YamiPod is a freeware application to efficiently manage your iPod under Mac OS X, Windows and Linux. It can be run directly from your iPod and needs no installation.
YamiPod allows you to manage the content of your iPod without the need to have iTunes installed. You can copy mp3 and AAC files to/from your iPod, import and export playlists, search for songs, remove duplicates, create and edit notes and much more. The program runs completely standalone and can be copied directly to your iPod and run from there. Other features include a built-in music player, lyrics support, iPod information display (owner, serial used space etc.), adding and editing of notes and more.
YamiPod is now available in 28 languages including english and:
Bosnian by Armin Basic
Catalan-Valencian by Fernando Verdú
Czech by Přemysl Brýl and Martin Hrdlička
Danish by Jesper Z
Dutch by Ron van de Crommert
Estonian by Martin Maremäe
Farsi by Milad Alizadeh
Finnish by Juhapekka Piiroinen
French by Ronan Jouchet
German by Jan Scholten
Greek by Bill Georgitzikis
Hebrew by Tal Aviram
Hungarian by Vincze Gabor
Indonesian by Jeffry Kusnadi
Italian by Giacomo Margarito
Japanese by fcsxxj
Korean by Mo Kim
Norwegian (Bokmål) by Vidar Ramdal
Polish by Woraphan Atikomtrirat
Portuguese by Miguel Graça Oliveira
Portuguese (Brazilian) by Roberto Severo
Romanian by Victor Barbu
Russian by Nikolay Bogdanov
Simplified Chinese by Pan Yan and Yiqiang Shen
Serbian by Zoran Ilić
Spanish by Jaime López
Swedish by Daniel Nylander
Turkish by Bulut Karakaya
. All iPod generations were reported to be working under:
Mac OS 10.2 or newer
Windows 98SE or newer
Any linux distribution with GTK 2.0
Here's a brief description of the features in YamiPod:
The British band, Radiohead hopes to use the Internet to promote their new album, only in a different way than most. The band will offer their new album on their website, not on any other digital music store. Except the catch is that fans can pay as much as they feel is necessary for the album, aside from a 50-cent processing fee. So will this way of selling records be successful and start a new trend? For more information about the service offered, keep watching WebProNews.
Right now, a revolution is taking place on the Internet. It's making the fortunes of a select few. While you work, they play. While you sleep, they're making money. See why uVme is going to sweep the world ... and this is just the beginning
Mark Davies, Head of Marketing, interviews Tom Brodie, Co-founder of uVme, giving the latest updates on uVme pre-registrants and progress since the pre-launch, including some tips on building your business during this period. Tom also explains the ins and outs of the development of the pioneering web-based IM... unique in its application to this business, and announcing the upcoming desktop version.
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Mark Davies, Head of Marketing, continues his interview with Tom Brodie, Co-founder of uVme. They discuss why the IM is such a powerful tool for growing your uVme business, and why it is going to be so simple and fun to use. Plus, see some of the games in action, and hear the latest update on the games' development and testing.
The music industry says it's in a process of transition as it faces up to the challenges of downloads and the internet.
But in a world where many groups promote themselves on MySpace and other similar social networking sites, the internet could also provide bands with new ways of booking concerts and reaching out to fans in other countries. The website Sonicbids lets bands create an online profile, which they can use to contact music promoters and get concert bookings around the world. This new form of self-promotion is well underway at the Popkomm music and entertainment trade fair in Berlin.
A New Jersey teenager has developed a way to break the lock tying Apple's iPhone to its wireless network, making what's arguably the gadget of the year available to a wider audience.
The Internet is innovating the music industry in a way that effects the entire recording process. A new website called slicethepie.com allows music groups financial support for recording sessions and also gives fans the opportunity to buy into their success. For more information on slicethepie.com, tune into WebProNews.
I've just finished looking at Griff Hamlin's latest package, Playing Through The Blues - A Guide For The Lead Guitar Player. Obviously I see a lot of products either because I'm looking for something specific, or because someone wants me to promote their product.
Most of the time I'm less than impressed, but this product has me quite excited because it is so different from anything I have seen in a long time. That is why I have taken the time to sit and type a letter to all the people I know and tell you all about it.
Learning the blues can be a frustrating task. It seems so simple, but only a handful of people seem to know the trick to really making it sound great. Griff and his team have put together what I believe is a really thorough, step-by-step method that has actually been tested and proven on his own guitar students over the past several years.
