Musicians, Rockers Get Involved in US Politics
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As the 2004 election approaches, groups everywhere are springing into action to get the word out about their candidate. But one group is already in the spotlight: musicians and rockers who come out to support the party.
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Bruce Springsteen rocked  concert-goers while trying to rock the vote on Friday night,  leading a band of top musicians in a rollicking show to help  elect Democrat John Kerry to the White House.
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A group of politically active US musicians has kicked off a highly charged two-week concert tour aimed at rocking voters into ousting President George Bush in November's election.
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PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania: Bruce Springsteen has plugged his guitar into a political amplifier, launching a series of concerts with some of the biggest names in rock music aimed at ousting President George W. Bush.
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Rock the Vote uses music and popular culture to get young people involved in politics, so it's probably no surprise that the group is using Facebook to reach plugged-in voters.
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By Jesse Leavenworth, The Hartford Courant, Conn.  Jun. 21--Now that U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton has a campaign song, it's time to plan the big show to accompany it.
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President George W. Bush and Democrat challenger John Kerry parade personalities from sports and the entertainment world in their quest for voter support in what increasingly appears a photo-finish presidential election next Tuesday.
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A group of politically conservative country music stars launched a get-out-the-vote project Tuesday, saying everyone has a responsibility to vote in November regardless of political affiliation.
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A key battleground state in the upcoming Presidential election, Michigan was the focus on Sunday for a series of Vote For Change concerts at various locales, with artists ranging from Jurassic
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It's a voluntary army vs. a professional force. Button-down Republicans vs. street-wise Democrats. It's the ground war of American politics, with allies of President Bush and Sen. John Kerry spending fortunes to find their supporters and &#151; here's the hard, final part &#151; get them to vote.
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Tom Scholz, the chief songwriter and founder of the band Boston, has written to Mike Huckabee, complaining of his use of the groupâs 1976 song âMore Than a Feelingâ in his presidential campaign without permission, The Associated Press reported. A former band member, Barry Goudreau, has played the song with Mr. Huckabee at campaign events. Mr. Scholz, who supports Senator Barack Obama, Democrat of Illinois, for president, objects to the implication that the band has endorsed the candidacy of Mr. Huckabee, a Republican. âYou have taken something of mine and used it to promote ideas to which I am opposed,â Mr. Scholz wrote. âIn other words, I think Iâve been ripped off, dude!â In response, Fred Bramante, who was chairman of Mr. Huckabeeâs New Hampshire primary campaign, said: âGovernor Huckabee plays âSweet Home Alabama.â Does that mean Lynyrd Skynyrd is endorsing him?â.
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When finance minister Gordon Brown  stands up to make his pre-budget speech next week, aging  rockers Cliff Richard, The Beatles and The Rolling Stones might  do well to tune in.
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Just days into his campaign, Barack Obama is pulling in the crowds. But even political rock stars donât always hit the right note.
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US folk-rock singer Steve Earle is set to provoke controversy with his new politically-charged album.
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Rocker Bruce Springsteen is joining Sen. John Kerry in the final days of his bid to become the nation's boss.
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Former U.S. Vice President and environment crusader Al Gore still has some pull in Washington, D.C. -- getting a venue for a rock concert.
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Six simultaneous rock concerts in Pennsylvania on Friday night kicked off the Vote for Change tour, a week of voter-registration benefits in battleground states.