Daily entertainment news covering Mickey Hart en-US http://backend.userland.com/rss 60 http://www.starpulse.com/ http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/09/11/celebrity_birthdays_september_118 Fri, 11 Sep 2009 03:00:00 EST Entertainment News 137049@http://www.starpulse.com/news Happy Birthday to:

Rapper / actor Ludacris (1977)

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Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/03/24/two_new_grateful_dead_music_collections_7 Tue, 24 Mar 2009 19:00:00 EST Entertainment News 115316@http://www.starpulse.com/news Pinpointing the creative zenith of the Grateful Dead's career would be a challenge fit for even Sisyphus. That said, one could do a lot worse than looking to the fabled spring tour of 1977,

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/02/09/list_of_the_51st_grammy_awards_winners_ Mon, 09 Feb 2009 09:07:07 EST Entertainment News 110156@http://www.starpulse.com/news Former Led Zeppelin star Robert Plant and his new performance partner Alison Krauss were the toast of the 51st Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday night after claiming a fistful of honors.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/01/16/the_dead_set_for_big_obama_gig_ Fri, 16 Jan 2009 09:22:00 EST Entertainment News 108119@http://www.starpulse.com/news Rockers The Dead will perform at Barack Obama's inauguration just a week after confirming their first tour in five years.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/01/03/grateful_dead_alums_plan_first_tour_in_5 Sat, 03 Jan 2009 09:00:12 EST Entertainment News 107112@http://www.starpulse.com/news LOS ANGELES (AP) — It looks like the old Dead are gettin' on. Surviving members of the Grateful Dead say they'll regroup for a 19-city tour, their first since 2004,

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/10/14/surviving_members_of_grateful_dead_rock_ Tue, 14 Oct 2008 08:31:16 EST Entertainment News 100673@http://www.starpulse.com/news STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) - Tie-dyed T-shirts and political slogans made for a heady mixture as the four surviving members of the rock band Grateful Dead put on a concert in support of Barack Obama.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/09/19/grateful_dead_members_to_play_obama_fund Fri, 19 Sep 2008 09:35:18 EST Entertainment News 98566@http://www.starpulse.com/news STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) - Barack Obama has the Dead on his side again. The Democratic presidential candidate's campaign has confirmed a long-rumored fundraising concert

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/09/11/celebrity_birthdays_september_77 Thu, 11 Sep 2008 03:00:00 EST Entertainment News 94399@http://www.starpulse.com/news Happy Birthday to: "Jurassic Park" actress Ariana Richards (1979), Chimaira drummer Andols Herrick (1979), singer/songwriter Ben Lee (1978), Coldplay guitarist Jon Buckland (1977), rapper/actor Ludacris (1977),

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/07/02/grateful_dead_would_reunite_again_for_ba Wed, 02 Jul 2008 14:48:31 EST Entertainment News 91693@http://www.starpulse.com/news The surviving members of legendary rockers Grateful Dead have offered to reunite again for U.S. presidential hopeful Barack Obama.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/03/31/shout_factory_to_release_mickey_hart_s_d Mon, 31 Mar 2008 11:50:59 EST Entertainment News 82778@http://www.starpulse.com/news Grateful Dead percussionist Mickey Hart's innovative Planet Drum CD convened some of the world's finest drum talent for a collaboration that won the very first GRAMMY for world music- bringing together Nigerian drum legend Babatunde Olatunji,

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/02/05/surviving_grateful_dead_members_reunite_ Tue, 05 Feb 2008 11:10:09 EST Entertainment News 76876@http://www.starpulse.com/news Veteran band Grateful Dead have reunited for a benefit concert to support U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama. The legendary rockers split in 1995 after the death of frontman Jerry Garcia.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/09/11/celebrity_birthdays_september_46 Tue, 11 Sep 2007 03:00:00 EST Entertainment News 58230@http://www.starpulse.com/news Happy Birthday to: "Jurassic Park" actress Ariana Richards (1979), Chimaira drummer Andols Herrick (1979), singer/songwriter Ben Lee (1978), Coldplay guitarist Jon Buckland (1977), rapper/actor Ludacris (1977), Jamaican dancehall musician Elephant Man (1976), British singer Richard Ashcroft (1971), Letters to Cleo singer Kay Hanley (1968), New Orleans singer Harry Connick, Jr. (1967), techno icon Moby (1965), bassist Victor Wooten (1964), actress Kristy McNichol (1962), actress Elizabeth Daily (1962), "Sideways" actress Virginia Madsen (1961), "Gilmore Girls" actor Scott Patterson (1958), "Star Trek" actress Roxann Dawson (1958), "Robocop" actor Felton Perry (1945), Grateful Dead drummer Mickey Hart (1943), film director Brian de Palma (1940), and English novelist D.H. Lawrence (1885; d. 1930).