The main book provides all of the scales, techniques, theory, and tricks that you'll need. It follows a simple and logical progression. Each chapter builds on the one before it. At the end of each chapter, you'll be told exactly what you need to be able to do before moving on to the next chapter. You can't fail with this.
The best part, however, is the audio examples and jam tracks. Every audio example comes with a full speed and slow speed version, so you can play along easily at first, and pick up the pace as you get better.
There's also 4 complete solos that really sound like they are from your favorite blues songs. You could memorize them and totally use them at your next blues jam or gig. They demonstrate all of the techniques throughout the book, and give a very good "real world" example of the techniques and approach.
Also, there are 6 jam tracks that come with the package, so once you get going you can just play along with the band. And the tracks are really good quality, just like you're jamming with a real band. It's a lot of fun.
As a bonus Griff has included an excellent book full of turnaround and ending licks. Some of them are pretty straight forward blues, but a couple of them are real head-turners.
As you can tell, I'm really impressed with this package as a whole. The testimonials on the website prove that I'm not alone. This is a very well thought out, tested, and put together system.
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A Beatles monument is to be constructed in Germany, in memory of their emergence almost 50 years ago, it has been announced.
A radio station in Hamburg has announced plans for the sculpture, in the town where The Fab Four first made their name in the early '60s.
Local radio station Oldie 95 confirmed news of the monument, which will be made of steel and cost $625,000.
It will be built on a corner of the St. Pauli district near the clubs where The Beatles honed their trade during 1962.
Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison, Ringo Starr and early Beatle Stuart Sutcliffe , who died in Hamburg in 1962, will all feature in the sculpture.
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The late George Harrison will join his former bandmate John Lennon on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame.
The ex-Beatle was among the list of inductees announced for 2008's ceremony.
While My Guitar Gently Weeps - George Harrison
Other figures from the world of music include Ricky Martin, Christina Aguilera and the Red Hot Chili Peppers.
The pavement stars have been a feature of Hollywood Boulevard since 1960 and are awarded to entertainers in film, television, theatre and music.
According to Hollywood's honorary mayor, Johnny Grant, 2008's artists were chosen "for a combination of professional achievement and community involvement."
He added: "I am happy to announce an array of celebrities who have earned this recognition for a combination of professional achievement and community involvement."
Live performance on BBC Radio 2 special documentary about 40th anniversary of Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band album. Using original analogue 4-track equipment. Part 1 aired on 06/02/07.
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GLASTONBURY (Reuters) - Rock godfathers The Who headline at Glastonbury on Sunday with persistent rain turning the rural English meadows which host the world's biggest greenfield music and arts festival into a high-spirited mudbath.
Baba O'Riley
Tractors spread straw and woodchips as paths became harder to negotiate, but music-inspired festival-goers in brightly coloured ponchos and rubber wellington boots danced, frolicked and played undaunted.
"It's gone very well in spite of the rain, in spite of the mud," upbeat festival founder Michael Eavis said on Sunday.
"Believe it or not the drains have actually worked ... the show compensates for the weather ... the sun's not everything."
Other big acts on the third and final day of Glastonbury include British music sensation the Kaiser Chiefs, angsty rockers Manic Street Preachers, Californian indie band Cold War Kids, Arkansas' The Gossip, and Welsh diva Shirley Bassey.
Kaiser Chiefs - I Predict A Riot
More than 1,200 of the record 177,500 attendees had been injured by Sunday, mostly with sprains and bruises from slipping in the mud at Eavis's farm in southwest England set up in the 1970s as a musical hippy haven.
Police said one 26-year-old man had died from a suspected drugs overdose and that despite far more people on site than last year there were fewer arrests and these were mostly drug related. Only 31 thefts were reported.
Downpours were forecast for the rest of the festival but organisers said the flooding would have been much worse without the new 100,000 pound ($199,000) drainage system and other precautions installed by 71-year-old Eavis.
"I was completely unprepared for the Glastonbury experience," said Norwegian singer Lawra Somby, with the group Adjagas, who had to walk barefoot through the mud because he had the wrong shoes before he togged up with boots and raincoat.
Many people were fretting about how they would exit the rural muddy site on Monday.
