Daily entertainment news covering Chuck Berry en-US http://backend.userland.com/rss 60 http://www.starpulse.com/ http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/10/18/celebrity_birthdays_october_127 Sun, 18 Oct 2009 03:00:00 EST Entertainment News 140422@http://www.starpulse.com/news Happy Birthday to:

High School Musical star Zac Efron (1987)

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Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/12/03/steve_winwood_celebrates_the_new_year_wi Wed, 03 Dec 2008 18:00:00 EST Entertainment News 105102@http://www.starpulse.com/news Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Steve Winwood, recently named one of Rolling Stone magazine's "100 Greatest Singers of All Time," will ring in the New Year with a series of East Coast concert performances in January.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/12/03/opening_december_5_cadillac_records Wed, 03 Dec 2008 09:59:37 EST Entertainment News 105052@http://www.starpulse.com/news The story of the blues in 1950s Chicago is told in Sony BMG Film's Cadillac Records, a musical drama written and directed by TV veteran Darnell Martin. The film stars Adrien Brody as

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/12/02/cadillac_records_plays_song_you_ve_heard Tue, 02 Dec 2008 08:33:27 EST Entertainment News 104924@http://www.starpulse.com/news Darnell Martin could have made an entire movie about Muddy Waters. Or Etta James. Or Chuck Berry.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/11/19/armoury_records_wishes_you_a_metal_xmas_ Wed, 19 Nov 2008 19:00:00 EST Entertainment News 104055@http://www.starpulse.com/news Armoury Records, distributed by Eagle Rock Entertainment, released one mighty molten metal blast of good CD cheer: We Wish You A Metal Xmas And A Headbanging New Year.

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Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/07/29/chuck_berry_cancels_sold_out_shows_healt Tue, 29 Jul 2008 11:16:19 EST Entertainment News 94075@http://www.starpulse.com/news Rock legend Chuck Berry is facing legal action from concert promoters in Spain after canceling two sold-out shows in the country at the weekend.

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Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/05/29/johnny_b_goode_tops_guitar_anthem_hitlis Thu, 29 May 2008 19:30:00 EST Entertainment News 88661@http://www.starpulse.com/news Chuck Berry's "Johnny B. Goode" has topped a new list of the best Guitar Songs of all time. The 1958 rock 'n' roll classic beat Jimi Hendrix's "Purple Haze" and "Crossroads" by Cream to claim the number one spot on Rolling Stone magazine's new countdown.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/04/06/notes_aamp_quotes_27 Sun, 06 Apr 2008 19:00:00 EST Entertainment News 83430@http://www.starpulse.com/news "Hats off to Chuck any time! He's 81 at least. Sure there are a few rough edges between us, but that's because he knows I'm better than him. But I'm not."

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/04/03/legendary_superstar_steve_winwood_to_rel_29 Thu, 03 Apr 2008 15:58:20 EST Entertainment News 83221@http://www.starpulse.com/news The legendary singer-songwriter-multi-instrumentalist Steve Winwood has signed a new deal with Columbia Records who will release the artist's highly-anticipated new major label album, "Nine Lives," on Tuesday, April 29.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/03/31/mos_def_to_play_chuck_berry_ Mon, 31 Mar 2008 09:37:17 EST Entertainment News 82752@http://www.starpulse.com/news Rapper-turned-actor Mos Def is set to take on the character of legendary rocker Chuck Berry in forthcoming biopic movie Cadillac Records.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/01/31/the_best_songs_about_girls_from_a_to_z_p_1 Thu, 31 Jan 2008 14:46:06 EST Entertainment News 76376@http://www.starpulse.com/news I recently started thinking about the best songs about girls with every letter of the alphabet, regardless of whether or not the subject of the song is the same as the title.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/12/21/fascinating_facts_151 Fri, 21 Dec 2007 18:00:00 EST Entertainment News 72060@http://www.starpulse.com/news Oscar winner Jennifer Hudson is charging fans $1,000 each to watch her ring in the New Year at Miami, Florida's The Setai. The singer will perform songs from the hit film at a New Year's Eve party.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/12/05/check_out_guitarists_that_time_will_neve_2 Wed, 05 Dec 2007 15:20:56 EST Entertainment News 70196@http://www.starpulse.com/news Brian May of Queen "I have spent all my years in believing you, But I just can't get no relief, Lord!" A Composer, a songwriter, an amazing guitarist and he's got the best hair on earth! What do the songs "Tie Your Mother Down," and "I Want It All" have in common? Brian May wrote them both. He made many artistic contributions to Queen and explored different styles of guitar playing.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/12/02/now_that_s_what_i_call_christmas_series_ Sun, 02 Dec 2007 11:00:00 EST Entertainment News 69664@http://www.starpulse.com/news The world's best-selling multi-artist album series, NOW That's What I Call Music!, rings in the holiday season with the digital release debut of two of its multi-platinum holiday collections, NOW That's What I Call Christmas! Vol. 1 and NOW That's What I Call Christmas! Vol. 2,

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/10/18/celebrity_birthdays_october_49 Thu, 18 Oct 2007 03:00:00 EST Entertainment News 63634@http://www.starpulse.com/news Happy Birthday to jazz trumpeter Wynton Marsalis (1944), Belgian martial arts actor Jean-Claude Van Damme (1960), Czech tennis star Martina Navratilova (1956), Indian actor Om Puri (1950), Mork & Mindy actress Pam Dawber (1951), novelist Terry McMillan (1951),

