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*President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama were on hand to salute the 2011 class of Kennedy Center Honorees on Sunday at the Kennedy Center in Washington. CBS will broadcast the show on Dec. 27. Actress Meryl Streep, pop singer Neil Diamond, Broadway singer Barbara Cook, famed cellist Yo-Yo Ma, and jazz saxophonist Sonny [...]
*Musician Sonny Rollins was announced today as part of the five cultural icons whose creative work will be celebrated at the 34th Annual Kennedy Center Honors airing Tuesday, Dec. 27 on CBS. Rollins will be joined Actress Meryl Streep, singer-songwriter Neil Diamond, cellist Yo-Yo Ma, saxophonist and composer Sonny Rollins and singer Barbara Cook. “This [...]
*The season finale of NBC’s sleeper hit “The Sing-Off” was held last night with four groups battling for the top prize – a Sony recording contract and the $100,000. The Backbeats, Committed, Jerry Lawson & the Talk of the Town and Street Corner Symphony each performed with celebrity singers during Monday’s live broadcast. After performing [...]
*Finally, Darlene Love will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The singer/actress joins Neil Diamond, the Alice Cooper Band, New Orleans musician Dr. John and singer-songwriter Tom Waits as part of the 2011 class, it was revealed Tuesday. Piano man Leon Russell was honored with a musical excellence award, previously the [...]
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