KILLERS' PYROTECHNICS
American indie rock kings The Killers rounded off the second day of the festival on Saturday night with a storming 1-1/2 hour-long set that left the main stage audience cheering for more.
Against a pyrotechnic display The Killers played some of their biggest hits, like "All These Things That I've Done" and "Smile Like You Mean It".
Bad boy rocker Pete Doherty and his band Babyshambles, dressed as 1930s gangsters, played a popular set, with Doherty's partner supermodel Kate Moss joining in on backing vocals.
Dirty Pretty Things, featuring Doherty's former Libertines band mate Carl Barat, made their debut Glastonbury performance to riotous applause, singing tracks including "Gin and Milk".
Barat squashed this year's Glastonbury rumour that the Libertines would reunite for the festival. "I'd love to play with Pete one day," he said.
As The Killers played their set, music legend Iggy Pop and the Stooges played on the Other Stage. Iggy, in a trademark wild gesture, invited a fan on stage. Once one fan was on stage the floodgates opened and Iggy was soon swamped by up to 400 fans.
Paul Williams, a security guard at the event said: "Iggy broke the rules big time." Fans were removed from the stage by a combination of the security team and Iggy pleading with the fans to "calm it down".
During the stage invasion, Ron Asheton's Fender guitar was stolen and one man was arrested for indecent exposure.
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More than 30,000 music fans will be heading to the Isle of Wight this weekend to see the Rolling Stones headline their first UK festival appearance in more than 30 years.
This year's event is the sixth since the festival was relaunched 30 years after its heyday when it attracted up to one million hippies to the island.
The Isle of Wight festivals at the end of the 1960s were a series of legendary events featuring Bob Dylan, The Who, Free, The Doors, Joni Mitchell and Jefferson Airplane, culminating in 1970 with 600,000 hippies descending on the island to see Jimi Hendrix perform his penultimate concert.
The rolling Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Vancouver
Since re-starting the festival, world-renowned acts such as Coldplay, The Who, David Bowie, Robert Plant, Lou Reed, Foo Fighters and REM have played.
John Giddings, of festival organisers Solo, said: "We would never have attempted to restart the festival without having such a strong history - the Isle of Wight was the Woodstock of Europe.
"I saw Jimi Hendrix there, and was proud to be offered the chance to contribute to the island's musical heritage. The unique location brings out the best in artists; it relaxes them and contributes to some stunning performances.
Rolling Stones Don't wanna go home.Bigger Bang Photo Session
The Rolling Stones, whose last UK festival was Knebworth Fair in 1976, kicked off their European tour in Belgium this week with a 30-mile traffic jam of fans queueing to see them in the town of Werchter.
But the critics and 33,000 fans were wowed by the old-timers' "A Bigger Bang" tour which will feature 30 gigs across Europe including performances in Belgrade, Serbia, and in St Petersburg, Russia, which the band has never visited before.
In addition to making stops in Eastern Europe, the band will play in Britain, Ireland, the Netherlands, Germany, France, Spain, Switzerland and Scandinavia.
The Stones' previous tour became the highest-grossing in concert history in November 2006, netting the band more than £50 million last year and putting them at the top of Forbes' annual list of music's biggest earners.
The Rolling Stones brought traffic in a Belgian city to a standstill last night, as they kicked-off the latest leg of their enormous world tour.
The rock legends played a show in Werchter in front of a sold-out crowd of 33,000, as their "Bigger Bang" global jaunt landed in Europe.
Apparently interest in the concert beforehand was so big that a tailback stretching 30 miles built-up on roads approaching the concert, affecting many fans trying to get to the gig.
Rolling Stones - Live in Rio - 2006 - Brown Sugar
The Stones are scheduled to play in France, Spain, Portugal, the Netherlands, Ireland, Germany, Scandinavia, Poland, the Czech Republic, Hungary and the UK in the coming months.
Their set-list last night was as follows, according to the NME:
"Start Me Up" "Shattered" "Rough Justice" "Rocks Off" "Heartbreaker" "Some Girls" "Waiting On A Friend" "Can't You Hear Me Knocking" "Tumbling Dice" "I'll Go Crazy" "I Wanna Hold You" "Slipping Away" "It's Only Rock 'N' Roll" "It's All Over Now" "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" "Honky Tonk Women" "Paint It Black" "Jumping Jack Flash" "Brown Sugar" "Sympathy For The Devil"
Mick Jagger and co headline the Isle Of Wight Festival this weekend.
