The New York Comedy Festival has set a lineup of 200 performers set to take the stage across the city’s five boroughs when the festival returns in-person in November.
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Clarence “Mac” McDonald, a keyboardist who played with such legends as Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin and Ella Fitzgerald and produced the Emotions’ No. 1 smash “Best of My Love” and many others, has died. He was 76.
His wife, Susan McDonald, said he died July 21 in Las Vegas.
During a career that spanned more than half a century, McDonald was a frequent producing collaborator with Earth, Wind & Fire’s Maurice White. He played keyboards on records by such stars as the Jackson 5, Barbra Streisand,
The New York Comedy Festival has set a lineup of 200 performers set to take the stage across the city’s five boroughs when the festival returns in-person in November.
Nanci Griffith was a folk and country music singer and songwriter known for songs including “Love at the Five and Dime” and “From a Distance.”Griffith grew up surrounded by the Austin, Texas music scene and began performing before her teens. She began recording music in the 1970s and moved to Nashville in the 1980s, signing with MCA Records and forming the Blue Moon Orchestra.
Nanci Griffith, who won a Grammy Award and had a number of chart hits, has died at age 68. Her management confirmed the death today but gave no details.
Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorGrammy-winning singer-songwriter Nanci Griffith died Friday morning in Nashville, a rep for her management company has confirmed to Variety. No caused of death was announced; she was 68.“It was Nanci’s wish that no further formal statement or press release happen for a week following her passing,” Gold Mountain Entertainment said in a statement.
Prince Charles is sharing a rare look into his childhood.
Victoria Justice (Afterlife of the Party) and Adam Demos (Sex/Life) have signed on to star in an untitled romantic comedy, which Stuart McDonald (Summer Heights High, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend) is directing for Netflix.
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K.J. Yossman The Ingenious Group, which ran a film investment firm backed by entertainment industry figures including David Beckham, Sacha Baron-Cohen and “Harry Potter” producer David Hayman, has won a £700 million ($975 million) appeal against Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC).The case dates back to the early 2000s when something called “sideways loss relief” was still permitted.
Raven Saunders has received some sad news following her silver medal win at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
Chris Willman Music WriterClarence “Mac” McDonald, a keyboard player, producer, songwriter and arranger who worked with artists including James Taylor, Ray Charles, Bill Withers and the Emotions, died in Las Vegas July 21 from complications related to cancer, his friends and family reported. He was 76.During a 50-year-plus career in the music business, McDonald had as among his biggest hits as a producer the 1977 No.
Kelly Macdonald is tipped to be the next Doctor Who after being named as one of the favourites to take on the role. Bookies have slashed odds on the Line of Duty star, 45, to replace Jodie Whittaker who this week announced she would be leaving the Tardis after four years.The Scots actress, 45, joins Olly Alexander, Michaela Cole, Michael Sheen and Phoebe Waller-Bridge as stars tipped to take over as the 14th Doctor Who.
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