Buddy Guy tops 25th Handy Awards with three wins
The Blues Foundation handed Guy three awards including album of the year for Blues Singer recorded in Oxford with Dennis Herring. B B King was named entertainer of the year for the sixth time, as the Handy Awards kicked off Beale Street Music Festival at Cannon Center in Memphis.
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Today’s Birthdays Grow Celebrate Notable Stars
Folk icon Pete Seeger James Brown Engelbert Humperdinck singer Christopher Cross country star Shane Minor Brad Martin actor Dale Hill from The West Wing among prominent figures born today in entertainment and sports media.
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Schuur postpones 25th anniversary tour after gallbladder surgery
Grammy winner Diane Schuur delayed her 25th anniversary tour for 10 days to recover from gallbladder surgery in Naples Florida where she performed at the Concord Jazz Festival. She lives in Orange County California and will resume in East Greenwich Rhode Island followed by a week in New York City beginning May 11. Barry Manilow co produced her latest album Midnight.
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Nelly Sued Over Vokal Name For Clothing Line
James Tyrone Wilson and Cameron Davies of the group Vokal sue Nelly for trademark infringement and unfair competition in Orlando Florida. They seek an injunction to stop use of the Vokal name and damages possibly in seven to eight figures based on Vokal Clothing Co. earnings. The suit says Vokal has used the name since 1994 and signed with Universal Records in 1998, with Nelly also on Universal at that time.
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Teri Garr Named National Chair of Women Against MS
Actress Teri Garr becomes the first national chairwoman of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society Women Against MS program. The group has raised about $2 million in five years through charity luncheons. Garr revealed she has MS in 2002 after two decades with the illness.
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Quincy Jones to Lead Rome Concert for Children Aid
We Are the Future heads to Circus Maximus in Rome next month as part of the Glocalization conference on May 16 17 to aid children in conflict zones. Rome Mayor Veltroni and Uri Savir announced the event with Alicia Keys Josh Groban Usher Angelina Jolie Andrea Bocelli and Chris Tucker listed among performers.
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