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/08/29/satellite_radio_adds_all_dead_all_the_ti Wed, 29 Aug 2007 13:21:46 EST Entertainment News 57902@http://www.starpulse.com/news NEW YORK (AP) - Get ready for Dead air. A new channel devoted entirely to the Grateful Dead debuts Sept. 7 on Sirius Satellite Radio, beginning with the broadcast of a rare 1974 performance by the band at the Hollywood Bowl, the company announced Wednesday.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/08/01/mickey_hart_aamp_zakir_hussain_reunite_1 Wed, 01 Aug 2007 19:00:00 EST Entertainment News 54056@http://www.starpulse.com/news Over three decades as the innovative percussion engine of the Grateful Dead, Mickey Hart's ear for global sounds brought numerous unpredictable guests to the Dead's stage performances.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/07/04/rhino_unlocks_the_grateful_dead_vault_wi Wed, 04 Jul 2007 19:00:00 EST Entertainment News 49954@http://www.starpulse.com/news If you want to understand why people obsess over live Grateful Dead recordings, the historic From The Vault series of releases holds the answer. The story begins in 1991 when the band quietly and unintentionally launched a musical revolution with back-to-back live concert releases, One From the Vault and Two from The Vault.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/05/22/sirius_satellite_radio_to_launch_gratefu Tue, 22 May 2007 15:08:52 EST Entertainment News 43746@http://www.starpulse.com/news Sirius Satellite Radio and the legendary Grateful Dead announced today a new radio channel dedicated to the music of Grateful Dead and its band members. Grateful Dead Radio will be heard exclusively on Sirius and feature music spanning the band's long and storied career, live performances from the band's own archives, bootleg performances from fans, previously unreleased recordings, and even special shows hosted by members of the band.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/01/12/attend_rock_n_roll_fantasy_camp_for_just_000 Fri, 12 Jan 2007 12:05:51 EST Entertainment News 25925@http://www.starpulse.com/news Welcome to the Hotel California!! Rock 'n Roll Fantasy Camp (RRFC) goes Hollywood (Presidents' Day Weekend, Feb. 15-19) -- giving campers a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to learn rock from the masters. Over five-days -- and guided by a Who's Who of rock legends -- campers of all musical abilities and backgrounds will form bands, hone their skills, jam with their idols and become "rock stars."

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/2006/12/20/grateful_dead_the_doors_joan_baez_aamp_m Wed, 20 Dec 2006 16:03:47 EST Entertainment News 24326@http://www.starpulse.com/news Recipients of the 2007 Lifetime Achievement Award, Trustees Award and Technical Grammy Award were announced today. Joan Baez, Booker T. & The MG's, Maria Callas, Ornette Coleman, The Doors, the Grateful Dead and Bob Wills will receive The Recording Academy Lifetime Achievement Award.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/12/19/rock_stars_to_train_aspiring_musicians Tue, 19 Dec 2006 10:27:50 EST Entertainment News 24213@http://www.starpulse.com/news Brian Wilson and Kiss frontman Paul Stanley are among those who have signed up to train aspiring musicians at Hollywood's Rock 'N' Roll Fantasy Camp next year. The established rockers will work with the students for 12 hours a day at the music camp.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/09/11/celebrity_birthdays_september_11 Mon, 11 Sep 2006 03:00:00 EST Entertainment News 15222@http://www.starpulse.com/news Happy Birthday to: "Jurassic Park" actress Ariana Richards (1979), Chimaira drummer Andols Herrick (1979), singer/songwriter Ben Lee (1978), Coldplay guitarist Jon Buckland (1977), rapper/actor Ludacris (1977), Jamaican dancehall musician Elephant Man (1976), British singer Richard Ashcroft (1971), Letters to Cleo singer Kay Hanley (1968), New Orleans singer Harry Connick, Jr. (1967), techno icon Moby (1965), bassist Victor Wooten (1964), actress Kristy McNichol (1962), actress Elizabeth Daily (1962), "Sideways" actress Virginia Madsen (1961), "Gilmore Girls" actor Scott Patterson (1958), "Star Trek" actress Roxann Dawson (1958), "Robocop" actor Felton Perry (1945), Grateful Dead drummer Mickey Hart (1943), film director Brian de Palma (1940), and English novelist D.H. Lawrence (1885; d. 1930).

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/05/28/egyptian_musicic_legend_hamza_el_din_has Sun, 28 May 2006 18:00:45 EST Entertainment News 7511@http://www.starpulse.com/news Hamza El Din has died following complications from surgery. The oud player, who is credited for reviving the musical culture of ancient Nubia, was 76.

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