PARIS--Jazz saxophonist Johnny Griffin, who played with America’s greats from Thelonious Monk to Lionel Hampton but chose to live in France, died hours before a concert, his agent said Saturday. He was 80.
So what is a celebrity dad to do on the occasion of his 80th birthday? Throw a party at a swank downtown nightclub and arrive in a stretch limo with a swarm of young, female admirers Velcroed all over him? That is how Joe Jackson, father of the famous Jac
LOS ANGELES–Al Reynolds continues to have a soft spot for Star Jones, despite their impending divorce. “I still very much love her,” Reynolds told The Associated Press. “I do. I can’t lie to you.” Jones’ soon-to-b
NEW YORK–James Brown mementoes ranging from his signature capes to a medical bracelet fetched thousands of dollars at a July 17 auction, which the soul icon’s children protested. Fans and collectors packed a Christie’s salesroom as more
Female hoofer Dianne “Lady Di” Walker comes to Chicago this summer as a featured tap dancer in the Chicago Human Rhythm Project’s Rhythm World. Chicago Human Rhythm Project is the world’s first year-round presenter of American tap
NEW YORK–Grammy-winning singer Natalie Cole has been diagnosed with hepatitis C, her publicist said in a statement recently. Hepatitis C is a liver disease spread through contact with infected blood. The statement said the disease was revealed durin
Actor and vocalist, Kehinde Hart, who was spending his summer vacation in Chicago, received an urgent request to join the international company of Walt Disney's The Lion King for its tour of Asia. He is expected to join the specially selected cast in Cali
COMPTON, Calif.–Nate Dogg pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges of stalking and threatening his estranged wife, and a court commissioner doubled his bail.
In honor of Nelson Mandela's 90th birthday, Orbert Davis, musical director of the Jazz Philharmonic Orchestra, is conducting a concert that will celebrate the sacrifice the former South African president made for the natives of his country.
Hundreds of south suburban Harvey residents were recently treated to a mini-concert by R&B singing group Day 26 after the town's mayor honored the group with its own day and renamed one of the city’s streets after a member of the group.
