Five-time Grammy Award winner Angélique Kidjo, Island Records founder Chris Blackwell and Estonian composer Arvo Pärt have won the 2023 Polar Music Prize, a Swedish music award.
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“The father of rock & roll,” Chuck Berry, was born in St. Louis, MO 1926
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HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) — Little Richard was remembered not just as a rock ‘n’ roll pioneer but a man of generosity and faith at a memorial service at his alma mater where he was laid to rest Wednesday. Mourners gathered at Oakwood University to pay their respects, many wearing face masks and standing a few feet apart at the outdoor service at the school’s cemetery. “What I really remember about Richard was not his stage performances, which were certainly formidable, but what I remember most about Brother Richard, not Little Richard, but Brother Richard, was his incredible kindness and his
Musical genius Chuck Berry recorded “Mabellene,” which many consider to be the first Rock and Roll song, 1955.
Representatives of several artists who lost master recordings in a 2008 fire at Universal Studios have filed a class action lawsuit seeking at least $100 million in damages, according to multiple media reports. The rock bands Soundgarden and Hole, country-rock singer-songwriter Steve Earle and the estates of rapper Tupac Shakur and rocker Tom Petty are among those suing Universal Music Group over the fire in its Los Angeles vaults that allegedly destroyed master recordings made by those and other artists. It is the first legal action taken since a June 11 New York Times Magazine article noted that a fire
CHUCK, is the posthumous final studio album from the father of rock ‘n’ roll himself, Chuck Berry. The music icon passed away earlier this year, just 5 months after his 90th birthday. But he left a legacy of priceless music for fans to enjoy, including his latest and final album, his first studio effort in 38 years.
Musicians today still aspire to emulate his style and grace.
Berry found unresponsive inside home
Ninety-year-old rock `n’ roll legend Chuck Berry is set to release his first new studio album in more than 35 years.