Ray Charles, Basie orchestra jam posthumously
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Ray Charles and Count Basie never   recorded together, but a new CD pairs the two music luminaries   posthumously.
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Soul music legend Ray Charles  returned to the U.S. pop charts on Wednesday three months after  his death as his final studio album, a collection of duets with  fellow recording stars, opened at No. 2.
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LOS ANGELES Aug. 19, 2004  Film composer Elmer Bernstein, who created a brawny, big-sky theme for &quot;The Magnificent Seven,&quot; nerve-jangling jazz for &quot;The Man With The Golden Arm&quot; and heart-rending grace notes for &quot;To Kill a Mockingbird,&quot; has died.
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Armed with stacks of vinyl, high-speed Internet and a shared conviction, a far-flung contingent of musicians and aficionados is bringing lost jazz back using the WebÂs electronic airwaves.
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Ray Charles the musician revitalized the music industry, combining (some would say sacrilegiously) gospel and R&amp;B, transcending color boundaries and becoming one of the first artists to have control of his master recordings.
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Rock 'n' roll pioneer Bo Diddley is still struggling to communicate after a stroke earlier this month. But he has been humming and listening to country music on the radio in hopeful signs of a recovery, his longtime manager and friend said on Tuesday.
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WHEN Ray Charles died in June, he had ascended to the most rarefied level of fame; no longer merely a celebrity, he had become an institution.
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Tycho:   One of the questions during a a panel at PAX had to do with the italicised line at the end of each day's post.  They're almost always song lyrics, and back before we were paying for bandwidth (and before RIAA rape gangs were prowling the web) these lines used to link directly to the MP3.  I maintained the practice afterward because it's sort of like a song of the day, and I like the idea that someone might be struck by a strange turn of phrase and seek out a piece of music.  It also serves as a gauge of my mental state at the moment.  Today's song, for example, is Stan Rodgers' incredible live version of the sea shanty "Rolling Down To Old Maui," which Pandora kicked out after about a week of tuning the station.  I've listened to it about thirty times today.    The person who asked the question at the con complimented my musical tastes, and I accepted the compliment, but I'm almost always late to the scene.  I just bought Interpol's "Turn On The Bright Lights," for chrissakes.  I'm mostly lucky to know people who do have unique library.  I told him I would mention a few of my favorite bands on the site, but then I forgot.  Essentially, it's music that cool people were listening to a decade ago (where applicable).  I am a musical carrion bird.    He wanted me to list off a few bands, and I said I would last week, but then I forgot.  These are the first ten albums I could think of.    "Starless" by Shiner
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Music greats such as Joan Baez, The  Doors and The Grateful Dead won lifetime achievement awards on  Saturday, although many of those honored did not live long  enough to receive them.
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One of the most famous American band leaders of the swing era, clarinettist Artie Shaw, dies aged 94.
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Herbie Hancock offers an intimate reinvention of Joni Mitchell in his new tribute album.
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Everyone likes to hear music by the favorite artists as soon as it's available.  But Q101, a Chicago station, went ahead and played the upcoming album,  Icky Thump by the White Stripes.  The biggest problem? The station had not received any perm...
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The rapper received 10 Grammy nominations, while Alicia Keys and Usher received eight. Ray Charles, who died in June, has seven.
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&quot;Ray,&quot; Taylor Hackford&#39;s sprawling, sensational biography/celebration of the late Ray Charles, is perfect in so many ways that it is easy to both regret and overlook the film&#39;s rather abrupt, perfunctory conclusion.
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LOS ANGELES: Academy Award-winning composer Elmer Bernstein, who penned scores for blockbusters ranging from To Kill a Mockingbird and The Magnificent Seven to Ghostbusters has died at the age of 82.
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Some of the country&#39;s most successful rock musicians yesterday paid tribute to John Peel, the veteran Radio 1 DJ, whom they credited with having played a crucial part in their rise to fame.
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Ray Charles, posthumously nominated for seven Grammys &#151; including album of the year for "Genius Loves Company" &#151; will be honored in a tribute at next month's awards show.