rock and roll hall of fame

NEW YORK (AP) — The founder of Earth, Wind and Fire has died. Maurice White died in his sleep Wednesday at his home in Los Angeles at the age of 74. White had revealed he was dealing with Parkinson's disease when the band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2000...

(AP) — The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is getting five new members. N.W.A. is being inducted — fresh off a movie about the groundbreaking rap group. The other four acts were staples of the FM radio band back in the day: Chicago, Cheap Trick, Deep Purple and Steve Miller. Bot...

NEW YORK (AP) — Janet Jackson, Steve Miller, Chicago and The Cars are among the first-time nominees being considered for induction next year in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Cheap Trick, Los Lobos, Chaka Khan and James Brown's famed backup band The J...

CLEVELAND (AP) — Case Western Reserve University and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame are going to spend a week studying and celebrating Smokey Robinson. Both venues will host a week's worth of interviews, panel discussions, films and educational programs centered on Robinson and his music...

To quote the line from the Beatles "A Day in the Life" -- "I read the news today, oh boy." Sunday, I woke up to the news that a person who was a part of my musical food group and was a part of a select group of bassists who took playing bass to a new and higher level, had passed...

NEW YORK (AP) — Rush are on the cover of the current issue of Rolling Stone, which is a big deal because Rolling Stone never put them on the cover before. Even Rolling Stone acknowledges it's a big deal. The magazine announced the cover by saying, "Attention all planets of the Solar Federation: Rush have finally made the cover of Rolling Stone and it's happening well before the actual year 21

NEW YORK (AP) — John Fogerty feels a little weird about calling his autobiography "Fortunate Son," but he's taking a different approach to those words. Fogerty says the song "Fortunate Son" was a harsh look at the sons of rich families who escaped the draft during the Vietnam war or were sent to places that weren't dangerous...

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Blues legend B.B. King has died in Las Vegas at age 89, his lawyer says. Attorney Brent Bryson tells The Associated Press that King died peacefully in his sleep at 9:40 p.m. PDT Thursday at his home in Las Vegas. The one-time farmhand brought new fans to the blues and influenced a generation of musicians with his heartfelt vocals and soaring guitar on songs such as "The Thril