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Gospel Icon Shirley Caesar to be Hollywood Walk Of Fame Honoree | Class of 2016

Shirley Ceasar
 
GOSPEL ICON PASTOR SHIRLEY CAESAR ANNOUNCED AS HOLLYWOOD WALK OF FAME HONOREE IN CLASS OF 2016
 
Caesar selected to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Recording
 
The current Queen of Gospel, legendary artist Pastor Shirley Caesar garners a new milestone, as an honoree in the Hollywood Walk of Fame’s just-announced honorees selected for the class of 2016, to receive a star on the world-famous Hollywood Walk of Fame in the category of Recording, unveiled via www.walkoffame.com (date for star ceremony is pending).

WATCH NEW VIDEO! Nathan East to be Featured in New Documentary “For The Record” on Hulu in December 2014

Nathan East on Hulu
 
“For the Record” Documentary on Nathan East Debuts on Hulu in December
 
Yamaha Entertainment Group will release ‘For the Record‘, the first-ever documentary on one of the world’s most recorded bassists Nathan East, on Hulu this December. The film follows East’s prolific career from his start as a 16-year old who toured nationally with Barry White and the Love Unlimited Orchestra to playing on over 2,000 different albums and performing at the GRAMMYs with Daft Punk earlier this year.
 

Universal Pictures to Release James Brown Story “Get On Up” on Digital HD – Dec 9th | Blu-Ray/DVD – Jan. 6th

Universal Studios - Get On Up
 
From Universal Pictures Home Entertainment: Get On Up
 
THE RIVETING TRUE STORY OF ‘GODFATHER OF SOUL’ JAMES BROWN FROM PRODUCERS MICK JAGGER AND BRIAN GRAZER AND THE DIRECTOR OF THE HELP
 
ON DIGITAL HD DECEMBER 9, 2014 AND DVD, BLU-RAY™ COMBO PACK JANUARY 6, 2015 FROM UNIVERSAL PICTURES HOME ENTERTAINMENT
 
UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif., Oct. 29, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Pioneering American music icon James Brown goes from rags to rhythm-and-blues royalty in Get On Up…

NEW VOICES! Introducing R&B/Soul Singer ELIAH | WATCH NEW VIDEO!

Eliah
 
For a very long time, there has been an empty space; an empty space in the music scene that very few artists have been able to fill. This is where Eliah walks in, filling the empty space where “Grown Man Music” formerly resided in days gone by. He’s bringing it back in a major way, taking listeners back to a simpler place and time, where men opened car doors for their ladies and Saturday night was about wine, roses, blue talk and love.
 

NEW DOCUMENTARY: “KEEP ON KEEPIN’ ON” – Story of Jazz Legend Clark Terry, Co-Produced by Quincy Jones

Clark Terry - Keep On Keepin on
 
New Clark Terry Documentary, KEEP ON KEEPIN’ ON, Featuring Up-and-Coming Pianist Justin Kauflin & Produced by Quincy Jones, Receives Rave Reviews
 
Shot over the course of five years by first time filmmaker Al Hicks, KEEP ON KEEPIN’ ON depicts the remarkable story of 93-year-old jazz legend Clark Terry. A living monument to the Golden Era of Jazz, Terry – a mentor to Miles Davis – is among the few performers ever to have played in both Count Basie’s and Duke Ellington’s bands.
 

Smokey Robinson to Release Duets CD “Smokey & Friends” in Sept. 2014 | LISTEN!

Smokey Robinson - Smokey & Friends
 
Legendary Singer-Songwriter Smokey Robinson
To Release Duets Album
“Smokey & Friends”
This September On Verve Records
 
ROBINSON TO BE JOINED BY AN ALL STAR ROSTER OF ARTISTS INCLUDING ELTON JOHN AND JAMES TAYLOR
 
LOS ANGELES, May 15, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Legendary Motown icon and Grammy® award-winning singer-songwriter, Smokey Robinson is set to release his highly anticipated duets album, Smokey & Friends this September 2014 on Verve Records.

Songwriter Diane Warren To Be Honored By Point Foundation | Sept. 13th, 2014

Point Foundation Diane Warren
 
Prolific Songwriter To Receive Award at “Voices On Point” Concert and Dinner, September 13 at Los Angeles’ Hyatt Regency Century Plaza
 
LOS ANGELES, July 23, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Point Foundation (Point) will present its Leadership Award to songwriter Diane Warren, whose work has been recognized with Grammy® and Golden Globe® awards and multiple Academy Award® nominations. The Point Leadership Award is given to an individual who has achieved prominence in their professional career and unequivocally supported the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) community.

New Book Release: Legendary Drummer/Singer Sheila E.’s “The Beat Of My Own Drum” | Avail NOW

Sheila E. - The Beat of my drum
 
FROM THE LEGENDARY EMMY & GRAMMY-NOMINATED SINGER, DRUMMER, AND PERCUSSIONIST—A POWERFUL MEMOIR OF THE TRANSFORMATIVE POWER OF MUSIC AND FIVE DECADES OF LIFE AND LOVE ON THE STAGE
 
In the first pages of her thoughtful and compelling memoir, THE BEAT OF MY OWN DRUM, renowned drummer and percussionist Sheila “E” Escovedo vividly describes what it felt like to approach the stage for her first live performance. The connection she felt to the music seemed like part of her DNA. The cymbals vibrated through her body and the timbales shook her bones and touched her soul. She was five years old.

Jimi Hendrix Documentary “Hear My Train A Comin’” Nominated for Two Emmys

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Jimi Hendrix: Hear My Train A Comin’, Fuse Films/Thirteen’s American Masters-produced documentary on the life of Jimi Hendrix that aired on PBS late last year, has just received two Emmy nominations:
 
Outstanding Picture Editing For Nonfiction Programming
 
Gordon Mason, A.C.E., Editor
 
Stephen Ellis, Editor
 
Phil McDonald, Editor
 
Outstanding Sound Mixing For Nonfiction Programming
 
Eddie Kramer, Music Mixing
 
Steve Crook, Re-Recording Mixer