Delta Blues Women honoured by Joyce Cobb at KSU
Joyce Cobb will lead Delta Blues Women a tribute at 8 p.m. Jan. 20 in McCain Auditorium Manhattan featuring Ma Rainey Bessie Smith Lucille Bogan Sara Martin Memphis Minnie and Victoria Spivey with a six piece band. Tickets 18 16 9 call 785 532-6428 for details.
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Memphis Minnie
Victoria Spivey
McCain
Turner sells WCW ending Turner wrestling empire
Ted Turner relinquished control of World Championship Wrestling selling the brand to Fusient Media Ventures. Once a Southern circuit, WCW faded amid aging stars and WWF rivals with younger plots and top talent like Hulk Hogan and Ric Flair. Fusient will handle programming while New York based owners manage marketing and distribution.
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Ric Flair
TNT
America Online
Eric Bischoff
Bischoff
Vince Russo
Wrestling Observer Newsletter
Dave Meltzer
CBS confirms third and fourth Survivor seasons fall plan
CBS executives announced deals for a third and fourth Survivor edition before the Australian set airs. Locations in Africa and South America are scouted for Survivor 11, to join the fall schedule, while CSI and Diagnosis Murder shift to Thursday to improve CBS ratings.
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South America
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Burnett
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NBC
Leslie Moonves
The Lot Foxes Old Hollywood in Satirical Style
The Lot on AMC parodies Hollywood’s golden era with sharp banter and larger-than-life characters. Set at fictitious Sylver Screen Studios, the series blends glamor with harsh history, featuring Rachel Lipton and a powerfully sketched studio clique.
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Leo Sylver
Victor Raider-Wexler
Perry Stephens
Letitia
Jonathan Frakes
Rick Mitz
Mitz
Wisconsin
Sylver
Warner
Mayer
Victor Webster
Sylver Studios
Wallace Reid
Lombard
Michael York
Errol Flynn
John Barrymore
Warren Brothers push heartland rock in Nashville scene
Warren Brothers argue country music should welcome heartland rock as they promote their album King of Nothing. They write their own songs and cite Bruce Springsteen influences while critiquing Nashville’s glossy trend. They toured with Tim McGraw and Faith Hill to build recognition and aim for sincerity over formula.
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Brad
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John Mellencamps
Tom Pettys
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Elvis Presley
Jimmie Rodgers
Bruce Springsteen
E Street Band
Chris Rock
Sara Evans
Tim
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Nashville
Brad Warren
DVDs revive home video market at Las Vegas meeting
Las Vegas AP report notes strong video and DVD sales finishing 2000, with video rentals hitting a record 8.25 billion. Bo Anderson credits DVDs for growth while Jeff Bezos highlights online sales potential. celebrities Kevin Bacon Ashton Kutcher and Ellen Burstyn attended award events.
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Ashton Kutcher
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Sue Procko
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