Ozzy Osbourne has confirmed details of his first solo album in six years.
Ozzy Osbourne-Dreamer
"Black Rain" is out next month and was recorded in his studio at home in Los Angeles with his touring band of Zakk Wylde, Blasko and Mike Bordin.
Amongst the album tracks are "I Don't Wanna Stop", "Not Going Away", "Civilize TheUniverse", "Trap Door", "Thank God For The Almighty Dollar" and "Black Rain".
The former Black Sabbath legend has also revealed that "Black Rain" is the first LP in his career to be recorded completely sober.
ozzy osbourne - paranoid
He told Billbaord: "I thought I'd never write again without any stimulation. But you know what? Instead of picking of the bottle I just got honest and said, "I don't want life to go (to pieces)."
The Police are considering making a new album, as they prepare to embark on their enormous comeback world tour.
Andy Summers, the band's guitarist, revealed the news in London earlier this week, and said they were hoping to play "a couple of new songs" at the live shows.
Summers was asked about the possibility of a new Police album, their first in almost 15 years, at the launch of his memoirs "One Train Later" yesterday.
He explained: "If we do well with these concerts we may well make a sixth album. I can't see why not."
The Police - Roxanne
The Police playing Roxanne at the 49th Grammy's
Speaking about the band's rehearsals, which follow their official reunion performance at the Grammys earlier this year, Summers confirmed the group had been having fun.
"We've been jamming acoustically lately and we've been really enjoying it. We'll be playing a couple of new songs at the shows in the summer", he said.
The Police play the first of their comeback dates in Vancouver at the end of May before appearing at the following UK shows later in the year:
September 2007
04+05 Birmingham NIA 08+09 London Twickenham Stadium
October 15+16 Manchester MEN Arena 19 Cardiff Millennium Stadium
Preparing for a weekend of exceptional music and entertainment, Download Festival announces five more incredible bands to the line-up. Having only announced one third of the line up so far, the first festival of the year looks set to be a phenomenal weekend of live music.
Festival organisers are excited to announce the inclusion of Within Temptation, Stone Sour, Unearth, Chimaira and Job For A Cowboy to the bill. Taking place on 8, 9, 10 June, Download Festival have already announced My Chemical Romance, Linkin Park and Iron Maiden as this year’s headliners, and as always are striving to improve the Donington Park facilities year on year. Festival organisers are currently looking not only to have more entertainment on site than ever, but are also aiming to implement new initiatives to make the festival greener.
Within Temptation are Holland’s biggest selling musical export, and one of the fastest growing rock acts internationally. Seen as Europe’s hottest new superstars, they have sold over one million units worldwide. Their fourth album, 'The Heart Of Everything’ has been met with critical and commercial praise, and 2007 looks set to be their most successful year yet. Headed up by the beautiful Sharon Den Adel, their combination of her stunning vocals, and the bands masterful musicianship make this six piece ensemble a Download Festival must see.
Sharon Den Adel, singer of Within Temptation says: 'Playing at Download is one of the most exciting things for us this year! We really enjoyed ourselves last year so when we got asked again, we didn’t hesitate to say yes! We look forward to play some songs off of our new album that’s out and we can’t wait to see all those other cool bands as well!'
American melodic rock band Stone Sour were founded by Corey Taylor of Slipknot. Their double Grammy nominated debut album 'Cellar Falls’ went Gold in the US, while their second album 'Come What(Ever) May’ peaked at number 4 in the US Billboard Chart. Having recently sold out their UK tour, this will be the third time that Stone Sour have played Download Festival.
Josh Rand of Stone Sour announces, 'My lords, ladies, and gentleman it is our privilege to be returning to Download this year. Growing up I always heard about this crazy festival that takes place in England. And in 2003, I finally got to experience it first hand - it was a truly amazing event. This year will be no different. With acts like Mötley Crüe, Korn, and Iron Maiden I’m getting excited just talking about it! So with that said, I’ll see you there or you can go take a piss,'
Unearth’s musicianship is legendarily complex, harmonized guitar riffs, harmony oriented bass riffs, and rapid kicks make a sound that can only be Unearth. This unique approach makes them one of the most abrasive, commanding and emotionally charged groups in music today. 2007 is their second appearance at Download.
