Daily entertainment news covering Billy Preston en-US http://backend.userland.com/rss 60 http://www.starpulse.com/ http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/09/02/celebrity_birthdays_september_101 Wed, 02 Sep 2009 03:00:00 EST Entertainment News 135803@http://www.starpulse.com/news Happy Birthday to:

"Cirque du Freak" star Salma Hayek (1966)

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Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/08/31/the_dirty_heads_full_length_debut_any_po_23 Sun, 31 Aug 2008 14:30:00 EST Entertainment News 96965@http://www.starpulse.com/news SoCal's reggae and hip-hop influenced alt-rockers The Dirty Heads are set to release their debut album Any Port In A Storm on September 23rd

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/09/02/celebrity_birthdays_september_32 Sun, 02 Sep 2007 03:00:00 EST Entertainment News 54459@http://www.starpulse.com/news Happy Birthday to K-Ci and JoJo singer Cedric "K-Ci" Hailey (1969), "Lost" actress Cynthia Watros (1969), "Frida" star Salma Hayek (1966), British boxer Lennox Lewis (1965), "A Scanner Darkly" star Keanu Reeves (1964), "Navy NCIS" star Mark Harmon (1951), "Fifth Beatle" Billy Preston (1946; d. 2006), "The Last Boy Scout" actor Clarence Felder (1938), and jazz pianist Horace Silver (1928).

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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/2006/09/02/celebrity_birthdays_september_2 Sat, 02 Sep 2006 03:00:00 EST Entertainment News 14910@http://www.starpulse.com/news Happy Birthday to K-Ci and JoJo singer Cedric "K-Ci" Hailey (1969), "Lost" actress Cynthia Watros (1969), "Frida" star Salma Hayek (1966), British boxer Lennox Lewis (1965), "A Scanner Darkly" star Keanu Reeves (1964), "Navy NCIS" star Mark Harmon (1951), "Fifth Beatle" Billy Preston (1946; d. 2006), "The Last Boy Scout" actor Clarence Felder (1938), and jazz pianist Horace Silver (1928).

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/08/31/rock_and_roll_hall_of_famer_sam_moore_re Thu, 31 Aug 2006 15:44:24 EST Entertainment News 14769@http://www.starpulse.com/news Rock and Roll Hall of Famer and Grammy® Award winner Sam Moore -- the voice so identified with his classic hits "Hold On! I'm Comin", "I Thank You," and of course "Soul Man" "-- recently completed an astonishing new solo album project 'Sam Moore: Overnight Sensational' (August 29, Rhino Records). Bass player/record executive/talent judge Randy Jackson served as producer for Moore, long famous as the seminal voice of the duo bearing his name.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/07/14/classic_aretha_franklin_and_king_curtis_ Fri, 14 Jul 2006 11:55:09 EST Entertainment News 10329@http://www.starpulse.com/news Looking for a way to introduce Aretha Franklin to a mainstream audience, Jerry Wexler - who signed the Queen of Soul to Atlantic Records and produced her classic albums - booked the singer for three nights at San Francisco's Fillmore West in March 1971. At Wexler's suggestion, Franklin tapped premier saxman King Curtis and the Kingpins as both her opening act and backing band for the performances.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/06/07/keyboard_player_billy_preston_aamp_piani Wed, 07 Jun 2006 08:54:51 EST Entertainment News 7923@http://www.starpulse.com/news Legendary keyboard player Billy Preston has died after a lengthy battle with kidney problems. He was 59. Preston, who performed with both The Beatles and the Rolling Stones, has been in a coma in a care facility since late last year and was taken to hospital in Scottsdale, Arizona on Saturday when his condition turned critical. He passed away Tuesday.

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