkers.As far as music is concerned, those ancient discs are the ghosts ofChristmas past. Give the gift of life to your holiday recordcollection this year and consider the lively selection of spiritedalbums that we’ve put together.
Week of 09/23-09/30
Meal exchange to begin earlier
Students with campus meal plans can purchase food at Coyote Jack’s and Mondo Subs one hour earlier in the next few weeks under a trial program aimed at giving diners more flexibility, officials said.
SPECIAL TO THE GAZETTE
The 101st annual Halifax County Fair opened its gates to fairgoers Tuesday night, and in keeping with its tradition of bringing top musical acts to its grandstand stage, fair organizers haven’t disappointed this year.
Oct. 9: Actor Fyvush Finkel is 89. R&B singer Nona Hendryx (LaBelle) is 67. Singer Jackson Browne is 63. Actor Robert Wuhl (“Arli$$”) is 60. Manager-TV personality Sharon Osbourne is 59. Actor Tony Shalhoub is 58. Accordion player James Fearnley of the Pogues is 57. Actor Scott Bakula is 57. Actor John O’Hurley is 57. Actor Michael Pare (“Eddie and the Cruisers”) is 53. Singer-guitarist Kurt Neumann of the BoDeans is 50. Country singer Gary Bennett (BR549) is 47. Singer P.J. Harvey is 42. Actor Steve Burns (“Blues Clues”) is 38. Singer Sean Lennon is 36. Actor Zachery Ty Bryan is 30. Actor Tyler James Williams (“Everybody Hates Chris”) is 19. Country singer Scotty McCreery (“American Idol”) is 18.
at 10, he started to take drumming and singing lessons, and took part in the band at Ballard-Hudson High School. When he was 15, Redding began participating in local talent shows and at 19 he was writing songs. his debut album, Pain in my Heart, was released Jan. 1, 1964, by Stax on the Volt label. his success included songs such as this Heart of Mine, Ive Been Loving you too Long and try a little Tenderness, making Redding a legend in his own time and ensuring his place in musical history.
REVIEW: Singer and professional vocal coach Teri Danz decided to put her own private lesson plan into a book with accompanying CD. the results cover less than fifty pages but singers will find something valuable on every page.
By Deardra Shuler
*Tina and Erica Campbell (a.k.a. Mary Mary) had a day filled with schedules, interviews, family and music when they met with this journalist to talk about their latest CD MARY MARY: “Something Big.” the duo is taking their music to Lehman Center of the Performing Arts in the Bronx at 7:00 p.m., on October 9th where they will share the stage with the Grammy winning Gospel Group Jubilation who won in 2010 for Best Traditional Gospel Album for Oh happy Day. Performers of contemporary gospel, Mary Mary will blend their form of gospel with the traditional gospel sound of Jubilation whom they worked with previously when Queen Latifah appeared on stage with both groups during a performance in Brooklyn.
at 10, he started to take drumming and singing lessons, and took part in the band at Ballard-Hudson High School. when he was 15, Redding began participating in local talent shows and at 19 he was writing songs. His debut album, Pain in My Heart, was released Jan. 1, 1964, by Stax on the Volt label. His success included songs such as This Heart of Mine, Ive Been Loving You Too Long and try a little Tenderness, making Redding a legend in his own time and ensuring his place in musical history.
at 10, he started to take drumming and singing lessons, and took part in the band at Ballard-Hudson High School. when he was 15, Redding began participating in local talent shows and at 19 he was writing songs. his debut album, Pain in my Heart, was released Jan. 1, 1964, by Stax on the Volt label. his success included songs such as This Heart of mine, Ive Been Loving You Too Long and Try a little Tenderness, making Redding a legend in his own time and ensuring his place in musical history.