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The Canadian Press. He was 87.“He went peacefully and he looked as handsome as ever,” she told the CP.Although the cause of death has not been made public, Hawkins underwent bypass surgery in 2002 and then was first diagnosed with pancreatic cancer a year later.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorUniversal Music Enterprises (UMe), the catalog division of Universal Music Group, has promoted Sujata Murthy to executive vice president of media & artist relations, effective immediately.In her role, Ms. Murthy will continue to be responsible for the label’s media department and oversee press strategy and campaigns, as well as work closely with artists, managers and estates across UMG’s roster.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music CriticActually, she can make us love her, and Bonnie Raitt has been doing it since her self-titled debut album in 1971. A slew of Grammys for “Nick of Time” in 1990 spurred a reboot of her career that’s never waned, particularly when it comes to her live appeal.

Keith Richards reunited with his old band the X-Pensive Winos at a show in New York last week – check out the footage below.The Rolling Stones guitarist assembled the group back in 1986 for his performance in the Chuck Berry concert film Hail! Hail! Rock ‘N’ Roll, which came out the following year.They contributed to Richards’ debut solo album ‘Talk Is Cheap’ (1988) and its follow-up ‘Main Offender’ (1992), as well as touring with the musician. The X-Pensive Winos also appear on his 2015 third LP, ‘Crosseyed Heart’, and played one live show that year.The original X-Pensive Winos line-up consisted of guitarist Waddy Wachtel, keyboardist Ivan Neville, bassist Charlie Drayton, saxophonist Bobby Keys and drummer Steve Jordan – the latter of whom is now a permanent touring member of The Rolling Stones’ following the death of Charlie Watts last summer.As Stereogum reports, Richards and the X-Pensive Winos played a three-track set together at the Love Rocks benefit show at NYC’s Beacon Theatre last Thursday (March 10).

The nostalgic and vibrant musical Dreamboats and Petticoats is back for a new, third instalment - Bringing On Back The Good Times.

Pete Ganbarg Pete Ganbarg is a two-time Grammy-winner, president of A&R for Atlantic Records and also president of Atco Records. His most recent signing is Gayle, a 17-year-old pop artist from Dallas via Nashville whose debut Atlantic single, “abcdefu,” topped the singles charts in several countries.  His “Rock & Roll High School” podcast, a series of interviews with legends of contemporary music, is available on all DSPs.I recently asked my A&R department at Atlantic Records to create playlists of the songs that best define them. It was an exercise as much for me as it was for them.

Jimi Hendrix lyric sheet that was torn in half and given to two fans at a gig 55 years ago has finally been pieced back together.On February 20, 1967, Hendrix played a gig at the Bath Pavilion in the evening in place of Chuck Berry, who had to cancel his performance.As the Guardian report, before the show, two unnamed women, aged 15 and 16, waited at the stage door to get an autograph from Hendrix. With no blank paper to hand, the legendary guitarist then tore out a page from a notebook before tearing it in half and signing each half for both fans.The two women, who wish to remain anonymous, then discovered that lyrics for a song then dubbed “51st Wedding Anniversary” – the eventual track, ’51st Anniversary’, was released weeks after the concert as a ‘Purple Haze’ B-side – were inscribed on the back of their signed pieces of paper.

Ian McDonald was a British multi-instrumentalist who co-founded King Crimson and Foreigner.After serving in the British Army as a bandsman, McDonald helped form the classic prog-rock band King Crimson. He played saxophone, flute, keyboards, and other instruments on their influential first album, 1969’s “In the Court of the Crimson King,” before leaving the band. He played with fellow King Crimson alum Michael Giles for a time, then briefly rejoined King Crimson before co-founding Foreigner in 1976.

An array of the most acclaimed documentaries of the last 50 years bear the stamp of one singular talent: Joan Churchill, filmmaker and cinematographer.

Sting at a recent Parkinson’s fundraiser gala in New York City.The concert, called ‘A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To Cure Parkinson’s’ and organised on behalf of The Michael J. Fox Foundation For Parkinson’s Research, took place on Saturday (October 23).As part of the event, Fox took to the stage in a performance reminiscent of that which he gave in Back To The Future.

NEW YORK -- Dualtone Records is marking the birthday of Chuck Berry by announcing the release of a live album from the late rock ’n roll legend.“Live From Blueberry Hill” is taken from performances recorded between July 2005 and January 2006 at Blueberry Hill café in St. Louis, one of Berry’s favorite places to play.

Max Roach staging a rival event in protest at the perceived commerciality of Wein’s booking policy, which included the likes of Chuck Berry, Ray Charles and Frank Sinatra. Nothing, though, was as ill-advised as Wein’s attempt to incorporate rock bands like Led Zeppelin, the Allman Brothers and Sly & the Family Stone, causing riots and gatecrashers.

death of Phil, the younger brother, in 2014. Like Elvis and Chuck Berry, the Everly Brothers came up with the blueprint of how things would be, and in later years were bitter at receiving less credit for this than rock’n’roll’s solo greats.

