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1969 Hendrix telegram: Can Paul come to play?

Fri, 10 May 2013 07:59:19 -0400

LONDON - Miles and Jimi. Jimi and Miles. Fans of the late trumpet and guitar masters have long known that Miles Davis and Jimi Hendrix had been making plans to record together in the year before Hendrix's sudden death in 1970.

N'Dour, Saariaho share Sweden's Polar Music Prize

Tue, 07 May 2013 10:02:14 -0400

STOCKHOLM - Senegalese singer Youssou N'Dour and Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho have been awarded the international 2013 Polar Music Prize, Sweden's most prestigious award for musicians.

Fats Domino's Katrina-damaged grand piano restored

Thu, 02 May 2013 18:54:49 -0400

NEW ORLEANS - A white Steinway grand piano salvaged from musician Fats Domino's home after Hurricane Katrina has had its classic looks restored and will be the centerpiece of an exhibit in New Orleans' French Quarter.