Unearth’s Trevor Phipps can’t wait 'One of our favorite live experiences to date is our appearance at the 2005 Download Festival. Needless to say, we are beyond stoked to make a return trip this June'
Florida’s sextet Chimaira combine old-school styling’s with undoubted flair, it’s easy to see why they have fans across the globe. The band's sound is uniquely their own, yet it pays homage to those who have influenced them most. Drawing inspiration from an array of musical genres, Chimaira are an adrenaline rush to watch. This is their third Download appearance, and it will be mind blowing.
Chimaira front man Mark Hunter enthused 'Its an honor to be invited back to Download again. This is number three for us and to think just a few years ago we were the first band on the bill... my oh my, have things changed! We plan on making this year go down in history!'
Job For A Cowboy’s first album 'Doom’ was released in 2005 to critical acclaim. The bands underground success soon caught the eye of the larger labels, and they were soon signed to the legendary Metal Blade Records. Seen by many as one of the most talented bands in the US underground music scene, they are currently touring the US and Europe. They’re highly anticipated second album 'Genesis’ is release in May of this year.
Job For A Cowboy guitarist Ravi Bhadriraju said "It is an honor to be invited to such a well renowned festival. Download is one of the biggest festivals and it is awesome that we get to be a part of it this year. We're stoked to tear the stage up!"
DOWNLOAD 2007 LINE-UP:
MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE (FRIDAY 8 JUNE) LINKIN PARK (SATURDAY 9 JUNE) IRON MAIDEN (SUNDAY 10 JUNE) 30 SECONDS TO MARS, BOWLING FOR SOUP, BRING ME THE HORIZON, BUCKCHERRY, CHIMAIRA, DRAGONFORCE, DEVILDRIVER, DIMMU BORGIR, DREAM THEATER, ENTER SHIKARI, EVANESCENCE, GALLOWS, JOB FOR A COWBOY, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, KORN, LAMB OF GOD, MACHINE HEAD, MARILYN MANSON, MEGADETH, MÖTLEY CRÜE, SHADOWS FALL, SLAYER, STONE SOUR TURBONEGRO, VELVET REVOLVER, WITHIN TEMPTATION, UNEARTH, WOLFMOTHER
As announced on Christian's Breakfast Show, www.virginradio.co.uk/tickets will be the place to get your tickets a day before everyone else for this year's O2 Wireless Festival in Leeds - hometown of headliners, Kaiser Chiefs.
The White Stripes, Queens Of The Stone Age, Editors and The Rakes are also confirmed, with more acts to be announced. More info here as we get it...
The Police will hold a press conference next week, where they will make a "special announcement", it has been confirmed.
Sting, Andy Summers and Stewart Copeland are expected to confirm news of their reformation at the gathering.
Taking place at the famed Whisky A Go Go club in West Hollywood, California, the conference comes a day after the band are scheduled to appear at The Grammys.
Speculation has been rife for some months that The Police will embark on a full world tour this year, 30 years since "Roxanne" broke the band in America.
Sting, Andy Summers and Stewart Copeland are understood to have been rehearsing at Lions Gate Studios in Vancouver in recent weeks.
On February 12, 20 Sting.com legacy members will be able attend The Police Rehearsals - to commemorate The Police's 30th anniversary. Sting.com have secured credentials so that 20 legacy members can be there to attend this historic event which will take place late morning at the famous Whisky A Go Go on Sunset Boulevard.
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You have until midnight on February 8 to express your interest in attending. Sting.com will draw names on February 9 and advise the winners that day that of their success.
U2 have moved to distance themselves from a series of adverts promoting non-existent live shows by the band in Europe.
The group completed their enormous "Vertigo" world tour in Hawaii at the end of 2006, and are now understood to be taking a break in preparation for their new LP.
However, the Irish rockers have been contacted about apparent concerts in 2007, which appear to have been erroneously advertised.
A statement on www.u2.com reads: "Some fans have been in touch to let us know of adverts appearing in the press offering tickets for U2 shows in London and Paris this year.
"Take it from us, these adverts are a scam - there are no live plans for this year. Do not buy tickets for U2 shows unless you've read it here first."
