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"The bigger I got as a solo artist, the more we had to pay the Mob": Peter Frampton looks back over an extraordinary six-decade career

Peter Frampton has lived the rock life to its fullest, playing many parts – prodigy, teen idol, guitar hero, global superstar, forgotten man, comeback kid, survivor

Louder

Need to know: 8 of the best things to do in London this week

From the arrival of Feud to a crash course in Amy Winehouse, there is plenty to keep you busy

Evening Standard

My children are childfree and that’s fine by me

Asking whether a couple are going to have offspring can be intrusive and judgmental

The Guardian - UK

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Norah Jones: ‘When I met Ray Charles I couldn’t stop crying’

The singer, 44, talks about her earliest memories, awkward teenage years, thrill-seeking days and her chance to make music with her childhood hero

The Guardian - UK

Portraying Icons: Top 10 Celebrity Biopics on the Silver Screen

Discover the top 10 celebrity biopics that bring iconic figures to life on the silver screen. From musicians to historical figures, these films are must-wa...

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In the spring of 1967, the newly formed Traffic retreated to a haunted cottage to write their debut album, Mr. Fantasy. Cue in-fighting, an unhappy local with a shotgun, and incredibly strong acid

"We were like four students living on top of one another, surrounded by filthy crockery and unmade beds" - Steve Winwood on Traffic's early experiments with communal living

Louder

3 Things I Do Want To See in Antoine Fuqua's Upcoming Michael Jackson Movie, And 3 Things I Definitely Don't Want To See

The upcoming Michael Jackson movie has me all sorts of excited. Here are some things that I want to see in it. And some things that I don't...

Cinemablend

Singing, dancing, playing piano: six actors who had to train for their roles

As vocal coach tells of Marisa Abela’s gruelling routine to prepare for Amy Winehouse role, here are some others who put in the hours

The Guardian - UK

Miguel Atwood-Ferguson on his giant 50-song album: ‘I wanted to approach it like an experiment’

The composer and arranger has worked with everyone from Ray Charles to Rihanna. Now he’s stepping into the spotlight with a mammoth three and a half hour debut LP … and that’s just volume one

The Guardian - UK

Barbra Streisand, My Name is Barbra review: Don’t rain on this 992-page parade

Streisand does nothing to quell her diva reputation by writing an almost 1,000-page memoir of her life. Despite all the name-dropping – from giving back massages to De Niro to her chats about gardening with King Charles – the book’s sheer length means only diehard fans should rush to read…

The Independent UK

Akyaaba Addai-Sebo: the shocking conversation that led him to start UK Black History Month

In the mid-1980s he invited Angela Davis, Winnie Mandela, Jesse Jackson and Ray Charles to talk to communities across the country. Thus began an enormous, ongoing, consciousness-changing event

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Southern Baptists expel church as pastor defends blackface and Native caricatures

Matoaka Baptist Church pastor said he was impersonating Ray Charles in one incident and dressed as a Native woman during "Cowboys and Indians Night" at a church camp.

The Independent UK

Southern Baptists expel Oklahoma church after pastor defends his blackface and Native caricatures

The Southern Baptist Convention has ousted an Oklahoma church whose pastor defended his blackface performance at one church event and his impersonation of a Native American woman at another

Guitar World

The Lovin’ Spoonful's Zal Yanovsky is one of the Sixties' most overlooked guitarists – here's how he fearlessly blended genres to forge the 'Americana' guitar sound

Yanovsky brought the weird, wonderful and the none-too-serious to Good Time Music, and was a genius player, but did he get the credit he deserved?

Louder

"Success certainly beats obscurity. I have an incredible life, and I know it" - the epic journey of Bonnie Raitt

Bonnie Raitt has played with everyone, from Ray Charles to Bruce Springsteen to Elton John and Aretha Franklin - and she's still winning awards

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Evening Standard

Annabel’s at 60: Sex, celebrity and a legacy of unbridled joy

Flashbulbs lit up Berkeley Square last night as stars gathered to celebrate a landmark birthday of one of the capital’s most famous nightclubs. David Ellis reports on the occasion and raises a glass to its sensational ground-breaking history

Total Film

Jamie Foxx releases first statement since medical emergency

"Appreciate all the love"

Louder

Watch Jack Black, Paul Rudd, Jason Schwartzman and Justin Long as The Beatles in this ridiculous movie clip from 2007

Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story may have flopped at the box office, but it featured an hilarious scene with Jack Black, Paul Rudd and others portraying The Beatles

Daily Mirror

Jamie Foxx 'doing a lot better' and joking with family after 'medical complication'

Jamie Foxx, 55, is said to be on the road to recovery after being rushed to hospital earlier this week. The actor's family have been keeping fans in the loop with his progress

The Guardian - UK

Jamie Foxx hospitalised following ‘medical complication’

The actor was shooting a film in Atlanta when he was taken ill; his daughter Corinne posted: ‘He is on already on his way to recovery’

MusicRadar

Carol Kaye on her 10 greatest recordings: "How many people can go home and say, ‘Yeah, I played with Frank Sinatra today’ or ‘We cut a cool track for The Beach Boys this afternoon’? Not many"

Classic interview: the most recorded bassist in history on here personal highlights

Tribune News Service

Commonheart's Clegg talks about why he's honoring John Prine

PITTSBURGH — Clinton Clegg is a man who likes to honor his influences. So in recent years the soulful singer for The Commonheart has paid tribute to Joe Cocker and Ray Charles, two legends who most certainly impacted his sound.

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