Julian Lage, "Squint” (Blue Note Records)In the right hands, 12 notes multiplied by six strings can produce endless variety. Here's proof.Jazz guitarist Julian Lage's Blue Note Records debut is an exuberant, engaging, endlessly inventive exploration of styles.

EXCLUSIVE: In Their Own Words, the PBS documentary series that aired in 2015, will return for a second season this July with six specials spotlighting Chuck Berry, Jimmy Carter, Angela Merkel, Elon Musk, Princess Diana and Pope Francis.

When Universal Studios Hollywood reopens April 16, emerging from a year lost to COVID-19, it won't have been the studio and theme park's first brush with disaster. The place has endured nine fires since 1932, the worst in 2008 — a three-alarm blaze that destroyed sets like the New York Street and the King Kong attraction as well as "the video vault," which contained more than 100,000 priceless master tapes from artists like Chuck Berry and Nirvana.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterPete Davidson is gearing up to portray punk rock pioneer Joey Ramone in the upcoming biopic “I Slept With Joey Ramone” for Netflix and STXfilms.The announcement comes on the 20th anniversary of Ramone’s death.

The Fratellis frontman Jon Lawler has recalled the time he “destroyed” the stage during a Royal ball in Monaco after demanding to be paid in casino chips.The musician was speaking to the Daily Record about the band filming a new performance for The Late Late Show With James Corden and The Kelly Clarkson Show in promotion of their upcoming new album, ‘Half Drunk Under A Full Moon’ (out April 2).During the chat, Lawler looked back on playing a show with “Chuck Berry and the Fratellis on the bill”

Beyoncé, Prince, Lil Wayne, and Frank Ocean plus emerging Black artists you may not know yet.Consider it your soundtrack for February.Songs for Black History Month: Old & New Classics Black artists have dominated the music industry throughout history with their artistry and influence.Going as far back as Billie Holiday, Ma Rainey, Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong, Chuck Berry, James Brown, and B.B. King, Black artists have given us music that will always be remembered and used for

© @Copyright HELLO! Hello! Magazine Madonna gave a sweet glimpse of her family's Christmas preparations this week. Taking to Instagram, the singer shared a video set to Chuck Berry's Run Rudolph Run which showed her and some of her children putting decorations on their tree, which glowed with white lights.

Foo Fighters have dropped their own raucous cover of Chuck Berry’s Christmas classic, ‘Run Rudolph Run’.Released today (December 16), the rockers performed the song as part of the final instalment of Amazon Music’s three-part concert series Holiday Plays, hosted by rapper Lil Nas X.In addition to ‘Run Rudolph Run’, the Fooeys also played some of their greatest hits, including ‘Learn To Fly’, ‘Times Like These’ and ‘Best Of You’, as well as their latest single ‘Shame Shame’.Run Run Rudolph now on

Foo Fighters hit the stage for Amazon Prime Video’s “Holiday Plays”, a new holiday-themed musical series hosted by Lil Nas X.

Foo Fighters will be the final performers on Amazon Music’s three-part concert series Holiday Plays, hosted by Lil Nas X.Dave Grohl and co.

Chris Willman Music WriterDick Alen, a music agent renowned for a six-decade-plus career that included representing icons like Aretha Franklin, Chuck Berry and Little Richard, died of natural causes Nov. 27.

Nelly has been cast as the late Chuck Berry in the forthcoming Buddy Holly biopic.Clear Lake, which is being directed by Bruce Beresford from a screenplay written by Patrick Shanahan, has been authorised by the Buddy Holly estate through BMG, which manages the Holly estate and controls the US publishing rights to his catalogue.As Variety reports, Nelly will take on the role of rock’n’roll pioneer Berry, who died in 2017, in Clear Lake.

Johnny Echols made his rock n' roll name with Love, serving as lead guitarist and a writer on the iconic Los Angeles group's first three albums -- and now leading the current incarnation of the band. Before that, however, Echols had an association with the late Little Richard, in the studio and even touring with him in Europe.

A sweaty good time: That’s no doubt what occurred every time Chuck Berry performed or when stars from Bruce Springsteen and Linda Ronstadt to The Beatles and Rolling Stones covered one of his timeless rock and roll songs.

Welcome to #TBT Mixtape, Billboard's series that showcases artists' very own throwback-themed playlists exclusive to Billboard's Spotify account. The curated set features the artists' favorite tracks from their youth and childhood.

James Jordan has made a surprise return to Dancing On Ice to help Perri Kiely tackle the notoriously tricky jive.

The biggest stars in music will gather Jan. 26 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles to laud the best and the brightest in the biz at the 2020 Grammy Awards. But before the Grammys became the glitzy show it is today, legends such as Chuck Berry, Little Richard and Patsy Cline never won one of those golden gramophones.