Following is a list of some leading lights in the music world who were silenced in 2006
LOU RAWLS
Velvet-voiced singer and longtime community activist
Lou Rawls, 72, January 6 in Los Angeles. His trademark song "You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine," was released in 1976 and exemplifies the classic "Philadelphia Sound." Rawls recorded 52 albums in a career that spanned nearly five decades and won Grammy Awards for hits "Your Good Thing (Is About to End)," "Natural Man" and "Lady Love." He also played a major role in United Negro College Fund telethons in the '80s that raised more than $200 million and appeared in 18 movies and 16 TV series.
WILSON PICKETT
Soul/R&B legend Wilson Pickett, 64, January 19 in Virginia. In 1965, Pickett signed a solo deal with Atlantic, scoring a No. 21 pop hit with "In the Midnight Hour," which he co-wrote with legendary sessions musician Steve Cropper. A slew of late '60s R&B/soul hits followed, five of which reached No. 1 on The Billboard R&B charts. Pickett was a 1991 inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. His last studio album, "It's Harder Now," (1999) won W.C. Handy Awards for soul/blues album of the year and comeback album of the year, and Pickett himself was named soul/blues male artist of the year.
GENE MCFADDEN
R&B vocalist/songwriter Gene McFadden, 56, January 27 in Philadelphia. McFadden was half of the Philly soul duo the Epsilons with John Whitehead. As McFadden & Whitehead, the pair's best-known song, "Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now," reached No. 1 on Billboard's R&B chart and No. 13 on The Billboard Hot 100 and was nominated for a Grammy Award. The duo also wrote several hits performed by others, including the O'Jays' "Back Stabbers" and Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes' "Wake Up Everybody."
JAMES YANCEY AKA J DILLA
Rapper/producer James Yancey aka J Dilla, 32, February10 in Los Angeles. Since forming the rap trio Slum Village in the late '90s with MCs Baatin and T3, J Dilla worked closely with such artists as A Tribe Called Quest, Q-Tip, Common and the Pharcyde. J Dilla later left the group to pursue a solo career. Before his passing, he had been working on "The Shining," which was released in August on BBE Records.
ALI FARKA TOURE
Africa's best-known blues singer and guitarist Ali Farka Toure, in his late 60s, March 7 in Mali. After emerging on the global scene with a bluesy, self-titled 1988 release, Toure won a best world music album Grammy Award for his 1994 release "Talking Timbuktu." The album stayed at No.1 on Billboard's Top World Music chart for 16 weeks. His World Circuit recording with countryman Toumani Diabate, "In the Heart of the Moon," won Toure a second Grammy in February 2006.
LUMUMBA CARSON AKA PROFESSOR X
Rapper Lumumba Carson aka Professor X, 49, March 17 in New York. The Brooklyn MC was best-known for his role with the '90s hip-hop group the X-Clan. The group's second and final album, "Xodus," reached No. 1 on Billboard's Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart in 1992.
GENE PITNEY
Singer/songwriter Gene Pitney, 65, April 5 in Wales. A member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Pitney peaked on The Billboard pop singles chart at No. 2 with "Only Love Can Break a Heart" in 1962. Pitney also had some success as a country singer, and in 1990, he scored his first U.K. No. 1 single with the Marc Almond duet "Something's Gotten Hold of My Heart."
Gene Pitney - Here and Now
JUNE POINTER
Pointer Sisters singer, June Pointer, 52, April 11 in Los Angeles. As part of the Grammy-winning quartet, which also featured sisters Ruth, Anita and Bonnie, the Pointer Sisters are best-known for a string of '70s and '80s R&B/pop hits that included "He's So Shy," "Slow Hand" and "Fire."
DESHAUN HOLTON aka PROOF
Rap star Deshaun Holton aka Proof, 32, April 11 in Detroit. Proof helped build the Detroit scene by hosting rap battles at the Hip Hop Shop. Proof was later a valued member of the group D12 led by rapper Eminem. "Without Proof there would be no Eminem, no Slim Shady, no D12," Eminem said.
GRANT MCLENNAN
Go-Betweens' principal Grant McLennan, 48, May 6 in Brisbane, Australia. With longtime partner Robert Forster, McLennan led the Go-Betweens to critical, if not commercial, success. After the band split in 1989, McLennan released four solo albums. The Go-Betweens reunited in 2000 for the acclaimed album "The Friends of Rachel Worth."
HILTON RUIZ
Jazzman Hilton Ruiz, 54, June 6 in New Orleans. One of the most accomplished pianists in the contemporary Latin jazz world, Ruiz was as versatile with bop and stride as with Afro-Cuban music. Aside from countless collaborative albums with the likes of Tito Puente, Freddie Hubbard and Mongo Santamaria, Ruiz also released more than 20 solo albums.
