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Kristi Wooten
- Feb 3, 2014
Angelique Kidjo Celebrates Women with “Eve”
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Kristi Wooten
- Jan 24, 2014
Angélique Kidjo's Memoir
BY KRISTI YORK WOOTEN FOR THE ECONOMIST ANGELIQUE KIDJO’S childhood in Benin was a whirl of different languages and cultural influences. Hers was a family that spoke French, Fon and Yoruba, and placed equal emphasis on Catholic rites and indigenous spiritual rituals. This mixing has had a continuing impact on her career as a singer, which began with her mother’s theatre group at the age of six and has now made her one of Africa’s best-known performers, a woman who headlines c
Kristi Wooten
- Jan 24, 2014
Angélique Kidjo's Memoir: About a Girl
ANGELIQUE KIDJO’S childhood in Benin was a whirl of different languages and cultural influences. Hers was a family that spoke French, Fon and Yoruba, and placed equal emphasis on Catholic rites and indigenous spiritual rituals. This mixing has had a continuing impact on her career as a singer, which began with her mother’s theatre group at the age of six and has now made her one of Africa’s best-known performers, a woman who headlines concerts with Alicia Keys, Bono and Peter
Kristi Wooten
- Jan 14, 2014
Rosanne Cash's Southern Music
BY KRISTI YORK WOOTEN FOR THE ECONOMIST FOR her latest muse, Rosanne Cash returns to the familiar world of the American South, where the ghosts of William Faulkner and Robert Johnson loom large. A Grammy-winning singer and the eldest daughter of Johnny Cash, she lives in Manhattan. But on her landmark new album, “The River and the Thread”, she embraces her Memphis birthright to deliver a mixture of music and metaphor that explores the Southern grooves of her native city and t
Kristi Wooten
- Jan 14, 2014
Rosanne Cash and Southern Music: The Fabric of Her Life
FOR her latest muse, Rosanne Cash returns to the familiar world of the American South, where the ghosts of William Faulkner and Robert Johnson loom large. A Grammy-winning singer and the eldest daughter of Johnny Cash, she lives in Manhattan. But on her landmark new album, “The River and the Thread”, she embraces her Memphis birthright to deliver a mixture of music and metaphor that explores the Southern grooves of her native city and the Mississippi river that runs through i
Kristi Wooten
- Jan 11, 2014
Rock Hall of Famers Honor Gregg Allman
BY KRISTI YORK WOOTEN FOR ROLLING STONE Rock and Roll Hall of Famers joined current and former members of the Allman Brothers Band for a 26-song salute to Gregg Allman Friday night in Atlanta. Sam Moore, Dr. John and Jackson Browne took turns interpreting Allman’s extensive catalog along with Vince Gill, Derek Trucks, John Hiatt, Zac Brown, Widespread Panic and others during “All My Friends: Celebrating the Songs & Voice of Gregg Allman,” which was recorded to air on AXS TV i
Kristi Wooten
- Dec 20, 2013
20 Best Songs of 2013
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Kristi Wooten
- Nov 1, 2013
100,000+ Musicians Support Charity Through Music for Good
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Kristi Wooten
- Oct 31, 2013
Diane Birch Sheds Her Rebellious Past
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Kristi Wooten
- Oct 23, 2013
Elvis & The Roots: Digital Duet
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Kristi Wooten
- Oct 23, 2013
Elvis Costello and The Roots: Digital Duet
ELVIS COSTELLO, a British singer-songwriter, is known for his rock rants and intricate ballads. He has recorded with dozens of artists in various genres; he wrote a musical with Burt Bacharach, has sung duets with Anne Sofie Von Otter, a Swedish opera star, and has composed a song cycle with the Brodsky Quartet, a British string ensemble. His most recent project in musical shape-shifting involved teaming up with The Roots, an American hip-hop band, for “Wise Up Ghost”, a cate
Kristi Wooten
- Oct 13, 2013
India Arie’s SongVersation
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Kristi Wooten
- Sep 30, 2013
Little Richard Confesses to Cee Lo About Heart Attack
BY KRISTI YORK WOOTEN FOR ROLLING STONE Last night in Atlanta, Little Richard joined Cee Lo Green onstage for a Recording Academy fundraiser, where the topics ranged from MC Hammer to the Ten Commandments and pancake makeup. The two also talked about a recent health scare. “The other night, I didn’t know I was having a heart attack,” Little Richard admitted to the crowd about an incident he says happened just last week. “I was coughing, and my right arm was aching. I told my
Kristi Wooten
- Aug 20, 2013
Barry Manilow’s New Musical Based on “Backstreet Boys of the 1930s”
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Kristi Wooten
- Aug 19, 2013
Dean Roland Finds a New Way to Shine
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Kristi Wooten
- Jul 31, 2013
Paul Weller and Rock History: Apollo Landing
In Harlem the roots of the rock ‘n’ roll family tree are 100 years strong. THE Apollo Theatre’s place in music history dates from 1914, when the building opened as a whites-only burlesque hall on 125th Street in New York City. Officially named The Apollo in 1934, the theatre began welcoming African American performers and audiences to its famous “Amateur Night”, which kick-started the careers of Ella Fitzgerald and Billie Holiday. During the 1960s, the venue became a showcase
Kristi Wooten
- Jul 31, 2013
Paul Weller: Apollo Landing
BY KRISTI YORK WOOTEN FOR THE ECONOMIST THE Apollo Theatre’s place in music history dates from 1914, when the building opened as a whites-only burlesque hall on 125th Street in New York City. Officially named The Apollo in 1934, the theatre began welcoming African American performers and audiences to its famous “Amateur Night”, which kick-started the careers of Ella Fitzgerald and Billie Holiday. During the 1960s, the venue became a showcase for black American talent, with co
Kristi Wooten
- Jul 18, 2013
Top 15 Song Tributes to Madiba
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Kristi Wooten
- Jun 27, 2013
In a Big Country, Reasons to Stay Alive
BY KRISTI YORK WOOTEN FOR THE HUFFINGTON POST It may surprise music fans of a certain age to know that various members of Big Country, The Alarm, and Simple Minds are performing together as Big Country in 2013. On paper, this tour has the makings of just another 1980s nostalgia trip. Yet, the reality is much more nuanced and emotional: in the face of tragedy and hardship, a group of longtime friends set out to fulfill the promise of a song — and a singer — that refuse to give
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