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Miles Teller Starring In An Officer And A Gentleman Remake
Miles Teller is to star in a remake of 'An Officer and a Gentleman'.The 'Top Gun: Maverick' actor is set to feature in a modern update of the 1982 romantic drama that is in the...
By Bang Showbiz in Movies / TV / Theatre on 17 June 2024
Bryan Ferry Sells 50 Per Cent Of Music Catalogue
Bryan Ferry has sold 50 per cent of his music catalogue to Irving Azoff’s Iconic Artists Group.The 78-year-old singer has partnered with the music rights company “to develop and expand the renowned artist’s musical legacy...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 06 March 2024
Tony Hadley Was Tipsy When He Recorded Cut A Long Story Short
Tony Hadley was tipsy when he recorded ‘Cut A Long Story Short’. The 62-year-old singer has revealed he kept messing up his takes when recording his former band Spandau Ballet's 1980 debut single because he...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 17 October 2022
Kenney Jones Says Charlie Watts Was Stones' 'Secret Ingredient'
Late Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts has been described as the band's "secret ingredient" by his friend, Faces rocker Kenney Jones.Kenney, 72, was grieving just like the rest of the rock community after hearing of...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 25 August 2021
Joe Cocker And Fairport Convention Drummer Dead At 74
Rowland, who also worked with folk supergroup Fairport Convention, was 74. As a member of Cocker's Grease Band, he performed at the Woodstock festival in 1969, and appeared on the British singer's...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 01 July 2015
Joe Cocker's Colorado Ranch Back On The Market
The With A Little Help From My Friends hitmaker's Tudor-style mansion in the small town of Crawford was put on the market for $7.9 million (£4.9 million) last year (14), just before Cocker...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 17 March 2015
Jennifer Warnes Pens Tribute Essay To Dream Duet Partner Cocker
Singer/songwriter Jennifer Warnes has penned an essay tribute to her one-time duet partner Joe Cocker, who died earlier this week (22Dec14).The Up Where We Belong singer reveals she grew up worshipping gravel-voiced Cocker and had...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 26 December 2014
David Bowie To Write Song For Merry Clayton?
David Bowie has offered to write a song for gospel singer Merry Clayton.The 65-year-old star of Oscar-winning documentary '20 Feet From Stardom' - which tells the story of famous musician's backup singers - claims she...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 05 March 2014
Veteran Rockers To Compete For Echo Awards
Veteran rockers Bruce Springsteen, Joe Cocker and Mark Knopfler will battle it out for a top honour at this year's (13) Echo Awards in Germany.The trio will face fellow contenders Robbie Williams and Italian singer/songwriter...
By WENN on 30 January 2013
Joshua Ledet Emerges As Judge's Favorite On American Idol
Joshua Ledet is starting to emerge as one of the judge's favorites on this season of American Idol. Along with Jessica Sanchez, the judges - Steven Tyler, Jennifer Lopez and Randy Jackson have struggled to...
By WENN on 03 May 2012
Cocker Cancels Australia Concert
Rocker JOE COCKER has called off a concert in Australia.The British blues singer was due to play Townsville in Queensland on 2 February (11) but the gig was postponed after Cyclone Yasi struck the area....
By WENN on 10 February 2011
Cocker Swaps Boozing For Gardening
Rocker JOE COCKER has substituted his heavy drinking ways for gardening after discovering he has green fingers.The gravel-voiced Unchain My Heart hitmaker is almost a decade sober after heavy boozing nearly cost him his marriage...
By WENN on 10 October 2010
Stars Join Santana For Classic Rock Covers Album
Rapper NAS, JOE COCKER, CHRIS CORNELL and THE DOORS keyboard player RAY MANZAREK have teamed up with guitar great CARLOS SANTANA for his new album of classic rock anthems.Nas performs AC DC's Back in Black...
By WENN on 28 May 2010
Woodstock Founder Planning Anniversary Sequel
The founder of the legendary Woodstock music festival is said to be looking for sponsors to fund a 40th anniversary event.Michael Lang, who co-founded the iconic 1969 show in Bethel, New York State, is hoping...
By Contributor on 24 March 2009
Joe Cocker "Physically Damaged" By Substance Abuse
Joe Cocker, the 'Up Where We Belong' singer, was left "physically damaged" by years of drug and alcohol addiction, hampering his performances in the 1970s. He has stated that around a third of all the...
By Steven Williams in Music / Festivals on 18 May 2007
Joe Cocker: Robbie Williams Won't Crack America
Veteran singer JOE COCKER has dismissed ROBBIE WILLIAMS's attempts to crack the coveted American market as a waste of time. The MAD DOGS AND ENGLISHMEN star reckons Robbie - who's a superstar in his...
By WENN on 15 December 2003
Paul Young Gig Walkout
Faded star PAUL YOUNG was humiliated on Wednesday night (25JUN03) after fans staged a mass exodus from one his concerts. The LOVE OF THE COMMON PEOPLE singer was performing at the Assembly Rooms in...
By World Entertainment News Network on 27 June 2003
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