BILLY PRESTON
Renowned soul musician Billy Preston, 59, June 6 in Scottsdale, Ariz. In addition to his healthy Grammy-winning solo career, Preston collaborated and toured with superstars such as the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, Little Richard, Ray Charles, George Harrison and Aretha Franklin. Preston recorded 20 solo albums and had two No. 1 songs, "Will It Go Around in Circles" in 1973 and "Nothing from Nothing" in 1974, on The Billboard Hot 100. He also wrote "You Are So Beautiful," made famous by singer Joe Cocker.
Eric Clapton & Billy Preston - Isn't It A Pity
JOHNNY JENKINS
Guitar legend Johnny Jenkins, 67, June 26 in Macon, Ga. Jenkins worked with Otis Redding in the early '60s and influenced Jimi Hendrix through his acrobatic style. His last two albums, in 2001 and 2003, were released by Mean Old World Records.
ROGER 'SYD' BARRETT
Enigmatic Pink Floyd co-founder and reclusive cult hero Roger "Syd" Barrett, 60, July 7 in Cambridge, England. Starting with Pink Floyd's 1967 debut album "The Piper at the Gates of Dawn," Barrett blended elements of pop and psychedelia in ways that would influence generations of rock acts. Leaving Pink Floyd in 1968 after a drug-influenced mental decline, Barrett released two beloved solo albums in 1970, "The Madcap Laughs" and "Barrett." Barrett's music can also be heard on the 1993 boxed set "Crazy Diamond."
MILAN B. WILLIAMS
R&B/funk keyboard player, Milan B. Williams, 58, July 9 in Houston. As a founding member of the Commodores, Williams helped the band achieve their first hit with the synthesizer-pumped 1974 instrumental "Machine Gun," which he wrote. The group went on to score seven No. 1 R&B hits--two of which, "Three Times a Lady" and "Still," also notched No. 1 on The Billboard Hot 100 chart.
BILL MILLER
Pianist Bill Miller, 91, July 17 in Montreal. Miller was Frank Sinatra's pianist for nearly 50 years until the singer's last performance in 1995. He also played with such giants as Tommy Dorsey, Benny Goodman and Charlie Barnet.
JESSIE MAE HEMPHILL
Blues singer and guitarist Jessie Mae Hemphill, 71, July 22 in Memphis. Making her recording debut in 1981 with "She-Wolf," Hemphill went on to win the W.C. Handy Award for best traditional female blues artist in 1987 and 1988. Her sophomore album and first U.S. release "Feelin' Good" won the Handy Award for best acoustic album in 1991.
FLOYD DIXON
Acclaimed jump-blues and R&B pianist/vocalist/songwriter Floyd Dixon, 77, July 26 in Los Angeles. Best-known for the 1954 song "Hey Bartender," Dixon recorded for Supreme Records and Modern Records in the late '40s. He reached No. 4 on The Billboard R&B singles chart in 1951 with "Telephone Blues," and in the next year with "Call Operator," both on Aladdin Records. His album "Wake Up and Live!" won a Blues Foundation Award as comeback album of the year in 1997.
ARTHUR LEE
Singer and guitarist for L.A. rock pioneers Love, Arthur Lee, 61, August 3 in Memphis. Lee formed Love in Los Angeles in 1965 and recorded three albums with the group's original lineup, including 1967's psychedelic classic "Forever Changes." The band was once the leading light of the Los Angeles scene that included the Byrds, Buffalo Springfield and the Doors. Love's early material proved perennially influential, with acts from Led Zeppelin to Echo and the Bunnymen citing Lee as an inspiration.
Love - Alone Again Or (2003)
FREDDY FENDER
Freddy Fender (Baldemar Huerta), 69, October 14 in Corpus Christi, Texas. Fender hit it big in 1975 when "Before the Next Teardrop Falls" climbed to No. 1 on the pop and country charts. "Wasted Days and Wasted Nights" rose to No. 1 on the country chart and top 10 on the pop chart that same year. Fender won a best Latin pop album Grammy Award in 2002 for "La Musica de Baldemar Huerta." He also shared in two more Grammys with the Texas Tornados and with Los Super Seven.
