Montgomery, AL – Rock-icon Rick Springfield shook the rafters of the Montgomery Performing Arts Centre Saturday night with an explosive high-energy concert that had both men and women dancing and singing in the aisles. The Australian-born Springfield has performed for millions of fans over the last three decades and he entertained hundreds at the MPAC [...]
Born Richard Lewis Springthorpe on August 23, 1949, in Sydney, Australia, Rick Springfield is a songwriter, singer, musician, and actor. In the music world, the artist is probably best known for the 1981 #1 single “Jessie’s Girl.” The single was certified Gold and went on to sell close to two million copies in the United [...]
Born September 20, 1967 in Santa Monica California, Gunnar Nelson is a singer, songwriter, musician, and international multi-platinum recording artist. He and his brother, Matthew, form the rock band Nelson. Nelson’s father, Rick, established himself as one of the most important rock artists of the 50s and 60s – selling over 100 million albums and [...]
Montgomery, AL – Those of us old enough to remember exactly where we were when we first heard “Nights are Forever Without You,” remembered those special times last night during a performance by a legendary artist. Platinum and gold award winning recording singer/songwriter John Ford Coley performed that hit song and many more familiar numbers [...]
Pop legend John Ford Coley will be performing live on September 24, in Montgomery at the Eastside Grille patio. The concert will be held in an intimate setting, giving Coley an opportunity to connect with fans as he plays his catalog of hit songs. Coley (born John Edward Colley) is a Grammy nominated platinum and [...]
Prattville – Born in Prattville, Alabama on March 18, 1941, Wilson Pickett became one of the most popular African-American singers of the 1960s. The youngest of 11 children, Pickett’s passionate style was nurtured in the Baptist choirs around Prattville. Pickett’s hits include “In the Midnight Hour,” “Mustang Sally,” “Funky Broadway,” “Land of a 1,000 Dances,” [...]
Prattville – An estimated 2,500 people armed with blankets and chairs came to hear the Prattville Pops orchestra, the Prattville Chorus, and to see the fireworks extravaganza that would end another Independence Day in the city. Richard and Robin Pogue of Prattville arrived early to set up their chairs and coolers near a goalpost. “This [...]
Michael Jackson’s influence has left an indelible stamp on the face of popular music. Today’s artists such as Justin Timberlake and Maroon 5 owe much to Jackson’s unique and varied sound catalog. Timberlake has openly admitted to copying his incomparable style and incorporating it into his own act… one can only imagine what the pop [...]
Los Angeles, CA – According to various media reports “King of Pop,” Michael Jackson, 50, has died of an apparent cardiac arrest. Brian Oxman, a Jackson family attorney, said that brother Randy Jackson told him that Michael Jackson collapsed at his west Los Angeles residence Thursday morning. CNN is reporting that Fire Captain Steve Ruda [...]
