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James Brown Biopic on HBO tonight

Mr. Dynamite: The Rise Of James Brown Director:  Alex Gibney Runtime:  120 minutes Rating: TV-14 Cast : Mick Jagger, Bobby Byrd, Clyde Stubblefield INTERVIEW WITH DIRECTOR ON NPR James Brown On Film: An Admiring And Unflinching Look At 'Mr. Dynamite' by  ERIC DEGGANS http://www.npr.org/2014/10/24/358471568/an-admiring-and-unflinching-look-at-mr-dynamite _________________________________________________________________________ Alex Gibney’s  Mr. Dynamite: The Rise Of James Brown  is an assured threading-of-the-needle, slowly working its way to the sweet spot where the man and the legend overlap. Gibney is the ideal director for a Brown documentary, with a resume including his journey into a luminary’s heart of darkness in 2013’s  The Armstrong Lie   as well as this year’s  Finding Fela , Gibney’s portrait of Afrobeat visionary Fela Kuti, whose loving interpretation of Brown’s stage shows fostered mutual admiration and ...

SUNNY 103.1 FM article on Bryan Adams SUNNY cover of Bobby Hebb

Bryan Adams Returning with Covers Album, "The Tracks of My Years" Adams says: "  "Making the selection of the songs for the album took a long time," Adams says in a statement, noting that the process spanned three months of recording spread out over two years.  "We recorded all kinds of songs until the songs sort of presented themselves, or sounded different enough from the originals."  http://www.sunny1031.com/common/more.php?m=58&ts=1408662031&article=86DA10AD2A1E11E4B51EFEFDADE6840A&mode=2 Noting the diversity of the songs on the project, Bryan explains, "Radio was king when I was a teenager.  You'd hear  Paul McCartney 's 'Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey’ straight into 'Kiss and Say Goodbye' by  The Manhattans .  Radio didn't discriminate back then." Among the songs the Canadian singer covers on  The Tracks of My Years:  Bob Dylan's "Lay Lady Lady," The Beatles' "Any Time a...

Ringo Starr in the news Plus, Our Top 10 "Sunny" by Bryan Adams hits #1 in our page views this week!

Bobby Hebb's good friend Ringo from THE BEATLES making headlines today. http://www.examiner.com/article/ringo-starr-dazzles-houston-with-a-little-help-from-his-friends Of course, it helps if you happen to be  Ringo Starr , a living part of rock and roll history and former member of that “other” band. No, not  Rory Storm and the Hurricanes , as  Ringo  joked to the Cynthia Woods Pavilion audience on Friday night, that  other , other band; the long-haired (for the time) four-piece band that changed the face of rock and roll, popular music, and pop culture in general. Ringo isn't really on tour to make money and promote a new record. He’s more concerned with just being Ringo and sharing music and his life-long philosophy of peace and love. You've got to admire this, especially from someone who could be tuned out and relaxing on his own personal island, counting his money for the rest of his days without a care in the world. Ringo isn't on this quest...

Bryan Adams tracks "SUNNY"

'SUNNY' ONE OF THE KEY TRACKS ON THE NEW BRYAN ADAMS 'THE TRACKS OF MY YEARS' LP Hear a clip on AMAZON.com http://www.amazon.com/Tracks-My-Years-Bryan-Adams/dp/B00L87MMU0/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1412207452&sr=8-1&keywords=the+tracks+of+my+years Bryan Adams "Sunny" now up on iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/tracks-my-years-deluxe-edition/id909826418 Published on Sep 18, 2014 The new album "Tracks Of My Years" by Bryan Adams due  out on September 30th is available for pre-order now:  Hear a bit of "Sunny" 1:38 in on this video Bryan Adams - Tracks Of My Years Medley https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMzSU3gWWZA Notice that there are 5 bonus tracks, but "Sunny" is one of the key 11 tracks, #9 http://www.theq.fm/now/q-soundcheck-episode-273-bryan-adams/ Bryan Adams "Sunny" now up on iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/tracks-my-years-deluxe-ed...