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/10/16/15_memorable_music_scenes_on_film Tue, 16 Oct 2007 10:08:36 EST Entertainment News 63859@http://www.starpulse.com/news As a film junkie and music geek I always look forward to seeing what songs directors will put in certain scenes to create the right mood. Finding the perfect song isn't always easy. The song has to fit that key moment or it could ruin the movie.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/07/12/sparkle_aamp_twang_exhibit_traces_marty_ Thu, 12 Jul 2007 13:54:37 EST Entertainment News 51293@http://www.starpulse.com/news NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Depending on how you look at it, Marty Stuart is either a genius for saving all those cowboy boots, rhinestone suits and flashy string ties, or he's a pack rat with a taste for garish clothes.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/06/03/that_was_the_week_that_was_for_june_3_9 Sun, 03 Jun 2007 08:00:12 EST Entertainment News 44874@http://www.starpulse.com/news Entertainment highlights during the week of June 3-9: 1956: Elvis Presley's hip-shaking performance on ''The Milton Berle Show'' resulted in a storm of protest. 1969: Blind Faith made its debut at a free concert in London's Hyde Park.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/05/24/chuck_berry_mistook_johnny_depp_s_band_f Thu, 24 May 2007 09:41:51 EST Entertainment News 44006@http://www.starpulse.com/news Legendary rocker Chuck Berry once mistook his opening group, which featured a young Johnny Depp, for his backing band - and asked the actor to tune his guitar for him. Depp was just 17 when his band The Kids supported Berry at a concert in Atlanta, Georgia.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/01/10/grateful_dead_release_historic_1976_new__23 Wed, 10 Jan 2007 11:27:03 EST Entertainment News 25622@http://www.starpulse.com/news Habital listeners of the Grateful Dead's live recordings are known for their ability to identify the year of a performance by listening to just a few notes. But for even the most "dead"icated listener, the band's 1976 New Year's Eve concert presents a genuine challenge. Rarely does any Dead show display the essence of several distinct periods of their sound,

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/12/25/starpulse_top_10_of_2006_9_gone_but_not Mon, 25 Dec 2006 09:00:00 EST Entertainment News 24249@http://www.starpulse.com/news 2006 was a great year in the entertainment world; however, let us not forget those who entertained us for generations but have moved on. We look back on those entertainers and cultural icons who left us in 2006 to pay our respects... Jazz, R&B and pop singer Lou Rawls, lost a two year fight with brain and lung cancer (1/6). He was 72. Prolific film star of the 50s, 60s and 70s and star of such hits as Alfie and The Poseidon Adventure, Shelley Winters at age 85 (1/14). 60s soul star Wilson Pickett, who brought us such hits as Mustang Sally and In The Midnight Hour age 64; of a heart attack (1/19); and actor Anthony Franciosa, 77 (1/19). Country singer Janette Carter, of cuuntry music's founding family, the Carters, 82 (1/22); and actor Chris Penn, 40, brother of actor Sean Penn who starred in Quentin Tarantino's Reservoir Dogs (1/24). And Coretta Scott King (76), civil rights activist and wife of Martin Luther King, Jr (1/30).

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/10/27/guitar_legends_jj_cale_and_eric_clapton_ Fri, 27 Oct 2006 12:56:41 EST Entertainment News 19890@http://www.starpulse.com/news After years of admiring each other's musical masterworks and Clapton covers of Cale songs such as "After Midnight" and "Cocaine," guitar greats J.J. Cale and Eric Clapton have teamed up for the first time to create an original album together, The Road To Escondido. The 14 track CD was produced and recorded by the duo in August 2005 in California.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/10/18/celebrity_birthdays_october_18 Wed, 18 Oct 2006 03:00:00 EST Entertainment News 17601@http://www.starpulse.com/news Happy Birthday to jazz trumpeter Wynton Marsalis (1944), Belgian martial arts actor Jean-Claude Van Damme (1960), Czech tennis star Martina Navratilova (1956), Indian actor Om Puri (1950), Mork & Mindy actress Pam Dawber (1951), author Terry McMillan (1951), Lord of the Rings composer Howard Shore (1946), football player/coach Mike Ditka (1939), Everybody Loves Raymond actor Peter Boyle (1935), Patton portrayer George C. Scott (1927; d. 1999), German actor Klaus Kinski (1926; d. 1991), and rock 'n' roller Chuck Berry (1926).

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/09/19/second_disc_of_live_cuts_highlights_the_ Tue, 19 Sep 2006 20:00:22 EST Entertainment News 16354@http://www.starpulse.com/news Acoustic or electric, solo or side project; Jerry Garcia was prolific during his breaks from the Grateful Dead. Between 1972 and 1982, Garcia recorded five historic studio albums and jammed with a revolving cast of musicians in the Jerry Garcia Band. Rhino/J. Garcia Records salute the rich talents of an incomparable music icon with the first-ever compilation spotlighting Garcia's solo work.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2005/11/28/2006_rock_and_roll_hall_of_fame_inductee Mon, 28 Nov 2005 12:45:36 EST Entertainment News 812@http://www.starpulse.com/news The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation today announced its 2006 Inductees. This year's class includes Black Sabbath, Blondie, Miles Davis, Lynyrd Skynyrd and the Sex Pistols, plus the Lifetime Achievement Award going to Herb Alpert & Jerry Moss. The Twenty-First Annual Induction Ceremony will be held Monday, March 13th 2006 in New York at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel. Here's some more info on this year's inductees...

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