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• Bo Diddley’s Lasting Legacy

  Often credited with being a key figure in the transition from blues to rock and roll, Bo Diddley (30 December 1928 - 2 June 2008) introduced powerful rhythms and a hard-edged guitar sound to ...

• Estelle to Play Live in UK

  Global music sensation Estelle has just announced that she will be returning to her home country to play two very special shows – one in London and one in Manchester. The Brit is so at home ...

• B.B. King’s Bluesville Coming to your Radio

  Legendary blues-master, B.B. King is set to start hosting his own weekly music show in September 2008 for America’s XM Radio. The show, which is to be called “B.B. King’s Bluesville” will ...

• 2010 American Music Awards Nominees

  There are a number of prestigious music awards that are hosted each year, and along with awards such as the Grammys and Billboard Music Awards, is the American Music Awards. The awards were ...

• Spotlight On: Chuck Berry

  Widely considered to be one of the pioneers of rock and roll music, Chuck Berry was recently honored with Sweden's 2014 Polar Music Prize at a ceremony in the city of Stockholm's Concert ...

• Gospel Music Heritage Month

  For quite some time now hundreds of thousands of Americans have been inspired by the harmonious tones of Gospel Music Choirs. This unique form of music has, in many ways, helped to shape the ...

• Survey Reveals Music Preference Trends

  In his poem The Mourning Bride written in 1697, William Congreve noted that "Music has charms to sooth a savage breast, to soften rocks, or bend a knotted oak", and it has long been ...

• New Orleans Voodoo Music Experience 2008

  Each year thousands of music fans gather at City Park in New Orleans to make the most of the New Orleans Voodoo Music Experience. This year’s Voodoo Music festival is set to take place from ...

• Steve Howe – More than Just an Ordinary Guitar Player – Musicians

  Although already an accomplished musician and sought guitar player in the late 1960’s with bands like BODAST, it was during his on-again/off-again/on-again stint as the lead guitarist for YES ...

• Apple Celebrates Black Music Month

  Hip-hop and R&B are two music genres that enjoy a sense of relaxed rhythm. It is this rhythm which flows through the listener and encourages movement and dance in a truly sensational way. ...

• Miles Davis’ Kind of Blue – Musicians

  There are few masterpieces that can rival Miles Davis', Kind of Blue, recording. From the opening piano chords laid down by Bill Evans on "So What", to the soft melodic "Flamenco Sketches" that ...

• SA Music Week – A Ground Breaking Musical Event

  It is important for every country to invent initiatives that support the local music industry, encouraging local musicians to express themselves and making it easier for them to build their ...