Daily entertainment news covering Curtis Mayfield en-US http://backend.userland.com/rss 60 http://www.starpulse.com/ http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/06/03/celebrity_birthdays_june_99 Wed, 03 Jun 2009 03:00:00 EST Entertainment News 120620@http://www.starpulse.com/news Happy Birthday to Australian born country singer/songwriter Jamie O'Neal (1968), Phish bassist Mike Gordon (1965), Slayer guitarist Kerry King, Warlock singer Doro Pesch, 70s singer Dan Hill (1954),

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Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/06/03/celebrity_birthdays_june_64 Tue, 03 Jun 2008 03:00:00 EST Entertainment News 86603@http://www.starpulse.com/news Happy Birthday to Australian born country singer/songwriter Jamie O'Neal (1968), Phish bassist Mike Gordon (1965), Slayer guitarist Kerry King, Warlock singer Doro Pesch, 70s singer Dan Hill (1954),

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/02/04/sharon_jones_and_the_dap_kings_the_new_q Mon, 04 Feb 2008 09:57:37 EST Entertainment News 76715@http://www.starpulse.com/news While Amy Winehouse's tumultuous personal life certainly qualifies her for the rank of pop star, bouncing in and out of rehab might delay any forthcoming performances and recordings she may have blessed us with.

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Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/08/06/fascinating_facts_89 Mon, 06 Aug 2007 22:00:00 EST Entertainment News 54765@http://www.starpulse.com/news Cult rockers My Morning Jacket performed their Sunday night set at the Lollapalooza festival in Chicago, Illinois backed by the city's Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/06/03/celebrity_birthdays_june_34 Sun, 03 Jun 2007 03:00:00 EST Entertainment News 42217@http://www.starpulse.com/news Happy Birthday to Australian born country singer/songwriter Jamie O'Neal (1968), Phish bassist Mike Gordon (1965), Slayer guitarist Kerry King, Warlock singer Doro Pesch, 70s singer Dan Hill (1954), pop singer Deniece Williams (1950), musician/actress Suzi Quatro (1950), Mott the Hoople singer Ian Hunter (1946), R&B singer Curtis Mayfield (1942; d. 1999), saxophonist Boots Randolph (1926), "Some Like It Hot" actor Tony Curtis (1925), blues guitarist Jimmy Rogers (1924; d. 1997), actress Colleen Dewhurst (1924; d. 1991), and legendary dancer/actress Josephine Baker (1905; d. 1975).

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/05/04/r_kelly_s_double_up_in_stores_may_29_vir_15 Fri, 04 May 2007 19:00:00 EST Entertainment News 40946@http://www.starpulse.com/news As the undisputed king of R&B, R. Kelly never seems to be far from the current soul scene. Be it collaborating with his homeboy Snoop ("That's That") or trading verses with Ciara ("Promise Remix"), this Chicago soul man has displayed a consistent brilliance throughout his fifteen-year career.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/04/30/chart_topping_hits_of_soul_heard_decade_ Mon, 30 Apr 2007 22:00:00 EST Entertainment News 40121@http://www.starpulse.com/news Soul is at the heart of hip-hop, providing the inspiration for today's chart-topping hip-hop tracks. Now four new compilations present the best of soul--a total of 67 recordings, every track a #1 (nearly all on the R&B chart)--from the '60s to the '90s.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/04/12/soulive_to_release_new_album_on_stax_rec Thu, 12 Apr 2007 15:21:12 EST Entertainment News 37930@http://www.starpulse.com/news Further establishing their status as one of the preeminent soul/funk groups in music today, Soulive joins the famed Memphis soul label, Stax Records. The band’s Stax debut, No Place Like Soul, is set for release July 31. The album marks the inaugural release by one of the label’s trio of newly signed artists, which also includes Angie Stone and Isaac Hayes.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/11/14/akon_s_konvicted_in_stores_today_listen_ Tue, 14 Nov 2006 12:07:47 EST Entertainment News 21420@http://www.starpulse.com/news After winning music fans over with his 2003 multi-platinum debut Trouble, Senegalese singer Akon returns with more stories from his personal journey via his sophomore CD Konvicted. If Trouble was Akon's ode to redemption (before his music career took off he served time for car theft), Konvicted picks up at rebirth. His mission now is to reinvent himself through his salvation - music.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/09/26/what_it_is_funky_soul_and_rare_grooves_1 Tue, 26 Sep 2006 16:37:57 EST Entertainment News 16932@http://www.starpulse.com/news Right on. Right on. Nothing puts a dip in your hip and a glide in your stride quite like a gritty funk groove that hits the beat hard on the one. The polyrhythmic kissing cousin of classic soul and R&B, funk's sinuous slap-bass lines and booming kick drums from its heyday in the late '60s through the late '70s went on to inspire a generation of hip-hop heads.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/06/03/celebrity_birthdays_june_4 Sat, 03 Jun 2006 03:00:45 EST Entertainment News 7786@http://www.starpulse.com/news Happy Birthday to Australian born country singer/songwriter Jamie O'Neal (1968), Phish bassist Mike Gordon (1965), Slayer guitarist Kerry King, Warlock singer Doro Pesch, 70s singer Dan Hill (1954), pop singer Deniece Williams (1950), musician/actress Suzi Quatro (1950), Mott the Hoople singer Ian Hunter (1946), R&B singer Curtis Mayfield (1942; d. 1999), saxophonist Boots Randolph (1926), "Some Like It Hot" actor Tony Curtis (1925), blues guitarist Jimmy Rogers (1924; d. 1997), actress Colleen Dewhurst (1924; d. 1991), and legendary dancer/actress Josephine Baker (1905; d. 1975).

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/05/09/title_28 Tue, 09 May 2006 16:51:37 EST Entertainment News 6750@http://www.starpulse.com/news Baby Makin' Music is a natural title for a new album by The Isley Brothers featuring Ron Isley aka Mr. Biggs. For, in the annals of contemporary music, few groups or artists can lay claim to creating as many slow jams and bedroom classics, classics that set the perfect right mood for romance

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/03/09/richard_ashcroft_tour_dates_new_album_ke_21 Thu, 09 Mar 2006 11:48:24 EST Entertainment News 4115@http://www.starpulse.com/news Virgin Records has announced the forthcoming release of Keys To The World, the new album from Richard Ashcroft. The legendary British artist’s critically acclaimed third solo album- which made a phenomenal chart entry in the UK last month, coming in at #2, just behind Arctic Monkeys’ record-setting debut album- will hit stores across North America on March 21st.

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