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Roy Trakin Judy Henske, a fixture of the ‘60s folk-revival scene, died on April 27 in hospice care in Los Angeles after a long illness, according to her husband, Craig Doerge.The imposing, six-foot-plus-tall Heske commanded the stage, combining traditional material like “Wade in the Water” and “Love Henry” with an onstage act marked by frank, witty on-stage banter. Her 1964 single “High Flying Bird” anticipated the psychedelic blues of emerging rock singers like Janis Joplin and Grace Slick.Dubbed “The Queen of the Beatniks” by producer Jack Nitzsche, Henske’s sarcasm was reportedly channeled by Woody Allen for Diane Keaton’s title character in “Annie Hall,” who not coincidentally also came from Chippewa Falls.

Manori Ravindran International EditorMagnolia Pictures has snapped up the North American rights to a Martin Scorsese executive-produced documentary about New York’s historic Chelsea Hotel.Amélie van Elmbt and Maya Duverdier’s “Dreaming Walls,” about the Manhattan institution and its controversial renovation, world premiered in the Panorama section of the Berlinale in February. Magnolia plans to release the film in theaters and on-demand this summer.The Chelsea Hotel, an icon of 1960s counterculture, was a haven for famous artists and intellectuals including Patti Smith, Janis Joplin and the superstars of Warhol’s Factory.

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. -- It started slowly, as the opening band's intro music played to a quiet audience at Atlantic City's Tropicana casino.Plush ripped into their opening number, “Athena,” pounding away at power chords and sending vocals soaring into the rafters.

Miley Cyrus went all out for her set at this year’s Bud Light Super Bowl Music Fest, performing 20 songs including mashups, covers, and a live debut of a ‘Plastic Hearts’ deep cut.The former Disney star opened up the show with her 2013 hit ‘We Can’t Stop’, with a brief interpolation of the Pixies’ 1988 classic ‘Where Is My Mind?’. Later in the set, she blends ‘Wrecking Ball’ with elements of Sinead O’Connor’s Prince-written ‘Nothing Compares 2 U’.A sextet of covers punctuated the setlist, first with ‘Heart Of Glass’ by Blondie, then ‘23’ by Mike WiLL Made-It and ‘Maybe’ by Janis Joplin, with the live debut of her own ‘Plastic Hearts’ track ‘Never Be Me’ sandwiched in-between.

Manori Ravindran International EditorAmélie van Elmbt and Maya Duverdier’s documentary “Dreaming Walls,” about the legendary Chelsea Hotel in New York and its controversial renovation, has unveiled a trailer.The film world premieres in the Panorama section of the Berlinale on Saturday.The Chelsea Hotel, an icon of 1960s counterculture, was a haven for famous artists and intellectuals including Patti Smith, Janis Joplin and the superstars of Warhol’s Factory. However, the building’s lengthy renovation into a luxury hotel, which has spanned more than 10 years, has been a source of ongoing frustration for its tenants, as dozens of them, many in their later years, still live amid scaffolding and constant construction.

He may have been a rock star to the rest of the world, but to Meat Loaf‘s children, Amanda and Pearl, he was just a typical dad.

It’s hard to see him with any other name, but Meat Loaf‘s real name and the story behind it is almost as fascinating as how he came to be known as one of America’s classic dinner dishes.

Always with him. Meat Loaf’s wife, Deborah Gillespie, and his two daughters from his marriage to his ex-wife, Leslie Edmonds, were by his side when he died.

The US singer and actor Meat Loaf has died.

Miley Cyrus, 28, headlined Milwaukee’s Summerfest on September 17, and wowed the crowd as she performed some of the biggest hits from her 15-year career. The former Disney Channel star’s set included tracks from her 2020 album Plastic Hearts along with covers of songs like Blondie’s “Heart of Glass,” Janis Joplin’s “Maybe” and Stevie Nicks’ “Edge of Midnight.” Miley also twerked in a black mini skirt, which she paired with a pink halter-style crop top and thigh-high, studded black boots.

Miley Cyrus, 28, got candid at the 2021 BottleRock Napa Valley Festival when she opened up about “rebuilding” her life. As fans would know, the former Hannah Montana star’s Malibu home was burned down during dangerous wildfires in 2018. She reflected on the experience at the California music festival on September 4, delivering an inspiring speech before performing a cover of Janis Joplin‘s “Maybe.”

Miley Cyrus is opening up about her outlook on life.

Miley Cyrus is once again proving herself as a rock star with her latest cover.

Miley Cyrus has delivered yet another cover of an alt-rock classic, this time putting her spin on Janis Joplin’s 1969 track ‘Maybe’ (itself a cover of The Chantels) for her performance at the 2021 BottleRock festival.Introducing the track with a speech about embracing change, Cyrus said: “This song, to me, relates to the changes that I’ve been experiencing in my life, and the things that I’ve lost have come back in what I never knew I wanted or needed to gain.“Even though sometimes it feels like

The last time that the Canadian-born singer known as ANICA performed for the “America’s Got Talent” judges, she received high marks from three of the four judges, with Simon Cowell offering criticism — that resulted in the judge being hammered with boos from the audience.

Anica definitely gave her “America’s Got Talent” audition her all.