SANDY WEST
Sandy West, 47, October 21 in San Dimas, Calif. West was a founding member and the drummer for the '70s rock band the Runaways, which featured fellow rockers Joan Jett, Lita Ford and Cherie Currie. After the band broke up, West continued to perform as a drummer, guitarist and vocalist with the Sandy West Band.
GERALD COOK
Pianist, composer, musical director and arranger Gerald Cook, 85, October 22 in Chicago. He performed with the Illinois Symphony Orchestra and in nightclubs, starting out in a duo piano act with Margaret Bonds, then going on to accompany singers and personalities including Ethel Waters, Lena Horne, Carmen McRae, Shirley Jones, Johnny Hartman and Sammy Cahn. Cook was the pianist and musical director for Libby Holman's one-woman show, "Blues, Ballads and Sin-Songs," and he helped fuel cabaret/blues singer Alberta Hunter's comeback.
RUDY TAYLOR
Producer and songwriter, Rudy Taylor, 52, October 28 in Baton Rouge, La. Taylor toured with Bobby Womack, for whom he acted as musical arranger. Taylor co-produced, arranged and co-wrote many of the Gap Band hits, including "Oops Upside Your Head," "You Dropped a Bomb on Me" and "Early in the Morning."
GERALD LEVERT
Popular R&B singer Gerald Levert, 40, November 10 in Cleveland. The son of O'Jays lead singer Eddie Levert came to national attention in 1986 as a member of Atlantic Records group Levert, then emerged from his father's shadow to become a well-regarded singer/songwriter and producer in his own right. Topping the R&B and pop charts both with the Atlantic group and in his solo career, Levert released eight solo albums.
TONY SYLVESTER
Tony Sylvester, 66, November 26 in New York. Sylvester was a founding member of the R&B trio Main Ingredient. The group, known for its smooth harmonies, initially recorded on the Red Bird label as the Poets and eventually scored the 1972 No. 2 R&B hit "Everybody Plays the Fool" and two subsequent top 10 R&B chart hits.
MARISKA VERES
Mariska Veres, 59, December 2 in The Hague, Netherlands. Singer for the Dutch group Shocking Blue, Veres started out in 1964 as a vocalist in Les Mysteres. In 1970, the Shocking Blue song "Venus" reached the top of the American music chart; a later cover version by Bananarama topped the chart in 1986 as well. After the Shocking Blue disbanded in 1974, Veres made a number of solo records.
ANITA O'DAY
Jazz vocalist Anita O'Day, 87, November 23 in West Los Angeles. O'Day joined Gene Krupa's band with trumpeter Roy Eldridge in 1941. Her duet with Eldridge, "Let Me Off Uptown," became a million-seller. Striking out solo in the late '40s, she teamed up with drummer John Poole, with whom she played for the next 32 years. She later performed with such musicians as Louis Armstrong, Dinah Washington and Thelonious Monk. "Jazz on a Summer Day," a documentary filmed at the Newport Jazz Festival in 1958, made her an international star.
JAMES BROWN
"Godfather of Soul" James Brown, 73, December 25 in Atlanta. His frenetic singing style and bold rhythms brought funk into the mainstream and influenced a new generation of black music, The so-called "hardest-working man in showbusiness" emerged from extreme poverty to send more than 100 singles into the charts, including "Please, Please, Please," "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag," "I Got You (I Feel Good)" "Get Up (I feel like being a Sex Machine)" and "It's a Man's World." In later years, he ran afoul of the law, and wound up behind bars on several occasions, but he toured the world constantly, reminding fans of hip-hop music that it all started with him.
Guitarist Eric Clapton is set to play in Shanghai.
Clapton, 61, is scheduled to appear on January 20 at the Shanghai Grand Stage, the same venue where the Rolling Stones made their Chinese debut last April.
Ticket prices for the show run from 1,800 yuan (£120) for stage-side seats to 300 yuan (£20) for the upper balcony.
Western stars from Sir Elton John to the late James Brown and the Black Eyed Peas have played Shanghai over recent months.
The Stones' concert was considered the most lavish and high-profile rock show ever staged in the communist state.
While such appearances point to Shanghai's increasingly affluent and cosmopolitan profile, they also underscore some enduring limitations.
Most of the audience at the concerts have been expatriates because many Chinese remain unfamiliar with such stars or unwilling to pay high ticket prices.
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