Daily entertainment news covering Stevie Ray Vaughan en-US http://backend.userland.com/rss 60 http://www.starpulse.com/ http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/10/03/celebrity_birthdays_october_97 Sat, 03 Oct 2009 03:00:00 EST Entertainment News 139271@http://www.starpulse.com/news Happy Birthday to:

Actress/singer Ashlee Simpson (1984)

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Heart attacks. Plane crashes. Car crashes. Drug overdoses. Murder. Over the years, these have become some of the most common causes of the often shocking deaths in the music industry. On a lighter note, some might argue that even ham sandwiches have been involved.

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Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/09/22/run_d_m_c_metallica_nominated_for_rock_h Mon, 22 Sep 2008 11:39:27 EST Entertainment News 98735@http://www.starpulse.com/news Run-D.M.C. could "Walk This Way" into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The 1980s rap act, along with Metallica and the Stooges are among the nine nominees for next year's hall of fame class

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/04/10/can_guitar_hero_top_itself_ Thu, 10 Apr 2008 14:30:59 EST Entertainment News 83511@http://www.starpulse.com/news When the first Guitar Hero was released for the Playstation 2 in November 2005, it was met with both critical acclaim and a lot of buzz: a video game that substituted a simulated guitar for the standard controller?

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/03/25/slash_aamp_alice_cooper_land_musicares_h Tue, 25 Mar 2008 18:00:00 EST Entertainment News 82144@http://www.starpulse.com/news Rockers Slash and Alice Cooper are to be honored at the fourth annual MusiCares gala in May. Former Guns N' Roses guitarist Slash will receive the MusiCares From The Heart Award, while Cooper will be honored with the Stevie Ray Vaughan Award.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/01/15/kenny_wayne_shepherd_s_ten_days_out_blue Tue, 15 Jan 2008 19:00:00 EST Entertainment News 74417@http://www.starpulse.com/news Kenny Wayne Shepherd's critically acclaimed CD/DVD Ten Days Out: Blues From The Backroads (Warner Bros./Reprise Records) has been nominated for two 2008 Grammy Awards—"Best Traditional Blues Album" and "Best Long Form Music Video."

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/11/12/latest_stevie_ray_vaughan_disc_gathers_l Mon, 12 Nov 2007 21:00:00 EST Entertainment News 67618@http://www.starpulse.com/news Like the greatest 20th century blues and rock guitarists who preceded him, many of whom were primal influences on his journeyman lifestyle and unpredictable musical outlook, Stevie Ray Vaughan (1954-1990) was always ready, willing and able to jam.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/11/12/stevie_ray_vaughan_s_pride_and_joy_video Mon, 12 Nov 2007 14:51:19 EST Entertainment News 67593@http://www.starpulse.com/news In 2007, on the 25th anniversary of the debut of Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble at the Montreux Jazz Festival in July 1982 - four short months before they began recording their first album for Epic Records - the sky is still crying over the loss of one of the world's most renowned young guitarists, just eight summers later, in August 1990.

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Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/03/08/survey_says_jimi_hendrix_is_the_wildest_ Thu, 08 Mar 2007 09:49:17 EST Entertainment News 33177@http://www.starpulse.com/news Rock legend Jimi Hendrix has been named the wildest guitar hero of all time. The poll, carried out by British magazine Classic Rock, hailed the star for his "devastating technique," saying Hendrix "redefined the term 'guitar hero.'"

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/01/23/kenny_wayne_shepherd_s_documentary_ten_d Tue, 23 Jan 2007 17:24:42 EST Entertainment News 26939@http://www.starpulse.com/news Renowned blues and rock guitarist Kenny Wayne Shepherd--along with a film crew, a portable recording studio and producer Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads)- embarked on a ten-day journey into the heart of the American South, documenting and recording an impressive lineup of blues veterans. Warner Bros./Reprise Records released the resulting documentary and accompanying live CD Ten Days Out (Blues From The Backroads) on January 23, 2007.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/12/17/jonny_lang_s_turn_around_garners_grammy_ Sun, 17 Dec 2006 09:00:00 EST Entertainment News 23706@http://www.starpulse.com/news Platinum-selling artist and soulful-voiced guitar hero, Jonny Lang, is turning heads again with his critically acclaimed fifth studio album, Turn Around (released Sept. 19 on A&M Records). The album garnered a 49th Annual Grammy Awards nomination for Best Rock Or Rap Gospel Album. Lang’s first Grammy nomination was received for 1998’s Wander This World.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/10/03/celebrity_birthdays_october_3 Tue, 03 Oct 2006 03:00:00 EST Entertainment News 15619@http://www.starpulse.com/news Happy Birthday to actress/pop-singer Ashlee Simpson (1984), actor Seann William Scott (1976), Wild Thing Neve Campbell (1973), No Doubt singer Gwen Stefani (1969), Motley Crue drummer Tommy Lee (1962), golfer Fred Couples (1959), rock guitarist Stevie Ray Vaughan (1954), notable politician Al Sharpton (1954), relief pitcher Dennis Eckersley (1954), baseball player Dave Winfield (1951), musician Keb'Mo' (1951), Fleetwood Mac guitarist Lindsey Buckingham, Grateful Dead lyricist John Perry Barlow (1947), Twister Chubby Checker (1941), and the man who sung "Summertime Blues," Eddie Cochran (1938),

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/05/18/compilation_album_from_the_12_american_i_23 Thu, 18 May 2006 13:45:59 EST Entertainment News 7113@http://www.starpulse.com/news The ratings are higher than ever. The water-cooler factor is more intense than ever. The contestants are more talented than ever. No wonder the anticipation is running so high for "American Idol Season 5 Encores," the fifth compilation album of songs by the finalists from America's No. 1 television series.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/05/15/metallica_frontman_says_music_is_the_bes Mon, 15 May 2006 10:46:24 EST Entertainment News 6938@http://www.starpulse.com/news Metallica frontman James Hetfield launched a tearful plea for rockers to resist drugs as he was awarded a special prize on Friday for helping people in the music industry receive addiction treatment. In a glittering Los Angeles ceremony the singer urged an audience of stars, including Ozzy Osbourne, Motorhead frontman Lemmy and Red Hot Chili Peppers singer Anthony Kiedis, to help undo the "horrible myth" that great music must be accompanied by a wild lifestyle.

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