Jim Morrison is set to be the subject of a new documentary detailing his multi-disciplined career, from being the frontman of The Doors to stints in poetry and filmmaking.The feature – which is currently untitled – is being developed by the Morrison estate and Jampol Artist Management (JAM Inc.), who oversees the legacies of The Doors and Janis Joplin.

coronavirus pandemic, the city’s mayor Bill de Blasio has announced.No artists have yet been announced for the show, which has a tentative date of August 21 and the working title ‘The Official NYC Homecoming Concert in Central Park,’ however renowned music industry executive Clive Davis has been put in charge.Over the course of a five decade career, Davis has worked with the likes of Bruce Springsteen, Aretha Franklin, Janis Joplin, Pink Floyd and Whitney Houston.

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has called on music producer Clive Davis to line up a roster of stars for a major concert on the Great Lawn in August to celebrate the city’s reopening.

READ MORE: Tom Jones releases Bob Dylan cover 'as reminder to fight temptation'It turns out Janis didn't fancy walking and singing through some plastic raindrops. So ABC, who Sir Tom says had spent a lot of money building the set, totally scrapped it.

Like the blistering blues song by Janis Joplin that gives the movie its title, Lissette Feliciano's Women Is Losers has attitude to spare. Beginning in 1967 and concluding on the 1973 day when the Supreme Court handed down its decision in Roe v.

Tomris Laffly “Men always seem to end up on top,” goes “Women Is Losers,” the Janis Joplin song that lends writer-director Lissette Feliciano’s 1960s-set feature debut its title.

Neil Young‘s 1972 classic ‘Harvest’ has died, aged 79.Mazer has over 200 production credits across four decades of work, and has also produced the likes of Linda Ronstadt, Janis Joplin, Dream Theater, Emmylou Harris and Dead Kennedys.The news was confirmed to Rolling Stone by his daughter Allison, who confirmed that Mazer died of a heart attack.

Miley Cyrus is glad she has made it to 28 because she feared she’d join the likes of Amy Winehouse and Janis Joplin in music’s most tragic club.Winehouse and Joplin – like Brian Jones, Jimi Hendrix, Jim Morrison, and Kurt Cobain – died at 27, and Miley reveals she quit drugs and alcohol earlier this year (2020) to help make sure she didn’t join the 27 Club.More Hollywood deaths“27 to me was a year that I really had to protect myself,” she says.

American Idol’s inaugural 2002 season with her feisty Alannah Myles, Melissa Etheridge, Alanis Morissette, Bonnie Tyler, Stevie Nicks, and Janis Joplin covers, and eventually placed third behind Kelly Clarkson and Justin Guarini — has died. According to a personal Facebook post by her husband, Craig Sadler, McKibbin suffered a brain aneurysm on Wednesday, and was kept on life support until Saturday so that her organs could be recovered for donation.

Patti Smith is the latest high-profile guest to appear on the ‘WTF with Marc Maron’ podcast, in support of the paperback release of her 2019 book The Year of the Monkey. As Maron is at pains to mention, the interview was Smith’s first ever Zoom call.

NeueHouse, the private Hollywood social club and co-working/events space, is converting itsStudio A — which since 2015 has hosted Netflix Emmy parties and HBO premieres — to a soundstage, returning it the purpose for which it was created. The Sunset Boulevard building was once the home of Columbia broadcasting,radio and records, and is where I Love Lucy once shot, Bob Dylan and Janis Joplin recorded, and James Dean worked as an usher.

Longtime music manager Bennett Glotzer, who helped guide the careers of such legendary artists as Janis Joplin and Frank Zappa, died on July 9 in Los Angeles due to complications from heart disease. He was 86.

Bennett Glotzer, who helped guide the careers of such legendary artists as Janis Joplin and Frank Zappa, died on July 9 in Los Angeles due to complications from heart disease. He was 86.Through a partnership with Albert Grossman and on his own, Glotzer managed the careers of some of the most influential music stars of the 1960s and '70s, including Joplin, The Band, Procol Harum, Gordon Lightfoot and Gang of Four.

A.D. Amorosi When Elle King and Variety last met, the Los Angeles-born-and-bred singing, songwriting, banjo-playing shouter had just commenced a 2018 tour for the (then) recently released “Shake the Spirit” album.While King’s rough, poppy debut album, 2015’s “Love Stuff” and its top 10 single “Ex’s & Oh’s,” earned her two Grammy nominations, her ragged voice and raging spirit, by 2018, was much like that of Janis Joplin — explosive, outspoken, life-sponging.

iLe (Ileana Cabra) is leaning on classics to help her cope with quarantine.From salsa to jazz and boleros, iLe's ultimate playlist includes Janis Joplin's "One Night Stand" to Roberto Roena's s "Que Se Sepa," Carmen Delia Dipiní's "Encadenados" and Charlie Parker's "The Bird."The Puerto Rican singer-songwriter is not only consuming music while in confinement, she's also releasing her own.

A live-music venue in Texas where college student Janis Joplin launched her singing career will not be reopening after the coronavirus pandemic lifts.

It may only be rock ’n’ roll, but it was enough to get legendary concert promoter Bill Graham top billing at a new exhibit in his old Upper West Side ’hood.