Daily entertainment news covering Allen Toussaint en-US http://backend.userland.com/rss 60 http://www.starpulse.com/ http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/02/09/lil_wayne_s_hometown_tribute_ Mon, 09 Feb 2009 09:19:00 EST Entertainment News 110159@http://www.starpulse.com/news Rapper Lil Wayne paid tribute to his hometown at Sunday's Grammy Awards with a festive performance inspired by his native New Orleans, Louisiana.

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Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/07/12/2007_new_orleans_jazz_fest_compilation_r Thu, 12 Jul 2007 17:00:00 EST Entertainment News 51282@http://www.starpulse.com/news The 2007 New Orleans Jazz Fest Compilation Album is ready! The album contains 30 live tracks from 30 of this year's New Orleans Jazz Fest performers and represents a selection of the joyous and varied musical styles that have come to signify the essence of Jazz Fest.

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Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/01/26/rod_stewart_norah_jones_and_harry_connic Fri, 26 Jan 2007 12:42:17 EST Entertainment News 27233@http://www.starpulse.com/news Rod Stewart, Van Morrison, Steely Dan, ZZ Top And Norah Jones will headline this year's New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. The stars will be joined by Louisiana favourites, like Irma Thomas, Dr. John and Allen Toussaint, who make up 80 per cent of the performers at the festival which spans two weekends.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/12/31/2006_year_in_music_pt_2 Sun, 31 Dec 2006 13:00:00 EST Entertainment News 24637@http://www.starpulse.com/news ...In April, Billy Corgan announced that Smashing Pumpkins will reunite and begin recording a new album... Rihanna released her sophomore disc, Unfaithful, featuring the single S.O.S., which includes a sample of Soft Cell's Tainted Love... and Cee-Lo and DangerMouse's collaboration, Gnarls Barkley took the U.S. by storm, as their hit single Crazy stormed the charts and took off as one of 2006's most popular tunes.

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/2006/11/28/elvis_costello_aamp_allen_toussaint_live Tue, 28 Nov 2006 11:11:04 EST Entertainment News 22455@http://www.starpulse.com/news In the wake of Hurricane Katrina Elvis Costello and New Orleans musical great Allen Toussaint collaborated on The River In Reverse, followed it with knockout performances at the Grammy Awards and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and a month-long tour. The DVD Hot As A Pistol, Keen As A Blade (Hip-O/UMe), to be released December 5, captures that tour's scintillating concert in Montreal, Canada

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